Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-09-04-Speech-2-238"
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"en.20010904.9.2-238"2
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"Thank you for your decision, Mr Newton Dunn.
As the author is not present, Question Nos 49 and 50 lapse.
Question No 51 by Jonas Sjöstedt ():
In April this year, when many car owners in Sweden were about to buy new summer tyres, an absurd situation arose. The tyre industry claimed that an EU directive stipulated that every new car must be equipped with tyres capable of coping with the vehicle's theoretical top speed.
The fact that the maximum speed limit in Sweden is 110 kph was not relevant and many cars had to be fitted with tyres capable of coping with speeds of 270 kph and in some cases as much as 300 kph.
Despite the risk of fines and the new registration test, it is common for car owners to ignore the high-speed tyre requirement. Many tyre dealers have pre-printed forms for customers to sign releasing the dealer from liability for fitting tyres which can only withstand speeds up to 190 kph.
Is this interpretation of the directive correct, and does the individual car owner have the right to ask for tyres to be fitted to the vehicle which are not capable of coping with the its theoretical top speed?"@en1
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"Subject: High-speed tyres in Sweden"1
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