General Tyre News
This winter make sure your tyres are safe and legal. Although the legal limit for UK tyres is 1.6mm across 75% of the tyre the recommendation is to replace the tyre when the tread is reduced down to 3mm. The tread gives you traction with the road and clears the rain water. It is worth remembering that your […]
4×4 Drive vehicles have become increasingly popular over the last few years and one of the biggest changes is the changing styles. Twenty years ago if you had a 4×4 vehicle it would have been an ex military style vehicle with very little refinement. Now things could not be more different. The most surprising manufacturer to enter […]
We understand that your time is valuable and the last thing you want in your hectic schedule is to be hanging around whilst you’re at a tyre fitting station. The perfect solution is for us to come to you. Grippy will fit your tyres at a location to suit you, be that home, work or […]
If you get a puncture in the main tread area there is a possibility that it could be repaired, rather than it needing to be replaced with a brand new car tyre. There are rules set by British Standards that confirms the various types of damage that are suitable to be repaired and how these […]
There are several key elements that need to be considered before you choose your new cheap tyres online with Grippy. Whether your tyres are being changed or replaced because they are old and worn or to improve the performance of your vehicle you should think about the following: Firstly the tyres you choose should be the same size as […]
We all like to try and save money and get a good deal where we can, particularly with the ever increasing cost of running a car. So when your car’s tyres have reached the legal tread limit and you need to change them on a budget where do you begin to look? Here at Grippy […]
Despite both being called ‘tyres’, an ordinary road car tyres and a formula one car tyres couldn’t be more different. While a tyre made for the vehicle you use for commuting to work and doing the weekly shop is made to last around 10.000 kilometres, a formula one car’s tyres are designed to last on […]
Looking at your vehicle with its new cheap online tyres that you have had fitted it’s amazing to fathom how those tyres with approximately 30 pounds per square inch (psi) can support your car. If you look at your tyres closely you will see they are not actually as round as you thought and there is a […]
Driving in the rain requires much more concentration as both your visibility and stopping distance is affected. A good set of car tyres will disperse water from the road surface to maintain grip, but there is only so much they can do! Safe driving on wet surfaces means reducing your speed and leaving more space […]
You may have heard of aquaplaning but what exactly is it and how does it happen? It’s when a layer of water builds up between the rubber of your vehicles tyres and the surface of the road leading to a traction loss, therefore stopping the vehicle from being able to respond in certain ways such as […]