Tyres - NCT Requirements

Abraham

I'm told that all my tyres must bear an EU stamp indicating they are of EU certification standard before I can hope to get my pride & joy through the NCT.
Can someone explain what that's about ? TIA.

kildare.17hmr

have a look at your tires on the wall where all the writing is, you should see E4 or e4(could be another number) in a small circle, if so then your ok

mathepac

The E approval mark, a legal requirement since 1997, may be on either the inner or outer tyre-wall. It may not necessarily be on both.

Andrew Campbell

most tyres purchased in Europe have had this marking since 1997, its the tyres on Jap imports and eastern European cars that weren't made in EU approved factories that they are after. Some very old tyres (which shouldn't be on the road anyhow) will also be affected. The tyres might be perfectly Ok but they just have no traceable proof that that is the case.

from wikipedia:
E-mark
All tires sold for road use in Europe after July 1997 must carry an E-mark. The mark itself is either an upper case "E" or lower case "e" – followed by a number in a circle or rectangle, followed by a further number. An (upper case) "E" indicates that the tire is certified to comply with the dimensional, performance and marking requirements of ECE regulation 30. A (lower case) "e" indicates that the tire is certified to comply with the dimensional, performance and marking requirements of Directive 92/23/EEC. The number in the circle or rectangle denotes the country code of the government that granted the type approval. The last number outside the circle or rectangle is the number of the type approval certificate issued for that particular tire size and type.

Abraham

Great response esp from Andrew C......MyTks to all.
Clear and helpful.

Atlantic Dawn

If you don't see the stamp on the outside of the tyre wall check the inside, some tyres only have it on one side.