Our hire car was from Pama, as part of our holiday...

Our hire car was from Pama, as part of our holiday package. It's not unusual for basic Group A cars on Kefalonia to be battered and weary, getting one in good shape is luck really, but they are usually road worthy. Ours had tyres that would have failed any test in the UK and while I don't know Greek motoring law, take a look for yourselves. Bear in mind that you have to pay additional (not included in the standard insurance) insurance to cover your tyres - so it would seem fair to supply a car with decent tyres in the first place.