How To Tell If Your Tire Was Slashed? [With Proves] 2022

Has your car tire became a victim of vandalism? Wanna file an initial police report? Then, How to tell if your tire was slashed?

Let me tell you if you want to file an initial police report then you will need a strong proof and a witness. In this we will discuss each and every perspective about how do you tell if your tire was slashed.

Now you don’t need to worry about if your tires have been a victim of vandalism.

Definitely after knowing all this we will be able to find out your perpetrator.

How to tell if your tire was slashed?

To tell if your tire was slashed look out at location of puncture. If car tire is slashed from the sidewall then it’s definitely mean that your tire is slashed by perpetrator under action of vandalism.

Scroll down, if you want to learn in more depth that How to tell if your tire was slashed?

Definitely reading of this article will be worthwhile for you.

How to tell if your tire was slashed? (Detail)

Examine the area of the damage.

The exterior of the tire consists of three major parts.

• Tire Tread
• Tire Shoulder
• Tire Sidewall

Examine Tire Tread

The tread is the area of tire which is in direct contact with the road while driving. Therefore, tire tread is made of thick rubber. So, for a perpetrator it is very difficult to vandalize and slash the tire tread.

Hence if your tire is slash from the tread side it means that your tire has been punctured accidentally rather than of vandalization. So, for this you don’t need to worry about just go to the service center and repaired your slash or punctured tire

Examine Tire Shoulder

Let’s move to the shoulder of the tire. Although the tire shoulder seems to be weak, it is strong, not more than the tread area of the tire. So, for a perpetrator it is not very easy to slash your tire shoulder.

Tires are mostly slash/puncture from shoulder and tire-tread due to these reasons

• When you accidentally drive car on the sharp object like glass pieces or sharp nail
• When your tire hits a pothole or curb.
• When your drive your car on off-road path or a road with full of debris

When you face such conditions then there are chances that your tire tread and shoulder get slash accidentally. So, for this situation you don’t need to tell anyone that your tire is slash in someone’s vandalized act.

You Just need to go to the automobile workshop nearby.

But what if you haven’t driven your car on these road conditions or you have not hit your car tire and still your tire tread and shoulder are slash.

Then

Definitely your tire has been slashed by someone in vandalized act

Examine Tire Sidewall

On the other hand, if your tire is slashed from the sidewall

Then,

Definitely your tire has been a victim of vandalism. Which means someone one has slash your car tire with aim.

Perpetrators may use some sort of sharp tool for this purpose like Swiss knife or screwdriver.

Wanna know that

How someone can slash your car tire

Then,

Go there,

 Read Also: How to slash a tire?

You will find complete detail about how someone can slash your car tire.

Moreover, the sidewall of a tire is the weakest part of your car tire. Moreover, this sidewall of a tire is the weakest part of your car tire. And this is why for a perpetrator it’s called a common slashing area internationally

Inspect how cut look like

Definitely, it is difficult to differentiate between a tire that is slashed by someone and a tire that is slashed due to an accident.

But,

But it’s not a impossible

Your car tire has been slashed by someone, if

• The cut is neat and clean
• The cut is smooth and sharp

The shape of the wound tells everything about it, either tire is accidentally slashed or slashed by someone. If the tire is slashed in symmetric ways, then definitely your tire has been a victim of vandalism. On the other hand, if you tire was slashed in asymmetric way then it may due to accident or pressure Brust

Overview the condition the of your slashed tires

Has your tire got slashed?

Right

Now look at the condition of the tire

Have you found any stab on the tire other than the specific damage?

If yes then it clearly indicates that your tire has been slashed by someone

If you have been a victim of tire slashing then you found these scratches mostly on the tire tread and shoulder. This happens when the perpetrator is unprofessional. Maybe the perpetrator is trying to slash a tire tread or shoulder instead of the tire sidewall.

As I told you previously, tire tread is difficult enough to slash.

Explore the area for any kind of sharp tool [Object]

If you are a victim of vandalism then be patient and take a deep look all around the car. As we know that slashing is a legal crime. So sometimes when the perpetrator slashing your car tires comes in panic.

Due to this the perpetrator after slashing your car tire leaves their sharp tool around mostly.

Now you have to find this sharp tool in order to become a victim.

