04/11/2026
Bravo, Bravo to TyreSafe, 🛞 Road Safety Dudley Council Trading Standards, 📋 and West Midlands Police. 🚓 👏🏼 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
This amazing team have inspected part-worn tyre garages and the outcome is shocking.😲 They have discovered that these garages have 💯 failure rate on tyre safety as well as selling illegal tyres. 😲😡
These part-worn garages are repairing tyres incorrectly with string repairs, that are NOT covered by the British safety standards BSAU159. This type of repair is a temporary get you home repair with a down rated speed limit.
The sale of part-worn tyres must be clearly stamped on the sidewall, PART WORN in capital letters. This means that the tyre has been inspected by a TYRE EXPERT and deemed fit for purpose. 📋 ✔️
Not to mention the fact that most part-worn tyre garages are cash only. 😡
If you want honest professional tyre advice, call into NBS for a FREE tyre pressure and safety inspection. 👍🏼
100% FAILURE RATE. Not a single retailer inspected met the required safety and legal standards.
A joint enforcement operation by TyreSafe and Road Safety Dudley Council Trading Standards, supported by West Midlands Police uncovered serious concerns among part-worn tyre retailers, despite businesses having previously received compliance advice.
From dangerous repairs and illegal tread depths to incorrect pressure testing, the findings highlight why stronger enforcement is needed to protect motorists.
TyreSafe is calling on local authorities across the UK to follow Dudley's lead and prioritise targeted, unannounced inspections.
Read the full announcement and find out what the operation uncovered: https://www.tyresafe.org/about-tyresafe/latest-news/100-failure-rate-in-joint-part-worn-tyre-enforcement-operation-sparks-calls-for-proactive-action/