Originally Posted by pete mcrash
no its not fella...thats why we get part worn tyres from europe....i changed mine last year, was told needed 3mm for Germany...so u've got to think about tyre degridation on the track....
Europe is the same 1.6 all over.
Why then the current legal limit of 1.6mm? There are several arguments against the change, some of which you may question. One is that the sudden change from 1.6mm to 3mm would have a serious impact on the pockets of hundreds of thousands of motorists who are already struggling to keep their cars on the road. Another is that it would require changing all the tyre moulds in use to increase the tyre wear indicator depth to 3mm. And of course Europe plays a part, as there would not be universal implementation of 3mm tread depth, requiring double standards in production and possibly in policing.