UK authorities promise enforcement of tyre rules

ERJ staff report (DS)

London -- A spokesman for the UK's Transport Ministry told ERJ, "market surveillance will be in place by the time the regulation comes into force on 1 November 2012 to ensure dealers and the rest of the tyre supply chain conform to the requirements of the Tyre Labelling Regulation (EC) No 1222/2009."

The department made no comment as to how the rules might be enforced, or whether funding woud be available.