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PostPosted: Wed Dec 24, 2025 12:27 am 
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Just when I was saying that Liverpool LOs seem to find more defective tyres on Wolverhampton-plated cars than Wolverhampton LOs themselves, the latter have posted two different instances found on just one night - one actually in Liverpool, and the other in Manchester :-o

But, of course, what they post on social media is unlikely to reflect the reality of what's going on, and it's surely safe to assume that Wolverhampton find a lot more stuff like this than they normally post about online.

Unless, perhaps, their spotchecks are always Blackburn-style inspections, and they simply assess the cars for compliance while they're driving by :lol:


City of Wolverhampton Council wrote:
On Friday night, while on patrol with @MerPolTraffic in Liverpool City Centre, Compliance found this vehicle with a split in the tyre wall. Remember, check your tyres before starting every shift as tyre damage can occur at anytime. #GetHomeSafe

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City of Wolverhampton Council wrote:
Compliance found this tyre on a @WolvesCouncil PHV in Manchester City Centre on Friday night. PHV licence suspended! Drivers, CHECK YOUR TYRES! Everyone, including you, want to #ArriveAlive #GetHomeSafe #TyreSafe

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PostPosted: Wed Dec 24, 2025 12:28 am 
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I had an inkling that that was a taxi rank sign beside the PHV in Liverpool changing his tyre :-o

Well, I almost guessed right, but if Google is to be believed it's a bizarre-ish one/two car rank at the front of a bus-stop layby, but where the bus shelter is actually at the back of the layby, maybe because of a lack of space on the pavement.

Anyway, it looks like the PHV is in the bus stop area as opposed to on the actual taxi rank space. Boohoo :sad:

But was quite pleased that I managed to work out where it was without too much trouble [-(

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G8ulisuWsAE ... name=large

https://www.google.com/maps/@53.402002, ... FQAw%3D%3D


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PostPosted: Wed Dec 24, 2025 6:11 pm 
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Who would have thought that these tyres are attached to vehicles that never attend their council to have their vehicles checked.

And they belong to drivers who have scoured the country looking for the cheapest and quickest way to get licensed.

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