Horsebox legislation – are your tyres over 10 years old?

On 1 February, new legislation banned tyres aged over 10 years on the front steered axles of lorries, buses and coaches along with all single wheels of minibuses (9-16 passengers seats). 

This legislation and the guidance below included horseboxes over 3.5 tonnes. Despite this, DVSA are still finding a small number of horseboxes with tyres over 10 years old on routine roadside checks and site visits.

DVSA have published a blog post to explain the changes in more detail and how they affect your vehicles.
They have also updated our industry guidance:
Guide to Maintaining Roadworthiness
HGV inspection manual
Categorisation of Defects

What do you need to do?
Make sure your vehicles comply with the new rules.
Tyre checks should be part of one of many checks you regularly make before using your vehicle.
The new legislation will help improve road safety and follows work undertaken by government and the determined efforts of campaigners.