Picture: The tyre sold had a nail embedded
New Broad Street Tyres Ltd in Broad Street, sold a customer a ‘part worn’, second-hand tyre which had a nail embedded and was not marked as being ‘part worn’.
The offence took place on 6 June last year as part of a test purchase exercise by Council Trading Standards officers. The business had earlier been given detailed safety advice by council officers in March that year.
At Barkingside Magistrates Court last Friday, the business and Mohammad Moazzam Khan, the business director, were found guilty and ordered to pay a £1,000 fine and a £60 victim surcharge. They were told to pay £1,652 costs to the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham.
Councillor Margaret Mullane, Cabinet Member for Enforcement and Community Safety, said: “Unsafe tyres can cause dangerous and even fatal accidents. This business was given safety advice and there was absolutely no excuse for them to sell a dangerous tyre that could have put people at risk.
“The safety of our drivers and indeed our residents is critically important and people should carefully check part worn tyres. We will continue to vigorously check health and safety standards across Barking and Dagenham businesses.”
