Uploaded November 2012 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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From November 2012 new EU law requires battery powered sensors (TPMS - Tyre Pressure Monitoring System) to be fitted inside every tyre on every new model car. In two years time all cars must have them, and from January 2015 they'll become part of the annual MOT.

national.co.uk/tyre-pressure-monitoring.aspx