Will be checking tire shops - Northern Lights

purpose is to ensure that EU rules on labeling are followed.

– The first controls have already started. Later in the year we will increase activity. It says advisor Gro Bakkerudveien in Vegdirektoratets section for supervision and control.

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EU tire label regulation came into force in 2013. The purpose of this provision is to encourage motorists to buy safer and quieter tires.

– All tires must be marked with a standard label that says how good they are when it comes to each of these criteria. That way, manufacturers will be encouraged to create tires that score best on the grading scale, says Bakkerudveien.

If checks reveal missing, incomplete or incorrect labeling, the Authority may issue an order for correction within a given time limit. It can also levied fees and fines.

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EU labeling makes more demands on the country’s tire dealers.

– In addition to the labeling, we have ensured that the same information about the EU label included with the bill to customers. Systems for this are in place, says Katrine Køste, product manager at dekkjeden VIANOR.

She finds it positive that the labeling requirements monitored by the controller.

– then it becomes more difficult for rogue dealers to spread the bad tires on the market. It is good that the information requirements include anyone who offers tires, says Køste.

Through regional controller Roads also hope to get a better overview of who tire dealer in the country.

– No authentication is required to sell tires. Overseeing the labeling regulations adhered to, thus contributing to quality in an industry that is very little understood, says Gro Bakkerudveien.

Also car dealers and all others who offer new tires for sale must adapt to these regulations, and may be subject to audit.

quality of tires is essential both to reduce noise pollution and contamination.

– Tires account for 20 to 30 percent of the vehicle’s overall fuel consumption, mainly due to rolling resistance. Technological advances have made it possible to reduce rolling resistance and significantly reduce fuel consumption by up to ten percent of a passenger, says Gro Bakkerudveien of Public Roads. (ANB)