New tyre info programme

[Carol M]

The tyre industry has begun to roll-out its largest ever customer information programme to deliver crucial cost and safety information to the UK’s 44 million motorists.
Each of the 35 million new tyres sold each year in the UK will have a label which will explain the fuel efficiency, safety and external noise level of the tyre, so motorists will now have a set of comparable data to make buying decisions easier.


(taken from Supagard's facebook page)

[mmm-five]

Pity the 'safety' is only assessed on wet grip, and nothing about dry grip. So some 'trackday' tyres will get a 'G' rating

Here's the EC's page on the subject.

[cjp2k]

Is this for new tyres only or will tyres currently on the market be tested?

[mmm-five]

Is this for new tyres only or will tyres currently on the market be tested?

Supposedly any tyre that is sold from a certain date, whether brand new to the market, or an existing product.

It's supposed to partly be to help consumers with an easy-to-follow scale, but it's also there to stamp out the cheap 'ditchfinder' tyres that look fine, but don't work in UK wet conditions (that happen to make the tyre fitters a bigger margin than the premium brands).

[cjp2k]

Supposedly any tyre that is sold from a certain date, whether brand new to the market, or an existing product.

It's supposed to partly be to help consumers with an easy-to-follow scale, but it's also there to stamp out the cheap 'ditchfinder' tyres that look fine, but don't work in UK wet conditions (that happen to make the tyre fitters a bigger margin than the premium brands).

Ive been told a number of times "Nankang are great tyres"

[a11y]

Supposedly any tyre that is sold from a certain date, whether brand new to the market, or an existing product.

It's supposed to partly be to help consumers with an easy-to-follow scale, but it's also there to stamp out the cheap 'ditchfinder' tyres that look fine, but don't work in UK wet conditions (that happen to make the tyre fitters a bigger margin than the premium brands).

Ive been told a number of times "Nankang are great tyres"

Depends on model: my Nankang winter tyres I use on the van over winter are indeed great tyres. Based on my experience of course, not on "being told a number of times". Agree their regular tyres fall firmly into the ditchfinder category though - didn't find ourselves in a ditch in my mates car but it was a close thing!

[cjp2k]

Our works van has ditchfinders on it and no ABS, that was fun in heavy rain, as I slid towards a roundabout