🚨 If a UK Officer Says "Can I Look at Your Tyres?" — Say THIS (One Answer Costs You the Points)

📘 Get Know Your Rights here: https://knowrightsuk.gumroad.com/l/know-your-rights You're stopped for a brake light. On the way back to his car the officer crouches by your front wheel, runs his thumb across the tyre, and asks, friendly as anything: "How long have they been like that?" And because you're honest, you tell him you knew they were getting low. In that one sentence you've given away the only thing in the law that could have kept the points off your licence. Here is what we cover: What you must do: Road Traffic Act 1988 s.163, let him look; s.67 roadside testing; s.69 prohibition of a dangerous vehicle The law he's working to: Construction and Use Regulations 1986 reg 27. 1.6mm across the central three-quarters, all the way round; cuts, bulges, exposed cord, and under-inflation; Highway Code Annex 6; why a current MOT is no defence The per-tyre myth: s.41A, up to £2,500 per tyre (a maximum, not a set fine), CU30, and RTOA s.28(4), one set of points for one occasion in court unless the magistrates give reasons The catch: roadside tickets, the 9-points-means-court rule (s.54), and new drivers losing the licence at 6 points (New Drivers Act 1995) The Vehicle Defect Rectification Scheme: fix it within 14 days, no prosecution, and why it's "may" not "must" Borrowed, hire and works vehicles: "uses, causes or permits" The held one: RTOA s.48(2), no points if you prove you didn't know, and the question that closes that door Say this, played out, and the 20p check Everything here is tied to real sources: legislation.gov.uk (Road Traffic Act 1988, Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988, Construction and Use Regulations 1986, Road Traffic (New Drivers) Act 1995), gov.uk (endorsement codes, vehicle defect notices, the Highway Code, PACE Code C 2023), the Sentencing Council tyres guideline, DVSA's VDRS guide and Kent Police's published VDRS procedure. Checked October 2026. One honest note. The defect scheme is the officer's decision and practice differs between forces. And if it genuinely wasn't your fault, you still put that properly, later and ideally with advice, because the caution says it may harm your defence if you leave out something you later rely on. FREE HELP FIRST. If a stop ever becomes an arrest or an interview under caution, ask for the duty solicitor. It is free, at any hour. 📘 Get the full handbook on stops, the caution and what to say: https://knowrightsuk.gumroad.com/l/know-your-rights England and Wales — Scotland is a separate legal system. General information about published law, not advice about your situation. Comply with any lawful requirement, never lie, and never drive a car you've been told is dangerous. Ever been pulled over for your tyres? Type the county, nothing else. #policeuk #knowyourrights #tyres #ukdrivers #roadtraffic