tomunderhill

I was speaking to my insurer last month (Direct Line) and the operator mentioned that it regards different tyres to standard as a mod that must be declared or risk invaliding insurance.

I thought that the person must have been misinformed and thought nothing more of it. However, yesterday i saw the headline of Motorcycle News which said that Norwich Union did the same thing.

motogp1

i wonder if they would pay after kwik fit fitted the incorrect tyres as has been reported on here recently .......interesting

Dembo

95% of the cars on the road must have different tyres to that specified as new. And we can't get our standard tyres anymore, which must also be true of most cars more than a few years old.

Horza

Must be bollox. Surely?

If a tyre's legal, it's legal.

AquilaEagle

I'd like them to define 'standard'

Dembo

Maybe they mean tyre sizes.

Dembo

Linky

dreamer

That article talks about a bike with several modifications ranging from spark plugs to a new wheel - perhaps that was more the issue than the tyre?

gaddafi

Seems fairly reasonable to me

Doesn't say you can't get insurance, just that it's a factor that should be declared

tomunderhill

When i spoke to direct line they didnt mention whether or not it would affect the premium, just that it must be declared. They definately were talking about brands not sizes of tyre btw.

I too thought it was complete rubbish, and i dont know if they would ever get away with not paying in the event of an accident, but I know a lot of people on here run "non standard" tyres so thought it worth mentioning.