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The tyre truth will be revealed....maybe!

Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 7:14 pm
by barnowl930
Had our tyre supply rep in yesterday and due to European law as of 1st Nov 2012 all tyres will have a sticker on them that looks like the one on all the white goods.

It will show fuel efficiency, wet grip and exterior noise.

Will be interesting to see if budgets are any good or not.

Re: The tyre truth will be revealed....maybe!

Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 7:19 pm
by shadrack
[quote=""barnowl930""]Had our tyre supply rep in yesterday and due to European law as of 1st Nov 2012 all tyres will have a sticker on them that looks like the one on all the white goods.

It will show fuel efficiency, wet grip and exterior noise.

Will be interesting to see if budgets are any good or not.[/quote]
that will be interesting to see, after all the debates on here of budget vs branded!!

Re: The tyre truth will be revealed....maybe!

Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 7:23 pm
by 535dboy
Couldn't give a toss about efficiency or noise !

Tyres on my Lotus last c1k miles

That is fun

Re: The tyre truth will be revealed....maybe!

Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 7:33 pm
by graemeX5
I am sure a friend said there were only a 3 or 4 manufacturers of tyres and they make them for everyone to there specifications.

Re: The tyre truth will be revealed....maybe!

Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 7:38 pm
by 535dboy
[quote=""graemeX5""]I am sure a friend said there were only a 3 or 4 manufacturers of tyres and they make them for everyone to there specifications.[/quote]

I don't think you are far wrong

Re: The tyre truth will be revealed....maybe!

Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 8:25 pm
by shadrack
[quote=""graemeX5""]I am sure a friend said there were only a 3 or 4 manufacturers of tyres and they make them for everyone to there specifications.[/quote]
its the same with everything, couple of factories and lots of packaging!!!

Re: The tyre truth will be revealed....maybe!

Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 8:55 pm
by storminmike
[quote=""barnowl930""]Had our tyre supply rep in yesterday and due to European law as of 1st Nov 2012 all tyres will have a sticker on them that looks like the one on all the white goods.

It will show fuel efficiency, wet grip and exterior noise.

Will be interesting to see if budgets are any good or not.[/quote]


....ahh just what we need....another carbon crunching stealth tax to comply with life. Of course only blighty will comply with europe....the rest blockading ports or roads or selling clones with countefeit stickers