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All tyres wear out or become damaged and will eventually need replacing.
How quickly that happens depends on various things, like your driving habits, where you live and how well you maintain your tyres.
You should inspect your tyres regularly – at least once a month. Check the below to see if your tyres need replacing:
Tread wear bars: most tyres have tread wear bars - bands of hard rubber that you can only see when your tread depth has gone beyond the limit for safe driving, which is generally 1.6mm.
Uneven wear patterns: you should also check your treads for uneven wear patterns that can indicate other problems with your tyres or your vehicle.
There’s a bulge or a blister on the sidewall of a tyre. These can lead to tyre failure and could be dangerous.
A tyre has gone flat due to a blow out.
A tyre has lacerations or other significant damage.
You have sidewall or tread punctures larger than 0.64cm. You cannot repair any punctures larger than that and you should never repair tyres worn below 1.6mm
90% of old tyres (also termed ‘end-of life’ tyres) are recycled for energy recovery in the U.S., Europe, and Japan.