I would suggest the guy at the desk is an idiot.
My 2010 accord has none, my wifes nissan has none and neither does my daughters 22 plate hyundai.
No mot station has ever mentioned them being necessary.
Spotted a bit of rust on the inner rear arch and wondering whether or not to try and sort it or just leave it.
Its nearly 14 years old now so is it to be expected?
I have been using google chrome for a few years now and get adverts every time I click on this accord website.
So, seen the add for Duckduckgo and downloaded it and it's true, no adds when I open typeaccord, yeh!
The 2 end caps have little tabs to push in and then pull, they are on the underside of the rail.
The middle one has inserts for a screw driver on the rear side.
Yes, my wife and I have a car each on the same policy and we've just insured our son on both cars with them.
They also don't charge for admin changes,.
Not sure what you're asking jim, higher tyre pressure makes them harder, lower profile gives less adjustment of tyre pressure and a harder ride.
with the way the roads are I would go smaller wheels larger profile tyres.