Choosing new car tyres is a decision that ideally should be thoroughly researched. Different tyres will suit different driving styles, vehicles and (obviously!) budgets. Driving Style Do you drive slowly and carefully, or do you prefer to take the corners a little faster in your high performance car? A high performance car deserves high performance tyres, […]

There are three aspects to the new EU tyre labelling laws that tyre manufacturers and retailers are required to display on all car tyres from November. These are the things that manufacturers are required to measure for all their tyres. These are: Rolling resistance – effectively this is the fuel efficiency of your tyres. The […]

Uniroyal tyres are known for delivering exceptional performance in the rain, and the Rainsport 2 is no different with an innovative design resulting in minimal risk of aquaplaning. An innovative 3D structure within the base and sides of the treads results in rapid water dispersion so that driving on a wet road is almost the […]

We’ve all heard that it is safer to fly in an aeroplane than drive in a car, but every day we act as if cars are as safe as houses. However, according to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA), the number of casualties per year rose in 2011 for the first time […]

In part because of the upcoming EU tyre labelling laws, manufacturers of car tyres have joined the rest of the motoring industry in working to improve the green credentials of their products. There is also a variety of electric, hybrid cars now on our roads, but what about the fuel that goes into most of […]

The automotive industry in the UK is one that many don’t know much about, but it is an exciting, growing industry. Sights are currently set on breaking the record for the number of car’s produced in a year. The current record was set in 1972 with 1.92 million cars driving out of the UK’s factories. It […]

As part of a government initiative called ‘See Inside Manufacturing’, Michelin have been running tours of their Stoke tyre factory for local schoolchildren. The intention is that visits like these will increase the number of apprenticeships that are taken up by 250,000. The visits last for four hours and involve a tour around the factory […]

The Crumball Rally is a challenging drive across Europe, designed to be a cheap event with drivers aiming to complete the course in an old banger that cost them only £200! In early May, the drivers had three days to complete the course. One driver, Jon Powell, took part to raise money for the Friends […]

It is worrying that more and more aggression is being seen on our roads. A survey recently commissioned by Continental tyres revealed that over five million motorists in Great Britain have climbed out of their car with the express purpose of confronting another road user. Road rage is not something we can ignore, and Continental […]

Pirelli’s Cinturato P7 Blue tyres are designed to be so called ‘green tyres’. They are energy efficient, thereby reducing your fuel consumption and CO2 emissions, and they produce a low amount of noise, complying with the 2012 EU Regulation on noise reduction. These Pirelli tyres have also achieved a double A grade for wet braking […]