S-Mark Won’t Take Effect in UK Till 2010

However, while this loophole provides further time to clear stocks of non-s-marked tyres, the new deadline really is seen as the last chance saloon and the “Vehicle Certification Agency and Trading Standards will be vigorously enforcing the law which has penalties of up to £5,000 fine on each tyre sold” from March 2010.
 
The NTDA is warning members not to buy any non s-marked stock, which could come into the UK from European countries (such as Germany, France and Holland) that have to comply with the 1 October 2009 deadline. The association also reported that the proposal to allow certification of non s-marked stock is “being challenged within the commission.”