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<p>The revision to the Guide to Maintaining Roadworthiness, introduced on 5 November
2018, included best practice guidance on managing the age of tyres fitted to heavy
vehicles. It followed earlier Department for Transport advice, issued to bus and coach
operators, in response to expert evidence provided to Her Majesty’s Coroner following
the loss of three lives in a road traffic collision in 2012.</p><p> </p><p>In parallel,
emerging evidence from Department for Transport research, suggested that age does
influence the properties of a tyre. This emerging evidence, together with expert opinion,
supported the use of the precautionary principle for the changes to the roadworthiness
guidance.</p>
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