tyre pressure

TyreSafe, the UK’s tyre safety organisation, is calling on drivers to "take charge" of their safety by conducting vital tyre checks while waiting for their batteries to charge. This crucial period, often filled with scrolling on phones, grabbing a sandwich, or dozing in the front seat, presents an opportunity that could be life-saving if used to ensure tyre safety. The A.C.T acronym—Air, Condition, Tread—provides simple yet effective guidance on checks that can be done without specialist equipment. By taking just a few minutes to inspect their tyres, drivers can significantly reduce the risk of accidents and breakdowns. 

Just over half of UK motorists check their tyre pressures at least once per month, according to research commissioned by Apollo Tyres. Of the 1,000 motorists polled, 15 per cent say they check their tyre pressures weekly, 11 per cent say once a fortnight, and 29 per cent once per month.

With petrol and diesel still costing an arm and a leg, Bridgestone has provided a series of fuel-saving tips to help ease the pain at the pumps. By tweaking driving styles, Bridgestone believe that a typical tank can last longer and ensure that trips to the forecourt aren’t needed quite so urgently. Bridgestone’s Technical Manager Gary Powell has devised the following tips to extract more miles from each journey.

There are a number of myths and false assumptions connected with driving safety and tyre longevity, says Nokian Tyres. The Finnish tyre maker believes that both these can be improved in a matter of minutes; by regulation of tyres’ air pressure. Tyre pressure needs to be higher in the winter in comparison with summer. Higher tyre pressure is also required when the load is heavier than usual. Regardless of this, many people drive with too-low tyre pressure because of driving comfort or dangerous beliefs. Matti Morri, Technical Customer Service Manager at Nokian Tyres, explains how many popular beliefs concerning tyres are, in fact, false – and sometimes potentially dangerous.

Tyre inflation firm PCL is warning motorists they could still face penalties for driving on dangerous tyres tyres following the government MOT extensions.