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Better alternative – Auto Bild Sportscars tests all-season tyres
7 Nov 2025
Auto Bild Sportscars argues there is no alternative to “genuine summer tyres” for those wanting “to get the best possible performance out of a sports car on the asphalt,” at least in the warmer months of the year. But UK summers are a fleeting phenomenon, and tyres that deliver top performance in warm weather can struggle on winter roads. All-season tyres offer a practical alternative; the performance motoring publication has tested ten products in 225/45 R18.
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Out of their depth: 40% of drivers can’t check tyre treads
9 Jun 2023
Cars, vans and light commercial vehicles (LCVs) legally require a minimum depth of 1.6mm across the central three-quarters of the tyre and around the entire circumference. Drivers caught with illegal tyres risk being hit with a £2,500 fine and three penalty points per tyre. So, do you know how to check your tyres or are you out of your depth?
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Tyres the most common reason for MOT failures
17 May 2023
Insurance broker One Sure Insurance analysed the DVLA's MOT database to find the most common causes of MOT failure among Class 4 vehicles (Cars, vans, motorhomes, and other smaller commercial vehicles). It will come as no great surprise to anyone in the trade that taking first place as the most common reason for a car to fail its MOT are worn or damaged tyres. Across all four tyres, poor condition, or not meeting the legal requirement of at least 1.6mm of tread depth contributed to 1,101,839 MOT failures across the UK in a single year. The driver-side front tyre tread depth accounted for more than a quarter of these, the equivalent of 368,853 MOT failures.
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Man City extends Nexen Tire partnership
11 May 2023
Manchester City Football Club has signed a fourth partnership agreement with Nexen Tire. If the shirt number in the official photo is anything to go by, the latest multi-year deal extends to 2026 and thus covers the club’s tenth anniversary with the tyre maker.
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Falken targets all-season UHP market
11 May 2023
The latest tyre to join the Falken Euroall Season line-up is “designed specifically for high-performance vehicles” with a focus on “good all-round winter performance,” Falken Tyre Europe tells us. The Falken Euroall Season AS220 Pro is available in 46 dimensions.
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Pirelli partners with Goodwood Festival of Speed
10 May 2023
The Goodwood Estate today announced a multi-year partnership with Pirelli that makes the Italian tyre brand the new exclusive tyre partner to the Goodwood Festival of Speed. The deal with Pirelli replaces the five-year agreement with Michelin that concluded in 2022.
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Prinx arrives with EV-specific & all-season tyres
10 May 2023
Having sold 18.5 million tyres last year and with revenues approaching £1 billion, Prinx Chengshan is well established as a tyre maker. The company is already present in the UK with its Austone and Fortune brands and in 2023 is launching its flagship Prinx range here. The first three tyre lines to arrive include two products for electric vehicles as well as an all-season tyre.
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