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Offset "(Emp) - a little heavy on the hyperbole."
They look illegal to me - certainly advisory at the very least.
Simple way to solve the kwik fit problem - drive there, stop 100 yards away and bang a nail into the tyre.
Either the tracking is off or you make a habit of going round corners on two wheels… judging by the cracking in the second pic I would guess the latter - that's a sign of severe sideways loading rather than uneven wear. Is that the passenger-side front by any chance? ie the one that gets the most stress on roundabouts.
"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
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
My ex GF was in the same situation - she worked for a less than great company and couldn't have anything done to the car without the proper authorisation. Very frustrating when it's potentially your life that could depend on the state of your tyres etc.
I'd say they need changing, that top picture looks borderline illegal. I'm sure if you took them to Kwik Fit they'll agree. Surely they are the experts and if they have the car in front of them and can see that they need changing (and the lease company can't) what they say should take priority, no? Or am I being too simplistic.
I'm a bloody minded sod though and would simply refuse to drive the car on health and safety grounds.
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Drivers fault for still driving it.
IIRC (and I might be out of date) but the max possible fine is £2500 PER TYRE and 3 points PER TYRE.
Not worth the risk.
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The legal limit for minimum depth of the tread on your tyres is 1.6 millimetres, across the central ¾ of the tread around the complete circumference of the tyre. For safety reasons it is recommended that you replace your tyres before the legal limit is reached.
So not 3mm as I thought.
There is no 'H' in Aych, you know that don't you? ~ Wife
Turns out there is an H in Haych! ~ Sporky
Bit of trading feedback here.
I'll get it looked at in the morning.
Offset "(Emp) - a little heavy on the hyperbole."
They need changing now.
Go get them done.
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I think you may be right about the cord, but whether or not it is that, if that was my car I probably wouldn't want to drive any further than to Kwik Fit with it, even if I had to pay for it. The tyre looks quite weakened and I wouldn't want it coming apart there.
"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
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
it may piss off work (it shouldn't) but your legal obligation goes beyond that.
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Looks like kerb or pothole shredding more than anything coming away, but it also looks doubtful the tread is legal depth at 3/4 of the width. Probably OK in the dry in normal driving but a wet day after rain when all the shite rises up to the top is something else, I'd be wanting those swapped quick.