Vans and tread depth

[IcanthelpthewayIam]

Now I'm aware that the legal minimum limit for tyre tread is 1.6mm....

Is there an RM policy or guidance on when you should request the tyres to be changed or is it a case of change them as soon as they hit 1.6mm?

no official policy on when, but it doesnt suddenly hit 1.6mm overnight unless youve been doing dohnuts in the yard, and you measure the tread depth weekly with a gauge so when its getting close ie 1.8mm ish i would be informing manager tyre needs to be replaced soon rather than just informing him about it one morning when its not legal to drive

theres no need to inform dom until its illegal then he she gets the rac out to change tyre and donut is not spelt dohnut

actually if your going to correct my spelling at least get it right, donut is the american spelling, the english spelling is actually doughnut, also if your being picky there is a apostrophe in theres it should be there's

waiting till its illegal ie 1.5mm means that it must have been driven whilst it was illegal thus you must have broken the law by driving it prior to that so your wrong there is a need to report it before it becomes illegal

yes report it before not after like you said

I never said report it after

you can get it changed straight away by the rac or a local tyre company

but best to do it before its borderline and definitely best to not follow your advice to wait till its illegal

[arnold cheshire]

Now I'm aware that the legal minimum limit for tyre tread is 1.6mm....

Is there an RM policy or guidance on when you should request the tyres to be changed or is it a case of change them as soon as they hit 1.6mm?

no official policy on when, but it doesnt suddenly hit 1.6mm overnight unless youve been doing dohnuts in the yard, and you measure the tread depth weekly with a gauge so when its getting close ie 1.8mm ish i would be informing manager tyre needs to be replaced soon rather than just informing him about it one morning when its not legal to drive

theres no need to inform dom until its illegal then he she gets the rac out to change tyre and donut is not spelt dohnut

actually if your going to correct my spelling at least get it right, donut is the american spelling, the english spelling is actually doughnut, also if your being picky there is a apostrophe in theres it should be there's

waiting till its illegal ie 1.5mm means that it must have been driven whilst it was illegal thus you must have broken the law by driving it prior to that so your wrong there is a need to report it before it becomes illegal

yes report it before not after like you said

I never said report it after

you can get it changed straight away by the rac or a local tyre company

but best to do it before its borderline and definitely best to not follow your advice to wait till its illegal

you said it zx 136

[Sbutts8182]

On our van checks tick sheet it says inform manager if below 2 mm