When should a tyre be changed?
As a rule, when the tread depth is at the minimum 1.6 millimetres. Vintage cars included. However, vintage cars are not driven as often as modern cars. This means that your tyre can easily be ten years old and still have a tread that is like new. When you go for your MOT test, however, the tester won’t pass you – and quite rightly so. The rubber ages, hardens and loses it’s grip. Over the years cracks also form and these could cause a puncture.
