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A Brief Guide to Tyre Load Ratings | What & Why

Shopping for your car tyre is not an easy job. If you’re driving a performance-based vehicle, you must ensure to check the load ratings of the tyre you’ll be driving it with. Purchasing the tyres with the wrong load rating can be hazardous, as too much weight might damage the tyres and cause an accident. With this blog, we hope to explain what load ratings are and why is it essential for you to check the load ratings of your new or old tyres. What is Load Rating? As the name suggests, a tyre load rating represents the maximum load or weight a moving tyre can bear, when inflated properly at the fastest speed allowed. The rating is applicable for individual tyres and not for all four. In most cases, each of the four tyres of the vehicle is expected to have identical load ratings. It’s normally represented in numerical value. The higher the tyre’s load index number, the greater will be its load-carrying capacity. For instance, a load index of 105 will represent a load-carrying capacity o...

What must be Checked Before Taking Your Car for ESafety Test?

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Have you heard about the pink slip test? If yes, you must also know that every car (that’s more than five years old) must have gone through the test. You can reach out to any registered mobile mechanics in Sydney to get your car checked. For starters, An eSafety check (or a pink slip) is required for all the light vehicles older than five years for the purposes of registration renewal within in NSW.  These eSafety inspections are performed at authorised inspection stations by professional mechanics. Furthermore, the results of the inspection are electronically lodged with the Roads and Maritime Services (RMS). There are a few things that’ll be inspected during the test by the mechanic. Read on to learn more about what will be tested and what must be checked to get your car pink slip certified. Note : if you’re confused, eSafety test is just another name for the pink slip test. Let’s begin Areas of inspection include: Vehicle body condition Seatbelt operations and cond...