MOT and tyre questions.

May 31, 2012 6 Replies

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Stephen H 14 years ago

To keep story short,

previous owner of my Golf estate replaced the four steel wheels with alloy wheels and low profile tyres.

The steel spare wheel is OEM original and has a " normal" tyre on.

One of the car's low profile tyres is now at the legal limit so I replaced it with the spare, and the low profile alloy wheel is now my spare.

My car is due an MoT.

two questions:

will it pass on it having two different tyre sizes? The tyre sizes are OK'ed by VW for a Golf Estate.)

Stephen.

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Mrcheerful 14 years ago

the tyres must be the same width and profile on each axle. so by the sound of it , it is a failure. Steel wheel is ok with alloy on the other side.

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David Taylor 14 years ago

... and the spare is not testable.

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Nige 14 years ago

so you cant get an mot with a space saver on?

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reg 14 years ago

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rfr:a 'temporary use' or 'space-saver' wheel and tyre fitted asa road wheel.

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Scion 14 years ago

Nige spake thus:

Not unless there's another space saver the other side :-)

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Mrcheerful 14 years ago

no, that would be two failure items.

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