Government fails to tackle issue of part worn tyres in road safety strategy

The Government has launched its latest road safety strategy ‘Closing the Gap’, which will run until 2020, but has failed to tackle the issue of the sale and fitment of part worn tyres, the TyreTrade.ie can reveal.

Last summer the Road Safety Authority confirmedthat it was “reviewing the issue of the sale and fitment of part worn tyres and was working on proposals on the subject in the context of the 2013 – 2020 Road Safety Strategy.”

The new road safety strategy, which was published in March makes no reference to part worn tyres. However, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) says  the issue of part worn tyres is covered in Point 66 of the Road Safety Strategy.

Point 66 states: “Review and make recommendations in relation to the standard of the vehicle service industry, in particular in relation to vehicle maintenance and repairs and the supply and fitment of components and market surveillance requirements.”

The completion date for this action is Q4 2015, which effectively kicks the can down the road