Originally Posted by
cossynut2
I was told by a tyre dealer that non E marked track day tyres are going to have "track use only " stamped on the sides. IF that is the case you would look a twat if you were checked by the Police and you said " Oh these tyres are fine for the road " when they can clearly see whats written on them.
And that's a completely different matter, so irrelevant.
Many tyres in the US, Japan etc etc are not E-marked, but can find their way onto UK roads. They are still perfectly legal. There definitely are specs in Construction & Use Bullshit, I had them years ago, but cant seem to find them now. But other that the usual markings, tread depth etc etc, a road legal tyre needs to have a certain percentage of tread within a 2" circle when placed anywhere on the tyre. Or something along those lines.
Whether they are E-marked or not is pretty irrelevant, although it's a quick easy indicator for compliant tyres. But most certainly not the only one.