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Hi everyone,

I need to change my summer/winter tyres every six months. I go to a nearby mechanics who takes away the tyres from the alloyed wheels.

The last swap, he had some hard time getting the rubber off the metal and some pieces of rubbers were chipped away. (I discovered the situation only back home)

Here is a picture. Do you think it is safe to drive with it? I guess it's OK, but i'd like to have your opinion.

Torned tyre.jpg

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I wouldn't be happy with it. In the UK I think that would fail an MOT. Quoted from the UK MOT test as reason to fail "a cut longer than 25mm or 10% of the section width of tyre, which ever is greatest and deep enough to reach the ply or cord".

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