"Mechanical health of your car tyres and MOT test"
"MOT Bradford, Tyres Bradford (words-650)"
[ "Mechanical health of your car tyres and MOT test Good condition of your tyres is vital for performance and road safety. Therefore, wise drivers maintain their car tyres regularly to avoid unwanted issues. Keeping the car and car components in good condition is a legal and ethical duty. However, many car drivers do not follow the golden rules of tyre maintenance to keep their Tyres Bradford fit and fine. Therefore, DVSA has introduced an MOT test. MOT test is a legal requirement. It means you must submit your vehicle to the MOT centre to have the MOT certificate. There are several components in your car that the tester will check during the MOT test. In this blog, we are going to talk about car tyres. Faulty and sick car tyres will be a reason for the failure of the MOT test. Therefore, it is better you keep your tyres perfectly fit on the day of the MOT test. Your vehicle may fail the MOT test due to the following faults in your tyres:Improper air pressure:The MOT tester is going to check the air pressure. The level of inflation is different for every vehicle. If the tester finds your tyres overinflation or under inflated, you would not get the clearance certificate. In fact, air pressure is a vital factor for tyre maintenance. Underinflation or overinflation in tyres means that they will wear uneven tread wear in the future. Moreover, the performance of car tyres depends on the air pressure as well. Your tyres would not provide better grip and traction on favourable or unfavourable road surfaces if air pressure is not at the correct level. Low or high pressure is not safe for the driver and other road users. Therefore, the MOT tester would not be satisfied with high and low air pressure in your car tyres. As a result, you would not get the certificate to drive your car on the roads. Treadwear:If you want to get the MOT certificate, you have to make sure that the tread depth is above 1.6mm while you submit your vehicle to the centre. This is the legal limit for tread depth in the UK. If the tread depth reaches below this limit, your tyres will become bald and they are not suitable for safe driving. Moreover, your tester should not observe signs of uneven tread wear. If he does, you have to repair the fault to get the MOT certificate. Bald tyres are risky for driving. Moreover, uneven tread wear in tyres makes the tread rubber thin to invite punctures and blowouts. Therefore, the tester would not allow the car to run on roads if it has faulty tyres. Bulges and cracks:Bulges and cracks on car tyres will show that your tyres may blow out at any time due to the bulge. Moreover, a bulge shows that your tyres are weak from the inside. Cracks on the surface of car tyres will show that your tyres are ageing. In ageing tyres, the rubber material becomes brittle and hard. As a result, tyres become unable to hold the road surface effectively. Your MOT tester would not allow the driver to drive your vehicle if he observes bulges or cracks on the surface of the car. Punctures:A puncture takes place in the body of your car tyre when a sharp object enters its body to make a small hole. As a result, your tyres become totally flat. Sometimes, the object is stuck in the body of your car tyre, causing a slow puncture. The presence of punctures or slow punctures would not please the MOT tester. Thus, check your tyres for punctures if you want your MOT certificate. Bad alignment and balancing:The tester is going to check the wheel alignment and balancing as well. You do not realize it but daily driving conditions disturb the wheel alignment and balancing. Make sure you visit a garage to check the wheel alignment before you submit your car for the MOT Bradford test. " ]