Tyre News

What’s the difference between driving on tyres with 1.6mm tread and scrolling on your phone behind the wheel? The first these is entirely legal, but as the team at Halfords points out, just because something is allowed doesn’t mean we should do it. In fact, a study it commissioned indicates that tyres worn to the current legal UK limit have a greater influence on stopping distance than driver phone use. Based on this result, Halfords opines that the UK minimum tread depth may be too low.

A quiet highway. Smooth asphalt. Engine hum steady. Then one question appears inside every driver mind. Long do tyres last before grip begins fading and safety drops? Rubber meets pavement thousands times during a single trip. Friction builds heat. Microscopic particles slowly disappear. Every tyre faces aging stress sunlight and heavy loads. Many drivers ignore these changes until vibration appears or braking distance increases.

Choosing between winter and all season tyres in the UK is not always straightforward, especially with increasingly unpredictable weather patterns and rising safety concerns among drivers. Understanding how each tyre type performs in British conditions can help you make a safer and more cost effective decision.

Henning Klipp has remained in the testing game since parting ways with Auto Bild, his business Tempotire working on a freelance basis for companies and organisations interested in evaluating and comparing tyres. Klipp’s most recent tyre test appears in an unexpected place – on the site of German IT news portal Netzwelt.de. Klipp has examined summer tyres in size 205/55 R16, a dimension worn by small family cars such as the VW Golf that was used for testing. The test specialist rated four of the tyres as ‘good’.

In today’s tyre industry, growth rarely comes from doing more work. It is a result of doing the right work but in a more efficient, more accurate and less functional manner. Today, businesses in the tyre industry work in an environment defined by narrower margins, greater client expectations and growing demands to provide quick and dependable service. As demand stays steady, a common problem is that many stores continue to be confronted with an age-old dilemma: stock levels and sales systems that fail to interface effectively with one another.

New research from online used car retailer cinch reveals the escalating scale of Britain’s pothole crisis. Based on Freedom of Information (FOI) requests submitted to all 207 road‑maintaining authorities across Great Britain, the findings show that almost 5 million potholes have been repaired since 2022, with more than 3.3 million potholes reported by drivers in the same period. Of the authorities contacted, 172 responded, providing substantial insight into the growing pressures within the nation’s road network.