Sharjah all geared up to crack down on fake tyre market

Sharjah all geared up to crack down on fake tyre market

More than 12 per cent of road accidents every year are caused by tyre bursts, according to the Sharjah Police.. Workshops and commercial outlets repairing old and damaged tyres and modifying fakes to sell them at cheaper prices are being cracked down by the Sharjah authorities.. During the inspections carried out in coordination with the Sharjah Economic Development Department (SEDD), some workshops were found refurbishing expired, damaged and fake tyres using laboratories.. Using overused, poor quality counterfeit tyres that do not conform to the specifications and standards in the country is a prominent violation," said the official.. Violators will be fined Dh100,000 for selling refurbished tyres," said a SEDD official.. Yamen Ahmed, a tyre technician at one of the accredited agencies in the emirate, said that adulterated tyres that were refurbished by pruning the appendages and repairing the cracks in them can successfully pass the technical examination.. 'Don't go by the shining look of tyres'. Several workshops were found to be selling refurbished tyres as new and thousands of tyres were confiscated during inspections.. They were also found reusing stickers after selling the tyres.. Motorists need to ensure the quality of tyres before purchasing them and not get conned by