DEAL STRUCK ON EU TYRE LABELLING RULES
September 1st, 2009
BY KEITH NUTHALL
A DEAL has been struck by MEPs and European Union (EU) ministers imposing mandatory tyre labelling across the EU, promoting fuel-efficient, wet gripping and low noise tyres. It will force the public classification and labelling of tyres from a top-ranking green 'A' class to the worst red 'G' class. The agreement follows the passing of complimentary EU legislation this June on new technical standards for tyres, notably covering wet grip, noise and rolling resistance.
The labelling deal, (which needs to be formally accepted by the European ...
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