GODESON 88703 Dial Tyre Tread Depth Gauge in MM，Professional Tyre Tread Depth Gauge UK for Motorcycle, Car,Truck and Bus（10 pcs）

I've been waiting for years for things to simplify in the automotive arena. I work in IT and many years ago a PC manufacturer made things simple for ordinary people through colour coding - the green cable goes in the green hole, the orange cable in the orange hole. No-one needed to know about CAT5, DIN and other cables. So, why are the most important things on cars still so complicated?Due to a family fatality, tyre standards are very important to me; yet I know hardly anyone else looks at them. But even when you *try* to be proactive re your tyres, it's like you need an automotive engineering degree - and hence why no-one checks anything! I check my tyre pressures regularly but was told at my last tyre change 'was I aware I was over-inflating my tyres?' and he proceeded to reel off some complicated calculation that lost me. And tyre tread-depth/when to replace your tyres was even worse. I had a different depth gauge that would tell me the depth was 7mm/5mm/3mm - great: but what does that mean? And it has *driven me mad*. Conversations have always seemed like 'oh, I know you measured it but if you'd stood on your head and closed one eye and looked at it this way *then* you'd have seen ...'. It needs to be simple!And so we come to Godeson Tyre Depth gauge which is exactly that: put it over the tread, press the button, and if the depth is Green your tyres are ok; if it's Amber/Yellow you need to think about replacing them; if it's Red you need to change them *now* as they're dangerous and likely illegal. Simples.If you want to go into the 'are they 6mm?' discussions, the dial also shows you the treadth depth in millimetres. What more could you want? It's SO, so simple, everyone should have one in their glove box.If you have a young person you're just fitting out with a car, or anyone else you know who doesn't check their tyres and relies on chance, this would be a great gift. Buying a car? You can determine the quality of the tyres by kicking them, or you can check the all-round wear and using this tyre gauge know in milliseconds when you're likely to have to invest in replacing the tyres. You can even start really young by taking your little ones out to 'check the tyres' as a game - when they grow up, they'll check their tyres.The Police are constantly trying to get us to be more aware of the state of our tyres to avoid accidents/fatalities, but it always seems to me like a Catch22 with the answer of "I flipping would if I could understand it!". This gauge is the beautifully simple way to be able to do that. We lost someone through a freak tyre incident that couldn't have been prevented; but many people are experiencing blowouts/accidents due to poor tyre conditions they weren't aware of. They're driving on illegal tyres and only find out when the Police stop them and say 'are you aware ...' and incur a fine. Do yourself a favour and start with this - it's seconds, it can live in your glove box, and at last, it's simple.Thank you Godeson!

Easy to use

Clear, accurate & provides a clear colour coded indication of pass/close/fail. But the base is a bit short/narrow & therefore tricky to keep flat against the outer surface of the tyre. The readings can vary slightly from this factor alone, which detracts from an otherwise fine & well priced product.

Very well built and smooth internal gearing. Very easy to read dial. Real quality item. I would buy again without a second thought.

Gives a very accurate reading which is easy to read in mm and see the tread depth on the colour chartSo simple to use no battery’s or having to reset it every time you touch it or try using itHighly recommended

Very good

What's not to like. Ticks all the boxes. a very useful device.

Much easier to use than barrel type gauge, appears very accurate.