Tyre age

Worried about the DOT of a new tyre, maybe a safe way to be sure you get a tyre with a young DOT would be to buy a tyre manufactured in the UK, Avon, Michelin,Pirelli and Bridgestone just to name a few. With the current delivery times of goods from abroad I personally would not buy foreign manufactured tyres. I change my tyres every 5 years with having the DOT 1 year old when bought.

Whilst I agree that tyres are taking longer to arrive from the continent than previously [I've recently ordered some], buying a UK manufactured tyre is not going to guarantee a newer product. The mainland European market is huge compared to the UK with a far higher turnover and hence the likelihood that what you buy should be fresher.

Colin

our old tyres were 7 years old when we changed them in June 2021 so the tyres on our 2015 van  must have been 12 months old when fitted by swift, During the vans 2020 service the engineer advised us they would be ok for another 12 months and so were changed prior to this years service 

Re my caravan tyres, at the 5 yr age point if the tyres are ok carry on but will always change them at the 7 yr point.  In my early caravanning days, when I was ignorant of potential tyre problems due to age of tyre, I once had one explode on a French autoroute luckily no additional damage done.  It was quite a frightening experience and from that point on I have been religious about checking the tyres regularly and changing them at the 7 yr point regardless.

I remember checking the tyres on my 1980 caravan the day before a continental tour to discover quite deep splits between the treads. They were probably about 9-10 years old. Left early the following morning for a 'pit stop' on the outskirts of Dover.  I'm fastidious about covering them these days to reduce UV damage and, when it was still the caravan, chocked the chassis for the winter. The motorhome still gets used periodically throughout the year.

What makes you think they are manufactured in the UK?

Evening

The tyres on my pvc are now 8 years old! I regularly check for cracks etc as I've had a front wheel blowout before in another van due to degradation (scary). 1 is six months newer than the other 4. As I'll only be doing minimal mileage this winter I'll have a new set in March next year. Anything more than 6 months old at fitting will be rejected. I'm with CY above, I religiously use my tyre covers even if only parked for a couple of days.

Anyone got a preference tyre wise for a pvc? I'm not interested in camper tyres just a decent van tyre.

JK

I suggest you ask your insurers. Does your service engineer supply tyres? Just a thought.