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Minimum Legal Tyre Tread Depth
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I've phoned around several local bike dealers and tyre fitters and they seem
to have different opinions on bike tyre depths.
So what is the legal minimum?
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Tyres
Tyres MUST be correctly inflated and be free from certain cuts and
other defects.
Cars, light vans and light trailers MUST have a tread depth of at
least 1.6mm across the central three-quarters of the breadth of the
tread and around the entire circumference.
Motorcycles, large vehicles and passenger carrying vehicles MUST have
a tread depth of at least 1mm across three-quarters of the breadth of
the tread and in a continuous band around the entire circumference.
Mopeds should have visible tread.
Laws CUR reg 27
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1mm Mopeds, 1.6mm other bikes.
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The law says 'visible' for Mopeds, 1mm other bikes. However, your
suggestion is more reasonable.
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Bzzzzzt. and no, that's not a vibrator.
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There isn't a measured minimum for mopeds. They've just got have something
you can see, rather than a slick.
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It only has to be visible with mopeds, not necessarily 1 mm.
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