Help: Noticed one cheep tyre on the 200 with wrong speed rating

[James1470]

I picked the 200 up a few month ago and didn't really pay attention to the tyres (61 plate car from a Main dealer)
but when I was looking over it with a mate he said by the way ... You've got a horrible budget with the wrong speed rating ... It's a stk tyre which is aparantly older than the car so it must be part worn, funnily enough the lad works for a wheel shop and reckons I should be getting on to them and getting a conti fitted like the other 3 .... I'm guessing it's dangerous? Any one know where I stand with this?

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

It's not killed you yet, so I'd go out on a limb and suggest it's alright. However, if it bothers you, replace it with what you need it to match the rest :approve:

 

[rich-6]

Is the speed rating lower than the others assuming they're still the factory fit! or higher? If its higher nothing you can do and its fine, if its lower technically your not road legal (mot) as you've got the incorrectly rated tyres fitted for the car!

 

[Owen92]

You won't get anywhere with taking it back because they will just say you fitted it

 

[Ex-User (19928)]

What's the speed rating?

 

[James1470]

You won't get anywhere with taking it back because they will just say you fitted it

No when there internal job sheets in my book pack haha

 

[DrR]

Stop moaning, you're own fault for not noticing IMO, and I bet it's the correct spec anyway.

 

[Sean6545]

Lol at this thread

 

[Owen92]

No when there internal job sheets in my book pack haha

So it was listed on the dealers inspection sheet that it wasn't the same tyre as the rest?

 

[TimR26]

Just change it, it's your own fault for not looking over the car properly.

 

[Bullingdon Bully]

Just change it, it's your own fault for not looking over the car properly.

When you get ripped off by a company, is it always your fault for allowing them to rip you off?

 

[barker22]

What do you expect to achieve. If the tyre has got legal tread and is allowed to be used in this country you will get nowhere.

 

[Ex-User (19928)]

There's no law stating the tyres on a car have to be the same, as long as they didn't sell the car on the basis that it had 4x tyres by X brand then all they've done is cut a corner to save a couple of quid.

 

[Chapster5]

There's no law stating the tyres on a car have to be the same, as long as they didn't sell the car on the basis that it had 4x tyres by X brand then all they've done is cut a corner to save a couple of quid.

I was pulled by an officer who said my fog lights where on at the front he then proceeded to inspect my car and he said you know... Your tyres are all different patterns thats 3 points and a £60 fine per wheel I just played dumb and said I didnt know my mechanic put them on he just said change them asap!

 

[Ex-User (19928)]

Pretty sure that's b****cks unless I'm wrong. I'd laugh if a copper told me having different tread patterns was a fine and points.

 

[Chapster5]

Pretty sure that's b****cks unless I'm wrong. I'd laugh if a copper told me having different tread patterns was a fine and points.

I think he was just having a boring night, decided he would try and start something he was on the other side of a roundabout when he saw me and went all the way around just to pull me -.-'

 

[Owen92]

You can have different tread patterns on your car. You can't have different size tyres on the same axle or different tyre constructions on the same axle

 

[Goodj]

When you get ripped off by a company, is it always your fault for allowing them to rip you off?

Did you have the opportunity to inspect the vehicle prior to purchase?

If so, the argument is that you should have noticed then. I'd imagine you'd have noticed a threaded tyre, same principole

 

[Lal B3N]

I was pulled by an officer who said my fog lights where on at the front he then proceeded to inspect my car and he said you know... Your tyres are all different patterns thats 3 points and a £60 fine per wheel I just played dumb and said I didnt know my mechanic put them on he just said change them asap!

It is only illegal if you mix the types of tyres diagonal ply, bias-belted or radial ply on both the same axle or different axles.

 

[Daz.]

Anyone can look at four wheels, anyone that doesn't can't moan about anything for me.

Seeing as tyres (for me anyway) are one of the most important things on a car there's no excuse not to look - especially on such a new car!

 

[Steven103]

In my experience budget tyre on front right + decent tyres on all other corners = car lurches violently to the left under heavy braking/emergency stop. Not fun.

Slamming on the brakes takes you by suprise enough as it is, without finding yourself also needing to steer to the right to stay in your lane. IMO the difference in grip alone is enough of a reason to not have non symmetrical tyres left/right.

 

[James1470]

Yea it came from another branch, it was described as in perfect condition and there service department said they wouldn't fit that tyre and it would fail its MOT ( obviously in 3 years ) ... Mind you the tread patterns where miles off and it handled like a pig in the wet, any how .. I thought if I crash and the insurance say its my fault I'd be screwed so I rang and told them what was on. & what was meant to be on, they told me only 3rd party would be covered. They emailed me to confirm:

" this letter is to confirm that the cover of your vehicle would be void to all except a third party unless all four tyres fitted to the car where matched and exact to the specification given by the relevant manufacturer"

Anyway it now has a tyre, thankfully the salesman agreed with me it was the manager being a tool but it's sorted

 

[Goodj]

WHAT!

"exact spec given by the manufacturer"?

So, once Michelin or Conti change their product line-up and don't do the exact tyre as supplied by Renault, all insurance is void?

What of all the peeps running Uniroyals on their clios, they aren't manufacturer spec.

Glad you got it sorted, but do you now have unequally-worn tyres, left-to-right?

 

[Ex-User (19928)]

Yea it came from another branch, it was described as in perfect condition and there service department said they wouldn't fit that tyre and it would fail its MOT ( obviously in 3 years ) ... Mind you the tread patterns where miles off and it handled like a pig in the wet, any how .. I thought if I crash and the insurance say its my fault I'd be screwed so I rang and told them what was on. & what was meant to be on, they told me only 3rd party would be covered. They emailed me to confirm:

" this letter is to confirm that the cover of your vehicle would be void to all except a third party unless all four tyres fitted to the car where matched and exact to the specification given by the relevant manufacturer"

Anyway it now has a tyre, thankfully the salesman agreed with me it was the manager being a tool but it's sorted

What else are they meant to say? "Sure you're covered as long as the tyres and black and round". If they sent that and then it transpired that you had a defect tyre on the car you'd have them by the balls.

 

[James1470]

Yea I know... and it's only a 61 plate with 4000 on so the other sides relatively new aswell.. I'm waiting for them to call me back like they said before I go in and go spare ha, the tyres on just gotta claim the money your right though .... The sales manager probably things "well it's round and black" Infact he stated that sarcastically when I seen them yesterday ...

 

[Owen92]

Well what is the speed rating on he standard tyres and what is the speed rating on the "wrong" tyre?

 

[Ex-User (19928)]

Yea I know... and it's only a 61 plate with 4000 on so the other sides relatively new aswell.. I'm waiting for them to call me back like they said before I go in and go spare ha, the tyres on just gotta claim the money your right though .... The sales manager probably things "well it's round and black" Infact he stated that sarcastically when I seen them yesterday ...

That's all they look for at a dealer, it's going to be difficult for you to get this sorted since you've already walked away and paid the money.