Tyre on Wrong Way

[milly143]

I just noticed on the receipt from my MOT that it says the rear nearside tyre is on the wrong way round. How much if any effect does this have on anything?

[gingejbee]

Asymmetric tyres should be fitted the "correct" way round because handling could otherwise be affected: how much depends on speed, wet or dry conditions etc. and would probably be worse if the tyre was on the front rather than the rear. I'd feel better if it was on the "right" way round.

[gingejbee]

.....if it was my car, that is!

[Toureman]

You could easily get aquaplaning in heavy rain or standing water as the tyre tread cannot remove excess water from under the tyre so you could easily go into a skid.

get it fitted correctly.

[joggerjayne]

Won't the car go round in circles ?

[gingejbee]

jogger, no - the adverse effects aren't that extreme!

[milly143]

Thanks for the answers. I'm a bit angry about that as I needed a new tyre in a rush and they claimed the only one they had in for my car was double the price of the usual firestone ones I buy. Could have at least fitted it properly!

[joko]

im surprised the mot place didnt do for you...perhaps for a small fee...

[Nkakamasembe]

If it is the only directional tyre of the four you have than just refit it on the offside without taking it off the wheel.

[gingejbee]

No difference - tyre still wrong way round!

[123everton]

Why didn't they just take it off and refit it correctly?
Assuming it had enough tread on it.

[Hopkirk]

Surely Nkakamasembe is right, just move it to the other side of the car so it is going in the right direction.

[Loosehead]

No ginger, think about it, it will rotate the other way on the other side.

tyres fitted against the directional indicator will not disperse water, very dangerous in the wet.

[milly143]

hhhmm, better get it changed. It's a long story but the MOT place told me I needed a new offside rear wheel. I went to another garage to get two new front tyres and asked them to change the wheel at the same time. When they went to change it they said it was only a little dent and they would never have failed the MOT on it so they bashed the dent out and I am pretty sure he said he had put the damaged wheel on the other side (to test the MOT place I think). So I am guessing he has put it on the other side without changing the tyre round.
It has felt like it's been handling different but it might just be in my mind. Will pop in at lunch and ask him to rectify it.

[sigma]

Fitting the wheel to the other side of the car will resolve the problem.
Imagine the tread pattern is a series of chevrons. Fitted to the near side the chevrons on the top of the tyre point to the rear of the car. If the wheel is then fitted to the off side then the chevrons will point to the front of the car.

[RATTER15]

Doc, actually you are wrong, I used to have directional tyres, they could be fitted on the wheel in either direction but the tyre must face the right way when fitted to the car!

If the tyre is labelled "inside or outside" that is very different, nothing has been said here to suggest that is the case!

[ChuckFickens]

So nobody knows the difference between directional and asymmetric tyres then?

Directional can be fitted the other side of the car and they will be correct.

asymmetric would have to be re-fitted to the rims.

[milly143]

Talk about confusing.

I have no idea if the tyres have directional markings. I know nothing about tyres, that's why I asked. Think I will just take it back to the garage.