General Tyre News
Will Sebastian Vettle have the Formula One season all his own way again? Well, 2012 sees the introduction of some important new rules. F1 rules generally change every season and this season is no different, although this year’s rule changes are not as major as last year. 2011 saw Pirelli, who make premium car tyres, take […]
There are two types of rubber, natural rubber and synthetic rubber. Natural rubber is produced by collecting latex from rubber trees. Large plantations of rubber trees are planted and early in the morning slits are cut into the trees. The trees then drip latex from the slits into buckets. The buckets are emptied every two […]
Old car tyres need to be disposed of by agents certified by the Environment Agency. It is now illegal to dump tyres in land fill sites, this is also the case if the tyre has been cut up or shredded. After having your new tyre fitting completed could you do something more interesting with your old […]
While it’s not possible to re-invent the wheel, although Michelin have re-invented the tyre. They have re-named the car tyres as tweels so maybe we will all be asking for tweel in the future! Michelin have been working on the tweel for many years, in fact they first showed the public in 2006. The tweel is […]
Winter driving is a totally different ball game to summer driving. Making sure your car is prepared for the cold season is vital. The reality is that being prepared could save you time, inconvenience and potentially your life! Surely it is worth a few minutes of your time to prepare for the winter. Car tyres should […]
Just black rings with a hole in the middle? Well not exactly – if you’re new to Motor Caravanning or indeed commercial vehicles or van tyres then this post will make essential reading! Tyres are one of those under-rated products that we are heavily dependent on but are often ignored. Here you’ll discover there’s a lot more to motor home tyres than […]
With the economy as difficult as it is people are understandably cutting back or trying to make items last for as long as possible, this unfortunately includes car tyres. While it is only sensible to cut back on household expenses where possible, tyres are certainly not worth taking the risk, never mind the legal tread limit of […]
UK tyres are replaced on average 100,000 times every day and on the 16th July 2006 it became illegal for tyres to be placed in landfill. This obviously leaves a huge problem as to where we are going to put nearly half a million tonnes of used car tyres every year? Tyres are now recycled into many different things – some […]
Top Gear always manages to impress with an array of various stunts and super cars. One show that was on several months ago showed a Toyota Hi-Lux that was used to drive across a volcano. The obvious problem is that tyres driven across the hot rocks of a volcano would simply melt. Top Gear’s tyre fitting […]
With several important vehicle launches on the way we look at some of the most anticipated vehicles on the way in 2012. The all new Focus ST is due later on this year. With Ford’s hot hatch due out shortly this is bound to send pulses racing, with a smaller engine and more power (22 BHP extra) than […]