Published: | in Tyre News, Tyre safety | Comments Off on Budget Tyres – Are They Worth The Risk?
A report from What Car? has outed a few budget tyre brands following various performance tests, warning that these types of tyres could kill. They tested dry braking, wet braking, lateral grip and noise tests. They chose three premium tyres and three budget tyres. It wasn’t the simple result you might expect of the premium […]
Published: | in Tyre News | Comments Off on Drug Driving – On Cold Remedies?
One of the most common causes of car accidents (aside from poorly-maintained car tyres!), is drivers driving under the influence of drugs. New laws are going to be introduced next month which will crack down on drug drivers involved in fatal accidents who currently tend to get away with a lighter sentence than drink drivers […]
Published: | in Tyre News | Comments Off on Firestone Run Flat Tyres Aimed At Value Focused Drivers!
Many of the first cars that were fitted with run flat tyres as original equipment are now coming on to the second hand car market, and the drivers buying them don’t necessarily have as large a budget for replacement tyres as the original owners. Bridgestone has decided to cater to this growing market by launching […]
Published: | in Tyre News | Comments Off on Study Shows Majority Of Crashes Caused By Damaged Tyres
A study in South Africa has shown that the majority of car accidents have been caused by damaged or badly maintained car tyres. Regular readers of this blog will know how important it is to maintain your tyres because they are the only part of the vehicle in contact with the road – if they […]
Published: | in Tyre News | Comments Off on Putin Tells Russian Bureaucrats To Buy Russian
When I last went to Russia (admittedly about ten years ago, so I am probably horribly out of date), the black Mercedes with shiny alloys and recently blacked car tyres were everywhere, and all the other road users avoided them, knowing they were Very Important People. However, government officials being ferried around Moscow in those […]
A new group of car tyres is coming on to the tyre market; eco-friendly tyres. These tyres aim to reduce their carbon footprint by making lighter contact with the road, thereby reducing the resistance so that less fuel is needed to propel the car. As the European Union have introduced several CO2 restrictions in an […]
Published: | in Tyre News | Comments Off on Apollo Launch Aspire 4G Tyres at Geneva
Apollo tyres has launched an ultra high performance summer tyre called the Aspire 4G at the latest Geneva Motor Show. These tyres will be available in W and Y speed ratings suitable for speeds as high as 300 kph. They will fit in cars as varied as the Volkswagen Passat and the Mercedes E-class. The […]
Published: | in Tyre News | Comments Off on Run Flat Tyres
Changing a tyre that has suffered from a puncture is not many people’s idea of fun. You’re by the side of the road, it’s probably cold, and knowing England, it may even be raining, but what choice do you have? Well, if you had fitted run flat tyres to your car, you needn’t have stopped […]
Published: | in Tyre News | Comments Off on CCTV To Catch Uninsured Cars At Petrol Stations
Shockingly, there are approximately 1.4 million drivers on our roads who are not insured. That is as many as 1 in 25 drivers. If you are involved in a car crash with an uninsured driver, depending on your insurance provider, it is likely to affect your insurance premiums and any no claims bonus you have […]
The reason tyres are the only product that legally must be completely reused and recycled is because as they are made from oil-derived materials they do not break down and degrade. As this is bad for the environment both during production and after use, GoodYear and DuPont Industrial Biosciences have been working together to develop […]