Drivers are being warned to continuously check that their tyres are roadworthy before making journeys, or they may end up risking a £10,000 penalty and 12 points on their licence.
Motoring experts are pleading with people to check their tyre tread with a simple and easy 20p coin trick, in order to avoid the crippling financial fines or driving bans associated with driving an unroadworthy vehicle.
Across the United Kingdom, vehicles must ensure that all four tyres have a 1.6mm depth of treat around the central three-quarters of the tyre breadth, as well as across the entire outer circumference.
