§ Mr. Hoyleasked the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 21 July, if he will make inquiries to ascertain when the two batches of downgraded tyres imported earlier in 1983 were imported and the numbers and types involved; and how the public can recognise these downgraded tyres.
§ Mrs. ChalkerI am making inquiries about the batches of downgraded tyres known to have been imported over the last few years, and I shall write to the hon. Member. My advice to the public is that they should check the markings on any tyres they buy against their vehicle's handbook and avoid tyres with any buffing or added markings unless they have been fully explained by a tyre specialist.