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Almost 40 per cent of cars in the UK are running on at least one tyre that is “dangerously” or “very dangerously” underinflated. The figures come after Michelin and Kwik Fit inspected more than 500 vehicles in Tesco car parks around the UK. Michelin classifies tyres that are between 7psi and 14psi below the manufacturer’s […]
When you think about it, tyres are pretty much up there as one of the most significant parts of your vehicle. Why is that? Well simply put, you have four little contact patches that actually touch the road at any given time. Your tyres are it. Yet strangely they seem to frequently get neglected, with […]
Road safety and breakdown organisation GEM Motoring Assist is urging motorists to make regular checks on tyres, to ensure tread depths are sufficient and pressures are correct. GEM chief executive David Williams MBE comments: “We rely on our tyres to keep us safe on journeys. After all, they provide the only contact between the car […]
Families across the UK who are busy preparing their travel plans for the festive period are being reminded by tyre safety organisation TyreSafe about the importance of making sure their tyres are properly inflated before heading off. With an increased vehicle weight from extra passengers, luggage and presents being carried to friends and family, many […]
Nearly three quarters of drivers across the UK are potentially unprepared for any heavy rainfall this winter and at an increased risk of being involved in an accident according to a new survey carried out ahead of October’s Tyre Safety Month by tyre safety campaign group TyreSafe. Just 27 per cent of drivers claimed that […]
Drivers failing to look after and replace their tyres are putting their own lives, and those of others in grave danger. The stark warning has been issued by TyreSafe after it received shocking images from one independent tyre dealer who was left flabbergasted by the state of one of its customers’ tyres. The tyre, which […]