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You are here: Home1 / News2 / Legislation3 / BTMA welcomes change to tyre labelling enforcement powers

BTMA welcomes change to tyre labelling enforcement powers

Date: 30th November 2020 Author: Andrew Bogie Comments: 0

The British Tyre Manufacturers’ Association has welcomed new legislation to enforce the tyre labelling regulation from 1 January using civil sanctions. The Department for Transport (DfT) appointed the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) Compliance Unit as enforcement authority earlier in 2020, replacing the National Measurement Office. To date, the DfT has conducted 68 “mystery shopper” visits, finding 78 per cent of tyre retailers were not compliant with the requirement to provide the labelling information.

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Hazel Shaw @ CAM December 1, 2020
Really interesting article. Do you have a source/link for the 68 mystery shoppers and 78% statistic?
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