According to recent research carried out only 17% of new cars purchased have been sold with a full size spare wheel. If you look in your boot or wherever you’re spare may be kept its likely you will see a puncture repair kit or a space saver tyre. So why are so many car manufacturer’s […]
So the F1 season is over for another year. The Pirelli tyres used on the cars this year helped create a thrilling and certainly an unpredictable season. A whopping 23,500 were used throughout the duration of the year – 21,400 dry tyres and 2,100 wet tyres – thats an awful lot of rubber! Read on to […]
At a first glance it appears to look like a grate on the road but it is in fact a highly sophisticated scanner that has the facility to detect a vehicle’s tyre tread depth as it passes through it. Monitoring whether the tyres are in fact legal to be on the road this new device could […]
Brrr…. it sure is cold outside and its set to get colder! If you’ve been considering whether you should swap your standard tyres over to winter tyres then we’d suggest doing so at your earliest possible convenience. As we head into December you may think its a bit too late into the season to change […]
Many British motorists have never even heard of winter tyres, or assume they’re a waste of money in a country that doesn’t get much snow. But winter tyres aren’t just for snowy conditions, they’re specially designed to provide better safety and grip when temperatures dip below 7°C. In the UK. Last year, the average temperature […]
The new EU legislation for tyre labelling has been put into effect this month, with manufacturers now legally obliged to provide ‘traffic light’ ratings for their tyres’ performance in three areas: wet braking, noise, and rolling resistance – each rated between A and G. These ratings are intended to help consumers choose the best possible […]
Did you know that one of the most common reasons for failing an MOT is having inadequate tyres? It’s worth giving your tyres a quick check every couple of weeks, especially if your MOT is due, to ensure that you’re not driving on tyres that should really be replaced. Keeping your tyres in good nick […]
Apparently more than a third of British motorists are worried they are spending too much money on tyres because of their lack of knowledge, according to a recent survey. Over 50% also admitted they didn’t know what brand of tyres were currently on their car. This lack of awareness included simple tyre maintenance, such as […]
Part worn tyres may seem like a valid option if you are looking for cheap car tyres, but the truth is that you don’t really know what you are getting. While they may simply be tyres that another motorist has changed for whatever reason while they still have plenty of wear left, part worn tyres […]
Only a month to go until the new EU tyre labels are mandatory, and not only are there still questions as to whether the labels will be effective, over 70% of motorists still haven’t heard of the labels at all. When magazines test car tyres they usually test 15 different criteria, and when premium tyre […]