This sharp tool can be anything like a sharp knife or nail etc. After finding this you have to match it with the damage to find out whether it did. If it, did it then there is no doubt left behind that your tire has been a victim of slashing

Find a witness

Finding a witness can be difficult for you if you park your car in a quiet place. But it doesn’t mean it is impossible. On the other hand, it will be easier if you parked your car at the crowded place

But,

Haven’t you thought about why we are finding the witness?

Don’t waste energy thinking of this, let me tell you about that.

In simple terms the main aim of finding witnesses is to determine whether we have a victim of vandalism or not. This is not only this but witnesses will help us in filing an initial police report against a perpetrator.

Just call the authorities nearby your car to file an initial police report against the criminal

In this there are two cases

• Personal issues
• Random vandalism act

If you have any personal issues with someone whom you think of doing such an act then recall that person. Mention that person’s name in the initial police report. If you haven’t any personal issues with someone then this may be a random act by someone.

Look for security cameras or CCTV footage

If you haven’t found any witness yet then there is another way of claiming that your tire has a victim of slashing.

Look out at the nearby building where you parked your car. Find out the security or CCTV cameras. After finding the security camera nearby your car then move to the administrative team of that building. Ask them to give access to the videos.

Although it will not be as easy as you think. But convincing them the right way will be helpful for you.

Let me tell you how to convince them.

Tell them that someone made a failed attempt to damage you and for this your car becomes a victim of vandalism. Explain to them that if you don’t find the criminal then you will get a huge amount of damage next time. So, for all these you want access to the security camera footage

I do not personally think they refuse if you convince them the right way that i have told.

Read Also: Why Do You Only Slash 3 Tires Instead Of 4?

What a slash tire sound looks like?

Slash tire sound depends on the size of the cut. If a perpetrator uses a sharp small object like a nail, then a slash tire produces a zipper sound. On the other hand, if a criminal uses wide sharp object like knife, then slash tire produces a large popping sound

The small slash tire causes little air flow to pass out so it doesn’t create a large sound and it deflates the tire slowly. But if the slash on the tire is wider, then it produces a large air flow toward the outside. Hence it produces a large sound and tire take time to deflate completely

Moreover, there are many different techniques of slashing a tire which reduce the sound. So, it’s my advice not to rely on the sound only park your car at safe and secure place

How long does it take for a slash tire to deflate completely?

Your slash tire will take just a few seconds to deflate completely if the size of the hole is wide and large. Otherwise, it would take hours or overnight or several days in order to deflate completely depending on the size of a hole

Does insurance cover slashed tires?

This depends on the type of your insurance.

 There are two type of insurance

• Basic
• Comprehensive

Basic Insurance

Basic insure includes:

• Bodily injury
• Personal injury protection
• Property damage liability

Basic insurance will not cover your slash tires.

So If you are running on a basic insurance don’t allow the car sit on a flat tires. Otherwise it will damage your car tires permanently.

I suggest you to drive car to the automobile workshop nearby before it get too late

Comprehensive Insurance

This insurance include:

• Collision coverage
• Non-Driving related incident
• Case of vandalism

Your slash tire comes into the Case of vandalism. So, you would be lucky if you have comprehensive insurance.

Now you have to just claim that your car has become a victim of vandalism. Although the claiming process is a fatigue. But have to do it if you want to save your money in fixing your tires

How to prove someone slashed your tires?

In order to prove someone slashed your car tire you need two things

• On is the solid proof
• Second is the witness

But if you haven’t found any solid proof and a witness. But if you have not find any solid proof and a witness the find out the security cameras for CCTV footage nearby. You have to take access to the footage which you can use for proving someone.

For the future incident, install spy cameras into your car.

To make perpetrator terrorized you can also put nova gas into your car tire.

Can you go to jail for slashing tires | Slashing a tire consequences?

Law about slashing tire

According to the law slashing a car tire is a Misdemeanor and a legal crime

Red handed caught

But if someone caught red handed in doing slashing your car tire then he will be arrested warrantless

Police report

If nothing has happened then you will need to file an initial police report to arrest that person.

So,

Now what will happen after being arrested?

• Send to the jail
• Release after given sanction and receiving fine
• Can suspend your car license

What if the perpetrator has some existing crimes?

For this,

May be perpetrator should send to the jail lifetime

Conclusion

Till now we have discussed each and every method of how to tell if your tire was slashed. From all of the above these methods CCTV footage is the best and the easiest method for proof of the vandalism act.

If you have been a victim of slash tire.

Then,

I suggest you to install spy cameras into your car for future protection and identification of the perpetrator