Nct retesting with observation on tyres last time

Nicknamed

I passed my last year nct with observation that two tyres were old. Now car is due next nct. Should I change the tyres or give it a go without changing?

Bigus

Go on ahead with current ones, it'll still only be an observation .

CiniO

Nicknamed wrote: »

I passed my last year nct with observation that two tyres were old. Now car is due next nct. Should I change the tyres or give it a go without changing?

If tyres are safe, they can't fail them on NCT no matter how old they are.

Neilw

CiniO wrote: »

If tyres are safe, they can't fail them on NCT no matter how old they are.

But tyres degrade over time and grip levels drop off dramatically.
I had premium tyres that were 7 years old on a car and the grip level was on par with Chinese ditch finders.

If it was me I'd replace them.

JohnBoy26

Neilw wrote: »

But tyres degrade over time and grip levels drop off dramatically.
I had premium tyres that were 7 years old on a car and the grip level was on par with Chinese ditch finders.

If it was me I'd replace them.

the tyres will degrade over time but as long as the tyres are not cracked or damaged they should pass an nct with an advisory.

SamAK

Possibly the most important component of the entire car.

No sense being cheap about it....try a blowout at 60mph and you won't be long replacing them!

CiniO

SamAK wrote: »

Possibly the most important component of the entire car.

No sense being cheap about it....try a blowout at 60mph and you won't be long replacing them!

I had a blow out at about 110km/h.
Not that scary as people think. Just quick reaction with steering wheel and all went smooth.

CiniO

Neilw wrote: »

But tyres degrade over time and grip levels drop off dramatically.
I had premium tyres that were 7 years old on a car and the grip level was on par with Chinese ditch finders.

If it was me I'd replace them.

My father until recently was driving on 12 year old tyres.
He had 2 sets (winter and summer) and swapped them every season. They were the ones that came with car when it was bought new.
As he doesn't drive much, there was still more than half of tread on them.
And I don't think they were any less grippy then new ones - at least summer not. Winters on snow weren't that good anymore.
He replaced them eventually as they started cracking, but for 12 years they were doing good job for him

JohnBoy26

SamAK wrote: »

Possibly the most important component of the entire car.

No sense being cheap about it....try a blowout at 60mph and you won't be long replacing them!

unless the tyres are cracked or bulged, a blow out is unlikely.

SamAK

CiniO wrote: »

I had a blow out at about 110km/h.
Not that scary as people think. Just quick reaction with steering wheel and all went smooth.

Plenty of horrendous dash-cam videos on youtube where it doesn't go so smooth! And not everyone reacts the same way..

Err on the side of caution would be my advice. Can't really put a price on life. Not even the price of a set of new tyres.

Just my opinion OP.

Neilw

JohnBoy26 wrote: »

the tyres will degrade over time but as long as the tyres are not cracked or damaged they should pass an nct with an advisory.

They will be past their best though, as I said already I would replace them. Just because they pass an nct doesn't mean they should be kept.

Nicknamed

I think I will take to nct and then replace tyres along with other things whatever defects they find.. I'm not very optimistic of passing in first go anyway

SamAK

Neilw wrote: »

They will be past their best though, as I said already I would replace them. Just because they pass an nct doesn't mean they should be kept.

And just because a car passes an NCT doesn't mean everything is ok!

My friend recently put his car through just to see what needed doing, and it passed! Even though the rear shock absorbers were completely knackered...

Nicknamed

Any idea what should be the tyre pressures for toyota yaris 2001. Is it same in all four or different in front and back?
Likewise if any idea for corolla 2002?
Both cars going for nct...
Thanks

Atlantic Dawn

Nicknamed wrote: »

Any idea what should be the tyre pressures for toyota yaris 2001. Is it same in all four or different in front and back?
Likewise if any idea for corolla 2002?
Both cars going for nct...
Thanks

32psi would be the norm for most cars. If you have a look in the inside of the glove compartment or the inside of the fuel filler car there should be a sticker indicating the correct tyre pressure. On Toyotas I think it's inside the glove compartment.

Nicknamed

Seems a bit confusing. Can one clarify?
Thanks

CiniO

Nicknamed wrote: »

Seems a bit confusing. Can one clarify?
Thanks

What's confusing?
Your pressure should be 33psi front and 30psi rear.
Exception is when you travel at speeds in excess of 160km/h with full load, then you should have 33psi front and 32psi rear.

djimi

33 at the front, 30 at the back assuming youre not going to be driving over 100mph.

blastman

I thought the NCT introduced a regulation that tyres couldn't be older than six years, maybe I'm wrong on that, though.

djimi

blastman wrote: »

I thought the NCT introduced a regulation that tyres couldn't be older than six years, maybe I'm wrong on that, though.

I think its only an advisory, not a fail.

slimjimmc

blastman wrote: »

I thought the NCT introduced a regulation that tyres couldn't be older than six years, maybe I'm wrong on that, though.

It's recommended that tyres over 6 years old be replaced but there is currently no age limit on tyres. This is why the NCT only advise you that your tyres are over 6 years old. They can't fail you on tyre age, only condition (and e-mark).

Nicknamed

One car passed straight away without problems, with same observations on old tyres.
Though they took longer to analyze it and came to me to say that they are checking my car more thoroughly --- took about 1 hr 15 minute in total. Has anyone else's car being checked like this before ?