HC Deb 03 March 1994 vol 238 cc835-6W
Mr. Mills

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when he plans to introduce legislation to prevent the sale of second-hand tyres at car boot sales.

Mr. Key

I propose to go out to consultation shortly on draft safety regulations to be made under the Consumer Protection Act 1987 to supplement that Act by making it an offence to sell or otherwise supply in the course of business any part-worn tyre that is defective. In the meantime, section 76(3) of the Road Traffic Act 1988, which is enforceable by trading standards officers, already makes it an offence for any person to sell or offer to sell a vehicle part—including a part-worn tyre—if that person has reasonable cause to believe that it will be fitted to a motor vehicle and the use of that vehicle would thereby contravene the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986, including the various requirements for tyres.