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Bridgestone makes ‘driving home for Christmas’ tyre safety plea

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Driving home for Christmas is more than an indispensable addition to the festive season playlist, it is something many of us will soon do. That worries Bridgestone after finding out that more than half the motorists making the drive home fail to recognise an ‘extremely serious’ risk associated with illegal tyre usage. Research carried out on Bridgestone’s behalf suggests that 54% of motorists don’t regard driving on illegal tyres as potentially life threatening.

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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

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Everyone at Tyres & Accessories, Tyrepress, and WhatTyre wishes you a very Happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year. Our offices are closed between 24 December and 3 January. We look forward to continuing our leading coverage of all aspects of the tyre business in 2022. As always, thank you to our readers for your business, loyalty, and support.

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UK motorists will travel 5.9bn miles this Christmas

According to new research from webuyanycar.com, over the coming festive week, the majority (70 per cent) of Britons are expecting to spend 11 hours – one and a half working days – in the car.

The study found that visiting blended and extended families are behind this annual Yuletide exodus, with the average Brit set to celebrate Christmas THREE times, in three different locations, this December.

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Oh Christmas tyres, oh Christmas tyres

As we reach the end of 2014, we think it’s a great idea for tyre dealers to find a way to celebrate. One dealer’s decoration in the north east caught Micheldever wholesale director, Alan Baldwin’s eye; he sent a picture of Grande Tyres’ Christmas Tree made of various types of tyre to Tyrepress.

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Don’t let Christmas drive you crazy

As 13 million of the UK’s drivers take to the roads this Christmas, leading used car website Trusted Dealers, in partnership with the NFDA (National Franchised Dealers Association) has revealed the annual Christmas getaway is one of the biggest cause of stress for families over the festive period. Forget ‘turkey tension’ and ‘panic presents’, the […]

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