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The legal minimum tread depth for car and similar tyres in the United Kingdom and throughout the European Community is 1.6mm throughout a continuous band comprising the central three quarters of the breadth of tread and round the entire outer circumference of the tyre.

The 1.6mm Minimum Limit Applies to: Cars and Passenger Vehicles with up to 8 seated passengers – not including the driver Motor Vehicles and Light Trailers (including caravans) up to 3500 kg gross vehicle weight The penalties for offences related to the use of faulty tyres on vehicles are very severe.

In the case of any vehicles, except goods vehicles and vehicles adapted to carry more than eight passengers, for every offence there is a fine at level 4 of the standard scale with discretionary disqualification and compulsory driving licence endorsement with 3 penalty points.