Some horseboxes still driving on 10-year-old tyres – DVSA
The 10-year-old tyre ban implemented earlier this year includes horseboxes over 3.5 tonnes such as the unrelated example built by Ketterer Horse Trucks (Germany) on a Mercedes Benz chassis (Photo: Wikimedia; Barnet Engineer; CC-SA 3.0)
On 1 February 2021, new legislation banning tyres aged over 10 years on the front steered axles of lorries, buses and coaches along with all single wheels of minibuses (9-16 passengers seats) came into force. The ban also includes horseboxes over 3.5 tonnes.
In preparation for the implementation of the 10-year-old tyre ban, the Driver and Vehicles Standards Agency (DVSA) updated its inspection manuals and the Department for Transport (DfT) warned of the potential for “unlimited fines” in England. Nevertheless, some horseboxes are still driving on 10-year-old plus tyres.
“…we’re still finding a small number of horseboxes with tyres over 10 years old on routine roadside checks and site visits”, DVSA wrote in a blog post published on 3 July. No numbers are given in relation to exactly how many horseboxes driving on 10-year-old tyres have been found. However, the fact that DVSA has published such a targeted bulletin suggests two things: firstly, it is more than one or two; and secondly, horseboxes over 3.5 tonne represent enough of a risk constituency that such a marketing campaign is warranted.
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