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Mate just sent me this link from a police forum with reference to whether a stretched tyre is legal.

Thought ild post the link up on here, as its worth a read anyway.

http://www.ukpoliceonline.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=24937&st=0

well erm yer ime fucked, pretty sure luke is, also jimmy and probably most folk out ther runing stretch

pretty crap rules if ime honest, it says i cant even run a 165 on my 7j G A Y

This bit interested me...

Here's a few guidelines from TÜV/tyre manufacturers

175/50-13 Max 6-13
195/45-13 Max 8-13 with minimum 36 psi pressure on 8-13
185/50-14 max 7-14
195/45-14 and 195/40-14 Max 8-14
205/45-14 Max 8,5-14
215/40-14 Max 9-14
225/40-14 Max 9-14 (except Toyo's who can be fitted to 10-14)
255/35-14 Max 10,5-14
195/45-15 Max 8-15 (bridgstone B530 is allowed on 8,5-15)
215/40-15 Max 9-15
215/45-15 Max 9-15
215/40-16 Max 9-16
215/35-16 Dunlop max 8,5-16 (used to be allowed on 9-16, but approval has been withdrawn, not sure about Conti)
205/40-17 Max 8,5-17
165/35-17 Max 6,5-17
185/35-17 Max 7-17 (see reifenfreigabe page 2)

ime going to phone michelin actualy and see what they say about 145 60 13 on my 7

Well Tuv say a 175 is the max that should go on a 6*13, so yeah, a 145 on a 7 is gonna get you mega scene points.

TUV is german though and wont hold up in a court room, it says in the thread luke posted up

scene points are all very well and good but for a change ide actualy like to make my car legal possible, going to swap my tyres to 165 55 13's should de stretch em a little but in theory still out of limits

gonna try and get another set of wheels i thiunk, show wheels and every day wheels

cant beleive ime being sensible

F**k 'em is my answer to everything!

I'm running 195-40-16's on a 7j rim, am i legal ?

Very.

My 195's on my 7.5 are barely stretched tbh.

Im running 195-45-16s on 16x9s so im well out!

My cousin got pulled out by the plod for running 195-40's on his 16x8s. They gave him a PG9 which basically means his car is dangerous and not road worthy. He didnt get any points but a £30 and had to re-do his MOT.

Wont stop me stretching tyres though.

WHat a crock....

wont stop me from running my 225's on my 10's!! or 215's on my 9.5's!!!

Man i've watched a lot of Road Wars lately, gotta say your 'Plod' are a fussy bunch.
Can't beat the Auld Garda Siochana, if its tax, tested and insured your sound.

I love to stick some English cops over here for a weekend during a Rally.

as i read in max power a couple of years ago, an mot tester said that 'as long as the tread is inside the arch then they are legal'

Stretch0rz is my lifz!!

OMG and these are fappin police officers, what a bunch of twats. I have NEVER heard of any tyres poppin off the bead even in incredible stretches. i mean drift driver run stretch and drive hard and their tyres dont unbead mid drift do they. all these people shouting tht it is illegal in their opinion pmsl, get a grip you jobsworth faggot

o if i was to run 175 40 15 on my 6.5 x 15 i wud be ok then ?

yeh 165x40 on my 6.5 was an easy stretch, doesnt even look stretch really just lowprofile on a 40

if you read the latest PVW theres a story about this n its bollocks theres no actual law so dont worry peeps

mike the police will always try and bullshit about it, just tell them to either book ye or leave you alone its alot of sh*t theres no such laws. 9 out of 10 people on tht forum were saying about it being illegal in their opinion. pmsl just shows how thick some of these people tht are ment to be enforcing laws really are.

Ive got 195/40/16 toyo's on 8 inch wheel nice strech not too much in your face just perfect. It depends on the make of the tyres on the strech some just dont move lol.

those rozzas have no idea, my dads a rozz (iv not spoken to him in years for some 'unknown' reason) but all they like to do is get their nose stuck in and get their ego fix, none of them know ones saying it a grey area, ones saying its legal and the others saying its illegal!
they want to get a fucking grip, its rubber its strechy lol
sorry about that rant!

Ill have a rant now, i have stretched tyres, and will always have them! But they are not legal, if you can be told off by the police and fined they are not legal!
The fact they are a grey area means nothing, under the construction and use regulations regarding tyre safety they are fitted outside the manufacturers recomendations and are illegal!
I know this wont stop people doing it, sure as hell wont stop me.
As for the people saying ''do me for em or f**k off'' little word of warning, the max fine for incorrect/dangerous tyres is 3 points and £2500 fine! I had a pretty long convo with a traffic cop about this as i posted when i got stopped for mine, 195/45 on a 9j with alot of poke!
The best way to deal with police in this situation is stay calm, talk to them like they're human, and u will hopefully get away with a PG9.
Be a t**t and ur gunna get fined/points and possibly get your car impounded and face some pretty hefty storage charges!

My two cents

yeah thats fair enough i dont think id flip off the lid at a rozza anyway lol!

In belgium is it forbidden, but we do it anyway

what aload of bullshit!