Just had a thought and looked at my tires for pressures.. hmm no information..
Looked on Yokohama site : Air Pressure : Never use tyres with under 19 psi (130kPa).
Now .. if i was involved in an accident and PC plod takes a read of my tires ..
Then Mr Insurance looks up on the Yokohama info and finds mine bellow 19..
Q: Am i uninsured and up s**t creek?
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ohama Linky here
On the basis that all insurance companies are liability dodging gits I would say you would be, but the chances of them checking your pressures and checking the tyre data and proving they were at that level when the accident occurred I would say would be minimal enough to not stress about it.
i think the chances of that happening are slim, to nill. If the tyres look to be in good condition, and they aren't flat then why would there be
any need to check the tyres further.
you could ask the same question about any of the hundereds of other components that make up a car. If i was in an accident then would they check X, or
Y ?
If you had an accident and it could be proved that the under-inflated caused the accident, and that having higher pressure would have prevented the claim, then yes, the insurance company have a case to reject or reduce any claim. If your car is part ofva no-fault claim, or you reverse into a slow moving building, then the tyre pressures have sfa to do with a claim.
I would imagine checking tyre pressure would be a matter of routine for a crash investigator.
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Originally posted by big-vee-twin
I would imagine checking tyre pressure would be a matter of routine for a crash investigator.
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