A tyre date code found on a tyres sidewall will tell you what month and year the tyre was manufactured in, which is essential if you own a caravan where the maximum recommended life span is seven years.

The date code is made up of four numbers (or three and a triangle if made before the year 2000, the triangle means 1990′s and the single number means the exact the year of manufacture in 90′s the first two numbers will mean the same as before, the week of manufacture)

Basically the first two numbers represent the week it was manufactured in and the second two numbers represent the year it was manufactured in.

The image below shows a tyre which was made in the eleventh week of 2011..

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