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Thanks for the input. I'm going to have a closer look tonight and try the liquid bubble test.
When I pumped all four tyres up the rear left (with the gouges) had lost considerably more than the others (all had lost a bit).
Under the flaps it just looks like rubber, no cording as far as I could see.
a. A tyre has a cut the length of which is in excess of 25 mm or 10% of section width, whichever is greater, deep enough to reach the ply or cords
b. a tyre has:
a lump, bulge or tear caused by separation or partial failure of its structure. This includes any lifting of the tread rubber
any of its ply or cord exposed
It's a Bridgestone tyre and not a budget tyre..i'd plump for the middle ground of sticking in the boot as my spare
ie Gambler's Fallacy.
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Fooking hell, I had a bit fall off the prop shaft of the Transit and the track rod nut is loose, the tyres were trash and I regularly went with one twin wheel flat. Who cares. Mind you it's only me and I'm a homicidal maniac so it's OK. Makes me mad that the 100mph wankers who think they think they are invincible haven't even touched a spanned to gauge. Ought to check out the factory spot welds because they vary in quality massively for starters. Mind you, once you slap some plastic on it it's sanitised and sent from heaven. Play it by ear.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
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So the results are in. MsTerada took it in to the authorised main dealer we originally bought the car from this morning.
The guys there had it in for about 10 minutes to test it, came back and said all was fine as is. No new tyre required.
Surprised to be honest, thought they would have tried to make a sale regardless (they had already ordered the tyre in specially and reserved a slot in their schedule to carry out the change).
At least I now have peace of mind.
Big thanks to all of you for your help.