Vorsprung durch Technik
A2OC Donor
I get that the tyre in the picture is recent (either under-inflation or a manufacturing fault would be my diagnoses by the way) - but if you were driving around on tyres from the last century relatively recently (this is my interpretation, perhaps I have misunderstood), then I'm afraid you would have deserved all you got if they had let go. Other road users around you would not have on the other hand, so please consider changing them as a necessity before using them again.
You clearly don't know me or my car experience, or understand what i've written. This information was given in a friendly freely giving and honest nature. My wife has just used a few choice words to what you've written since it's her that drives these vehicles mostly. Best i don't replicate them here, the old saying goes,..........'There's always one'
Read carefully before you decide to jump down someones throat. The Dunlops on the A4 competitions as of now are - oldest being 23 years old. They were put on the A4 tdi 5 1/2 years ago and taken of the road 3 years ago. Looking at them now they are still in perfectly good condition, ie, they display no cracking or any kind of defect that any self respecting mot place would flag up as an advisory. The spare wheel in my minty 2.6 80 Avant, still has it's original 1994 unused factory supplied Dunlop and in absolutely perfect condition! The thrust of my point was, we are all getting taken for a ride, things just don't last like they used to and are deliberately being manufactured to last a set time only! I'm very particular about my cars and any axe or rant you have should be directed elsewhere!
Regarding your other statement, "(either under-inflation or a manufacturing fault would be my diagnoses by the way)" The less than 4 year old Assymmetric 2's are checked weekly for correct pressure, and have never been run on low pressure! My wife would have travelled half a mile like that to where she could pull over safely on a country road awaiting me to come to the rescue.
In general to all who have seen this, it's hopefully a warning to all concerned. The defect is on the inside of the rim where you cannot see and the fact Government relaxed the mot due to Covid, otherwise this would have been picked up.