Offence
Use a passenger vehicle with tyres with insufficient tread - less than 1.6mm
How often this offence appears in the published court listings for England and Wales, which courts list it most and where to read the official sentencing guideline.
- Hearings listed
- 282
- Upcoming hearings
- 8
- Next listed date
- Mon, 26 October 2026
- Courts listing it
- 91
- Heard in
- Magistrates' Court (282)
- Sentencing guideline
- Tyres defective
- Official offence code
- RC86027
- The law
- Contrary to regulation 27(4) of the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986, section 41A of the Road Traffic Act 1988 and Schedule 2 to the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988.
- Can lead to prison
- No
Courts that list it most
- Birmingham Magistrates' Court (13 hearings)
- North Staffordshire Justice Centre (11 hearings)
- Stratford Magistrates' Court (10 hearings)
- Swindon Magistrates' Court (9 hearings)
- Lavender Hill Magistrates' Court (8 hearings)
- Willesden Magistrates' Court (8 hearings)
- Bradford and Keighley Magistrates' Court (7 hearings)
- Ipswich Magistrates' Court (7 hearings)
- Cannock Magistrates' Court (6 hearings)
- Harrogate Justice Centre (6 hearings)
- Southampton (West Hampshire) Magistrates' Court (6 hearings)
- Basildon Magistrates' Court (5 hearings)
- Bexley Magistrates' Court (5 hearings)
- Bromley Magistrates' Court (5 hearings)
- Guildford Magistrates' Court (5 hearings)
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