Jaguar tyres

Had a job yesterday for 4 tyres on a Jaguar. The customer had been told his tyres needed replacing by the main dealer (not going to say who as I think you will understand). Got to the customer and inspected the tyres and the fronts had 6mm across the tread and 5mm across the back and no damage to the side wall. The tyes did not need replacing. Informed the customer of the situation and he was very happy at not having to spend a large amount of money but a bit upset with the dealer. We seem to becoming across a lots of these situations, beware of being told that you need tyres, asked to be shown why the tyres need replacing. This simple check can save you a lot of money. The industry recommendation is 3mm (legal minimum is 1.6mm) as after 3mm the grip from the tyres starts to drop off, this can affect braking and handling.