Warren G
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Registered: 14th May 06
Location: Kent
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got 3 points from an asshole of a traffic officer
measure my tread depths, and was getting the measurement of 1.125mm now i know they had just touched the wear bars where he was measuring, meaning there 2mm, argued with him, said let me use his digital tread depth gauage, he said no i wasnt quaified to use it.
i saw him measuring the front one, it was reading a 11mm a few times, something dodgy there
anyway, his final measurement was 0.45mm!!! which was complete bollocks. but theres not alot i could do.
now measured tyre at work - on 2mm where he was measuring it (he was measuring on the center)
im far from happy that his 'calibrated' was reading wrong, even by eye sight.
i take it they have to get there tool calibrated every day? how do i request this?
and who do i contact?
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Richardhhha
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Registered: 29th Sep 07
Location: Croydon, Greater London
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go o a garage and get them to give you the readings.. make sure its headed by the garage
then go to the local police station where the officer works, have a chat with the guy on the front desk and explain that a officer has tryed to do you so to speak for having ilegal tyre where the readings on the letter state its 2.0mm not 0.4mm only thing i can sugest really.
cops will fuck you over for everything, i would have asked for readings over 60% of the tyre then asked for a form proving that his so called clibrated tread depth gague was callibrated that day then fuck him right over
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elliott023
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Registered: 1st Jun 08
Location: Bradford (West Yorkshire)
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do what richard said and the tire depth tool doesnt record readings does it, so u cna argue that its his word against yours matey
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gavin18787
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Registered: 22nd Feb 05
Location: Basildon, Essex
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what richard said is worth a try but I am worried they will fob you off and say that you have changed the tyres 
Drives supercharged Tec with torque  
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BYRON
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Registered: 1st Jun 04
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quote:
Originally posted by gavin18787
what richard said is worth a try but I am worried they will fob you off and say that you have changed the tyres
Date stamp photo as evidence at the garage with car, tyres in detail etc..
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ShEp
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Registered: 9th Aug 05
Location: Dingwall, Highland
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Digital gauges - pish
Take it to an MOT tester, they'll give you written confirmation of legal tyres.
[Edited on 01-04-2009 by ShEp]
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gavin18787
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Registered: 22nd Feb 05
Location: Basildon, Essex
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quote:
Originally posted by BYRON
quote:
Originally posted by gavin18787
what richard said is worth a try but I am worried they will fob you off and say that you have changed the tyres
Date stamp photo as evidence at the garage with car, tyres in detail etc..
yer but they could say that after he was stopped he went home and swapped the tyres over before going to the garage
Drives supercharged Tec with torque
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a_j_mair
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Registered: 23rd Jan 04
Location: Scotland
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could have changed tyre before going to garage
unless you have some proof of what tyres were tested i think you are pretty much fucked
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a_j_mair
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Registered: 23rd Jan 04
Location: Scotland
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to slow
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