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Re: FRSC Pulled Me Over Twice Today To Check My Tires by Coldfeets: 5:54pm On May 14, 2016

darlenese:
If your tires are expired and u don't have money to change them yet, then try and fix the reverse side of it,so they can't see the expiry date .

Funny girl.

Reverse side indeed.

You think the white man didn't think of that before stamping those numbers of the tires, huh?

For your information, the expiry date plus other tire information on tires is printed on both sides of the tires so which side is really the reverse side?

tongue

Re: FRSC Pulled Me Over Twice Today To Check My Tires by charlsecy(m): 6:30pm On May 14, 2016

xandy84:
Can somebody explain why police or FRSC always ask fir fire extinguisher while no other country ask cor such...

Safety reasons.

Re: FRSC Pulled Me Over Twice Today To Check My Tires by Nobody: 6:30pm On May 14, 2016

marlockj:
Wow!!! if Dats truly Dats ur pic....then ur desperately beautiful..... for d fact that u didn't draw ur eyebrows from Nigeria to Cotonou and buy all sort of poster colours for ur face.....

thanks.
Lol @ Nigeria to Cotonou, that day was just a good day o. I have my own days for painting .

Re: FRSC Pulled Me Over Twice Today To Check My Tires by darlenese(f): 6:32pm On May 14, 2016

Coldfeets:
Funny girl.

Reverse side indeed.

You think the white man didn't think of that before stamping those numbers of the tires, huh?

For your information, the expiry date plus other tire information on tires is printed on both sides of the tires so which side is really the reverse side?

!

Bros it is printed on one side not both sides .

Mine are expired , maybe u are referring to current version

Re: FRSC Pulled Me Over Twice Today To Check My Tires by mastro: 6:41pm On May 14, 2016

THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A 4 YEAR TYRE EXPIRY DATE, its just illiterate FRSC officials trying to extort people.

You don't believe me, fine lets go to the source

http://www.michelin.co.uk/tyres/learn-share/buying-guide/when-should-i-change-my-tyres

http://www.continental-tires.com/car/technology/tire-knowledge/lex-1-2

http://www.moderntiredealer.com/article/312312/final-words-on-tire-aging

But Nigeria is hot you say, hotter than Texas, hotter than Dubai.

Now if the manufacturers who make the tires and thus have a vested interest in us buying as many as possible don't think or claim that tires expire after 4 years, how did FRSC come about this information, many of these tyre companies actually offer 4 and 5 year warranties on their products.

Like i said it's just primary six dropouts in uniforms sprouting rubbish rather than do some empirical research and creating rules based around that.

Also bear in mind that after a tyre has been manufactured it will take another 3 months at least to get to Nigeria, so these idiots are claiming that if a tyre sits in a store for 1 year after that then it's only safe on the road for 2 and a half years,

Re: FRSC Pulled Me Over Twice Today To Check My Tires by marlockj: 8:40pm On May 14, 2016

Kachisbarbie:
thanks.
Lol @ Nigeria to Cotonou, that day was just a good day o. I have my own days for painting .

U girls shuld try n help us men,by mking ur drawing a little bit real Dan impossible drawing....

Den for d amount of drum u use in painting,shuld Nt scare us away... so Dat we cn Atleast connect d colour of ur hand and face....

Den for d hair,help us a little, let it not b too much,Atleast let air enter it enuf, Cuz we d men will get our nose closer Dan u girls.....

Den for d high heels,plz u girls shuld cum dwn from 6ft....we d men are tired of walking slowly.. xpecially under sun.....Cuz we Dnt use sunscreen Lik u girls..... 0.5inch cn do.....

Atleast dis will do for nw....

Re: FRSC Pulled Me Over Twice Today To Check My Tires by 9icetoo(m): 10:09pm On May 14, 2016

Coldfeets:
Funny girl.

Reverse side indeed.

You think the white man didn't think of that before stamping those numbers of the tires, huh?

For your information, the expiry date plus other tire information on tires is printed on both sides of the tires so which side is really the reverse side?

I will state it again categorically. TYRES DO NOT HAVE EXPIRY DATES STAMPED ON THEM!!! Tyres have only week and year of manufacture stamped on them.
tyres are written off when they have worn below the thread ware limit, when they develop cracks, bulges or warp. tyres are supposed to be inspected during road worthiness checks by "VIO". however that never happens as they don't even know their duties.
what I stated above are what FRSC should be looking out for and not manufacture date. Michelin guarantees their tyres for 5 or more years. some other manufacturers give longer warranties.
now tell me what right FRSC has to condemn my Michelin tyre made in 2012 when I still 1 year warranty left and enough thread depth on my tyres?

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Re: FRSC Pulled Me Over Twice Today To Check My Tires by Image123(m): 2:50pm On May 15, 2016

This is ridiculous and unfortunately anti-people. Is this some sick way to generate revenue? There is no tyre manufacturing company in the country, and the same government allows second hand and expired tires to come in. They should engage in sensitisation, training and orientation about tyre pressure, vehicle inspection, bringing in quality tyres,good roads, speed checks. What is their plan to curb overspeeding and overloading? How about assasinlike truck driving common to most of our haulage drivers? Where are safety signs, pothole repairs, zebra crossing and implementation? These are some of their part and work, but no, they'd rather lazily seize vehicles to extort people. Not fair at all.

Re: FRSC Pulled Me Over Twice Today To Check My Tires by Coldfeets: 9:27am On May 16, 2016

tunisianstar:
The kind of cross sectional laws Nigeria makes can be amazing sometimes.
The debate on date of expiration of tires is still ongoing even among manufacturers. Michelin, Bridgestone and continental tire manufacturers tell you their tires expire after ten years. Some safety groups say six years but its still a suggestion. Nigerian Government now tells you its 4 years, where did they do their research? or do they believe every bodies uses GT tires or all other cheap chinese products?
Usage of tires is also a factor. If i buy tires and put 10,000km on it annually, and my friend does the same but only puts 2000km on them, how can both of us change tires at the same time after 4 years? Besides some chinese products will not even give you this four years of active service they are talking about.

You may have a point there but in the course of my own research as regards to the expiration dates of tires, I stumbled on the information that the expiry date is not actually dependent on the number of miles you put your tires through but more or less on the material used in making the tires—which is rubber in this case.

A report stated that tires can even expire right there in the warehouse because the rubber material starts degrading and losing its elastic properties right from the date of manufacture!

Re: FRSC Pulled Me Over Twice Today To Check My Tires by dunuch(m): 1:05pm On Feb 23, 2017

I wonder how FRSC arrived at 4 years (and we fell for it) when they do not manufacture tyre.
They do not have the right and we should be able to confront them on this.
Some tyre manufacturers give up to 5 YEARS WARRANTEE from the date of manufacture.
Some experts say tyres could last up to 10 years but no tyre expert (FRSC is not) can tell exactly how long a tyre will last.

Regardless of the age of a tyre, there are signs - bulging, cracking of tread grooves or sidewall, etc
you should use to know when to replace your tyre.

No be person go tell you. Na periodic Inspection.

Re: FRSC Pulled Me Over Twice Today To Check My Tires by captainking(m): 9:09am On Feb 24, 2017

SHAIBULIAR:
I have some tokunbo tyres,PM me if you want........free of charge still very solid and intact

if your offer still on?

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