{"id":16533,"date":"2017-03-07T16:24:07","date_gmt":"2017-03-07T15:24:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/?p=16533"},"modified":"2017-03-07T16:32:39","modified_gmt":"2017-03-07T15:32:39","slug":"tyresafe-raises-issue-of-mot-failures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/index.php\/tyresafe-raises-issue-of-mot-failures\/16533","title":{"rendered":"TyreSafe raises issue of MOT failures"},"content":{"rendered":"

TyreSafe has aired its concern at the implication for road safety of skyrocketing MoT failure rates caused by defects with vehicles\u2019 Tyre Pressure Monitoring Systems (TPMS). More than 23,000 vehicles required a retest following identification of TPMS issues in 2016 compared with a little over 7000 in 2015 – an enormous rise of 212 per cent.<\/p>\n

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\nTPMS became mandatory on all new passenger vehicles sold after 1 November 2014 as a safety feature to help reduce the number of vehicles being driven with tyre pressures significantly \u2013 even dangerously \u2013 below the recommended settings. Such vehicles are not only more difficult to control, increasing the risk of an incident, but also consume more fuel and wear their tyres out more quickly. TPMS notifies the driver to a variance in tyre pressure by illuminating a warning light on the dashboard and, in some cases, sounding an audible alert thereby offering motorists the opportunity to rectify the issue.<\/p>\n

If drivers do not see the TPMS alert come on with all other warning lights when they start their vehicle, they should immediately check with their service garage that the system is functioning properly.<\/p>\n

As of January 1, 2015, all vehicles first used after 1 January 2012 and equipped with a TPMS by the manufacturer must have a functioning system to pass its MoT.TyreSafe had expected the widespread introduction of this technology to lead to an increase in MoT failures in 2016 as more cars were equipped with these systems. However, the startling rise in failures due to TPMS defects – more than treble – was unexpected.<\/p>\n

Stuart Jackson, TyreSafe chairman, said: \u201cTPMS adds significantly to general tyre safety making it easy for the driver to know if their pressures aren\u2019t at the right level when out on the road. But, clearly, even though Britain\u2019s motorists are being warned there\u2019s a safety issue they\u2019re choosing to ignore it. Regrettably, this leap in MoT failures due to TPMS defects underlines that a poor attitude to tyre safety is not an issue exclusively associated with older vehicles.<\/p>\n

\u201cTyreSafe urges motorists to put tyre safety higher up their list of driving priorities and check their tyres and TPMS are in roadworthy condition.\u201d<\/p>\n

TPMS helps to reduce the number of tyre-related incidents but drivers should carry out regular visual checks on at least a monthly basis and before long journeys as the system will not inform them of tread depth or tyre condition.<\/p>\n

Visit tyresafe.org for more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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