Old Avon tyres

[winchman]

We have just removed 3 Avon side car tyres from our 7 would they have a value? Or best taken to the tip?
The 4 th one is a different brand but perished

[JoeRowing]

Running old tyres, IMO, is like installing old rad hose or reusing paper gaskets. You can do it, but you're asking for trouble

We are allowed to do our own MOTs and with that comes the responsibility to make sure our cars are as safe as practical to other road users.

[winchman]

Thats why we changed them, they would make a project mobile again.

[Tony Griffiths]

I suppose that it depends on the date code, condition and the risk you want to take. This explains older and newer date codes: https://www.oponeo.co.uk/blog/tyre-s-dat...anufacture. There is no law that mentions the age of a tyre on a private car, only certain classes of commercial vehicles are forbidden from using tyres older than 10 years. Even here there are certain exceptions including "historic" commercial vehicles no longer used commercially and - rather surprisingly - re-treads where the date of re-treading is taken as the manufactured age. Hence, you could legally drive your car on tyres that appear externally to be perfect - but were made in 1920. The snag is, what deterioration has happened inside?
Send yourself to sleep and read: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1986...on/27/made and https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020...ion/2/made etc.

[Charles P]

I doubt a domestic tip will take them (mine won't)

[Steve Jones]

Ours will but they charge for each tyre you take in. £3/tyre, I think, last time I took some.

Steve

[JoeRowing]

4.50 in Devon. Free in Essex

[Adrian Payne]

Our tip won't take them, can I post you about 20!!!
Adrian.

[Peter Clayton]

There are occasional requests for "tyres to get project rolling" you could place an add in the for sale section under that banner noting  NOT FOR ROAD USE. Remember to put size of tyres.

[John Mason]

Civil amenity tips really pee me off sometimes. They are run by or on behalf of local councils but of late they make rules that you can’t take this and you can’t take that. Then they complain about fly tipping. I am sure for none business users it would be a more cost effective way to accept these items rather have them fly tipped. Then have to recover them and still have to dispose of them.
I am not suggesting anybody on this forum would fly tip.

John Mason.