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 […]

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 […]

Avon Tyres have been making car tyres driving on roads and racetracks since 1904. They combine the latest designs and technology with over a century of experience, and a grueling test schedule. The ZZ5 tyres deliver ultra-high performance for high end sports cars and driving enthusiasts. These tyres feature IATD – Intelligent Asymmetric Tread Design which […]

Stage SS4: Ourique, last Friday. This stage is 11.10 kilometres, the first part of which is quite fast. It was won by Estonian Ott Tanak in his first stage victory on a gravel round of the FIA World Rally Championship driving an M-Sport Ford World Rally Team Fiesta RS WRC.. He was 1.4 seconds quicker […]

Bridgestone UK has announced several new appointments at its consumer and commercial tyre operations in the United Kingdom. The new structure is part of a bid to strengthen its sales and marketing team over here. Certain roles will be extended from the UK into Ireland – Brett Emerson and Greg Ward will be doing this […]

Those of us with young families know that a practical car is a necessity. Where once you might have gone looking for high horsepower, premium tyres and a low time to get from 0 – 60 mph, all of a sudden you find yourself praising ease of access into the back seat (no three door […]

America has traditionally been the home of the big car, but that is starting to change as the costs of owning a car increase. Fuel prices, the cost of car servicing and repairs, tyres needing replacing, it all adds up. Several years ago, my American cousins came to visit. As I was driving them somewhere […]

Avon Tyres is going to be the official tyre supplier for the European GT4 Cup and Dutch GT4 Championship for the next three years, demonstrating their reputation as a “world class supplier” of the product. Happily for the United Kingdom manufacturing industry, all the tyres for both championships will be manufactured in the UK at […]

The Malaysian Grand prix was certainly an exciting race, with lots of activity throughout the race. Having watched the qualifying race on Saturday it looked like it would be a dead cert with both the McLaren drivers starting at the front of the grid. Lewis Hamilton was on pole position for the second race and […]