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How do I know what size tyres I need?
17 Apr 2026
When you are looking for tyres, especially online, you will find the best information, advice and deals if you know your tyre size. This is displayed on your current tyres' sidewall, and we explain below how to read this and what it means. All quality tyre retail sites offer the abilty to search for tyres using the size.
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Tyres from £7 a month: Bridgestone launches subscription service
20 Jul 2020
Bridgestone has launched its Mobox all-inclusive monthly tyre subscription service in the UK. The Mobox subscription offers new tyres, full warranty and other premium vehicle-related services from £7 per month. It is initially available in five ETB Autocentres prior to rolling out across all 31 ETB centres.
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Back to the future: the evolution of tyres
17 Jul 2020
Having looked at how we got from the invention of the wheel to the kinds of tyres we know today, our series on the history of tyre technology concludes with an overview of the kinds of technologies currently available.
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Old minibus and bus tyres banned
17 Jul 2020
The Department for Transport (DfT) has decided to go ahead with legislation banning the fitment of tyres over 10 years of age to the front wheels of lorries, buses and coaches. The ban also extends to all wheels of minibuses unless they have a ‘twin axle’, which means they would have two wheels on each side at the rear. To assist in enforcement, the age limit will be included in the MoT test of the commercial vehicles while the DVSA will now include a tyre age check as part of its routine roadside activities.
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Papers, please! Make sure your car is compliant before continental motoring
15 Jul 2020
The lifting of many lockdown restrictions, scrapping of foreign travel quarantine and the introduction of “travel corridor” destinations, have seen holiday bookings to driveable locations across Europe unsurprisingly rocket. But as people opt to take a flight-free break this summer, Venson Automotive Solutions is reminding fleet managers and company car drivers to check leased cars are covered for international travel and fully roadworthy, especially if they have been idle on the driveway during lockdown.
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Tyres, aquaplaning and how to avoid it
23 Jun 2020
Regardless of the time of year, our temperate northern climates are increasingly exposed to sudden, heavy rainfall, and the rising rainwater pools do not bode well for motorists on this side of the equator. Should we be worried about aquaplaning? Not with the right preparation and tyres.
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Liverpool FC official tyre Falken supplies team bus as Premier League restarts
18 Jun 2020
The return of the Premier League will see runaway leaders Liverpool FC travel only to the other side of Stanley Park on Sunday, when they take on Everton in the Merseyside derby. However, the team bus will need to cover much greater distances before the season is completed. And it is primed to roll on official tyre sponsor, Falken's rubber. Protyre fits the Falken RI151 to the 12.9l Irizar I8, supplied and operated by St Helens-based Ellisons.
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