Tyre Protrusion Beyond The Wheel Arch

[ToraToraTora]

A mate of mine was stopped and told his tyres protruded beyond the weel arches and thus where illegal. I have see cars with no mudgards at all so what is the law here, can someone clarify. Thanks

[ToraToraTora]

eg: https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=hot+rod&biw=1280&bih=676&;source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjU6OndpvfKAhXDxxQKHS3ZAuEQ_AUIBigB#imgrc=af3H4aCGxCDLuM%3A

[Fitzer]

Not on a public road in the UK you won't have (well not legally), very different rules in the States but in the UK wheels must be covered, can't remember how it's worded but if you look at Westfields and the like you can see that what is an uncovered wheel on your link is covered by a mudguard in the UK http://westfield-sportscars.co.uk/showroom-brochures/preowned-cars/

[mrblear]

The tyre tread must not protrude.

[Buenchico]

I would have expected the relevant Regulation to be here but I can't find it:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1986/1078/pdfs/uksi_19861078_en.pdf

However every motor vehicle on the roads needs to be approved for use by the DVSA. If you build your own car from scratch, for example, you can't use it on a public highway until such time as it has been examined at a DVSA testing station and granted 'approval'. Since it would obviously be impractical for the DVSA to inspect every single vehicle though, manufacturers seek 'type approval' for each of their models. Any later modification which, for example, changes the overall width of the vehicle (such as having tyres that protrude beyond the edge of the vehicle's body) automatically invalidates the 'type approval' and the vehicle can no longer be used on public roads unless it's submitted to DVSA and granted individual approval for its use.

[mrblear]

The sidewalls can protrude but the actual tread cannot.

[sigma]

I posted a similar question quite a while back. The result was, if the vehicle has a means of mounting a mudguard such as a bracket or in the case of the old type VW Beetle bolt holes they must be fitted.If there is no means to secure a mudguard then they don't have to be fitted.