Tyre age limit
21 replies
Tinwheeler replied on 06/04/2019 09:11
replied on 06/04/2019 09:13
Tinwheeler replied on 06/04/2019 09:17
Posted on 06/04/2019 09:17
SteveL replied on 06/04/2019 09:18
replied on 06/04/2019 09:19
Posted on 06/04/2019 09:06 by phil7300Hi, Could anyone please tell me what the rules are regarding age limits for caravan tyres please, I can't find anything in the club insurance terms and conditions.
paul56 replied on 06/04/2019 09:31
Posted on 06/04/2019 09:31
Suspect it's rare to wear out a tyre on a caravan but they do deteriorate over time due to ultra violet light on them. This is why you can sometimes see caravan tyres being covered over when not in use. Furthermore, if the caravan isn't used over the winter there may be constant pressure on one part of the sidewall causing possible premature failure which I why I use axle stands from Dec to Feb. Change the tyres if in doubt.
replied on 06/04/2019 09:42
Posted on 06/04/2019 09:42
Suspect it's rare to wear out a tyre on a caravan
In 7 years my caravan will do around 25,000 miles and so the tread will be nowhere near low. A good few years ago I realised that the rear tyres on the tow car where over 9 years old from car purchase and so I changed them. No cracks and after I suppose 55,000 miles tread OK as all that rear tyres and caravan tyres tend to do is to roll. Car is normally in FWD and it is front tyres taking most of the strain of cornering and he majority of braking.
Lutz replied on 06/04/2019 09:50
replied on 06/04/2019 09:53
Posted on 06/04/2019 09:50 by LutzThe only legal restriction on tyre age is in Germany, where the tyres must be no more than 6 years old in oder to be able to tow at 100km/h. If they are older, one is limited to 80km/h.
commeyras replied on 06/04/2019 15:30
Posted on 06/04/2019 15:30
As said there are no rules as such but your tyres must be in a serviceable and legal condition. Their condition should be checked as part of the service. The code on the tyre (3615 means tyre made in 36th week of 2015). gives you the age so you can easily monitor and check the tyre. I suspect most of us check caravan tyres fairly regularly as we do our car tyres.
phil7300