Tyre Safety Labels Explained As the only part of your car in contact with the road, your tyres are one of the most important safety features on your car. It is therefore vital that you know you’re getting good, safe tyres when you get them replaced. Aside from making sure you use a reputable tyre…
Your vehicle’s tyres are the only part that makes contact with the road, making it absolutely essential to keep all your tyres maintained in a roadworthy condition at all times. Driving with tyres that have a low tread depth can be very dangerous and increases the risk of tyre failure, as well as seriously reducing…
Run flat tyres are designed to allow your tyre to be used for a number of miles, even after the tyre has been punctured. This is thanks to the tyres having a thicker, reinforced sidewall that can hold the weight of your car without the correct amount of air pressure. This gives you the chance…
It’s sometimes easy to overlook that your vehicle’s tyres are the only point of contact that comes between you and the road. For this reason it’s essential to maintain both the performance and the quality of your tyres, to ensure the safety of you and your fellow road users. Tyre Pressure Your tyre pressure is…
It has become familiar knowledge that during the winter, road conditions become increasingly challenging. In many parts of Europe it is common, or even a legal requirement, for drivers to keep two sets of tyres – a set of ‘summer’ tyres and a set of specially designed ‘winter’ tyres. But for us here in the…
How to strike the right balance between safety and cost-effectiveness. Replacing your tyres can often be an intimidating prospect. With so many choices available and so many things to consider how can you be sure that you’re getting the right tyres at the right price? And do you go for a premium tyre brand, taking…
If you’re trying to save money, you may think a set of part-worn or used tyres offers an economic alternative to a brand new set. However, you may be buying into a false economy, and here’s why. It is legal in the UK to buy used or part worn tyres if they meet certain criteria…
This is our latest budget tyre price comparison table for online tyre prices as of the 12th of June for the top 10 most popular sizes sold in the UK, the data is taken from the online reservation functions of each company and is available for all to see. Reserve your tyres online.
Save money with Michelin and Lindleys Autocentres. Buy 2 or more 13? or 14? tyres and get £10. Buy 2 or more 15? or 16? tyres and get £15. Buy 2 or more 17? and above and get £50. Simply purchase your Michelin tyres from Lindleys Autocentres and fill the form in below or collect…
A survey of used tyres – often called part worn tyres – has shown that many are potentially dangerous. TyreSafe (a not-for-profit organisation) carried out a study which involved the purchase of 50 random part worn tyres from retailers across the UK. It found that 98 per cent were being sold illegally as they did…