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Administrative Charges Filed Against Tyre Deflating Judge

Last August we brought news on the American judge who passed sentence on the rear tyre of the car belonging to courtroom cleaner Jean Washington. Judge Robert C. Nalley, as tyrepress.com reported on August 13, deflated the tyre of the car allegedly parked in his “space” as “notes on the windscreen didn’t work.” Following nationwide media coverage, the tyre-deflating judge resigned from his post as Circuit Court chief administrator days later. Now Maryland's judicial commission has filed administrative charges against him.

18th January 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Michelin Releases Switzerland 2010 Guide

Michelin recently launched its centennial guide to Germany, and now it is the turn of neighbour Switzerland to receive its 2010 list of fine dining establishments. The latest guide, which goes on sale on November 19 in Switzerland and shortly afterwards elsewhere, provides information on 867 hotels and 695 restaurants across all comfort and price categories within its 520 pages.

18th November 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Former Kwik-Fit Employee Fined for “Stupid” Theft

Wolverhampton’s Express & Star newspaper has brought us news on one former Kwik Fit sales manager’s criminal activities. Deepak Uppal, who used to be employed at the fast fit chain’s West Bromwich branch, has pleaded guilty to fraud by false representation following his arrest for tyre theft.

11th November 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

New Track/Street Tyre From Kumho

Kumho Tire USA officially unveiled its new Ecsta XS KU36, an ultra-high performance radial designed for both track and street performance. The tyre was introduced to select media yesterday at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio.

15th September 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Hankook Ruled Liable for Employee Deaths

A provincial court in Korea has found factory chiefs and senior researchers of Hankook Tire guilty failing to prevent a series of work related deaths. The Korea Times reports that on August 14 the Daejeon District Court sentenced a factory chief, identified as Lee, 52, to eight months imprisonment, which was suspended for two years, and fined him three million won (£1.46 million). Another factory manager, Jung, 47, was given six months in prison, suspended for two years, plus a fine of two million won. The two men worked at Hankook’s Daejeon and Geumsan factories, where 14 workers died within 17 months.

17th August 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

S-Mark Won’t Take Effect in UK Till 2010

S-mark legislation limiting the sound levels emitted by tyres won’t not take effect until March 2010. According to an NTDA e-zine published this afternoon, the revised deadline comes after the Department of Transport reported that there has been “a delay in putting into place the statutory instrument which is required for the new s-marking regulations to become law.” In short, there won’t be any means of enforcing the new law in the UK until March 2010.

28th July 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Malaysia Clamping Down on Regrooved Tyres

Motorists in Malaysia have been warned that regrooved is not groovy – drivers of vehicles fitted with regrooved tyres have until November 1 to replace them with new or retreaded tyres approved by the Standards and Industrial Research Institute of Malaysia (SIRIM) before risking a fine.

“We will educate the public on the basic knowledge of tyre safety by distributing posters containing information on tyre care nationwide,” said Datuk Suret, director general of Malaysia’s Road Safety Department. He added that an educational campaign, including posters bearing message such as ‘Retread Tyres Are Safe To Use’ and ‘Your Car Is Only As Safe As Your Tyres’ will be distributed throughout the country. The department will also work with various agencies, including the Customs Department, to take action against retailers that sell tyres not meeting safety standards.

20th July 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Campaigns Net Thousands of Unsafe Tyres in UAE

According to the Khaleej Times, the use tyre market is alive and kicking in some parts of Abu Dhabi. Healthy demand exists for larger size commercial vehicle tyres, with examples changing hands from between Dh 200 and 700. However the country’s authorities are increasingly voicing their concern over the practice of fitting used tyres to vehicles: According to Colonel Hamad Adeel Al Shamsi, director of the Abu Dhabi Police’s Department of Traffic and Patrols, used tyres were responsible for the death of 13 persons and severe injuries of 16 persons last year. For this reason the department has intensified its inspection of substandard and worn out tyres and launched campaigns to educate motorists about the importance of safety of tyres.

16th July 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Soon You Will Only Be Able to Fit Type-Approved CATs

The Department for Transport has confirmed that the draft regulations limiting the fitting of replacement CATs to type approved products only are expected to be presented for ministerial consideration this month (June). There is scope for amendments to be made by the minister, but in essence these draft Regulations implement mandatory European requirements, and are expected to become law about four weeks after signature by the minister. The Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA) will then be responsible for policing and enforcement of a law requiring replacement catalytic converters intended for cars and light vans registered from 2001 to be fully type approved.

Paul Hannah, business development director at Klarius Group commented: “In relation to vehicles to which the requirements apply, the Department for Transport have confirmed that the result of supplying or fitting a non-type approved CAT will be to make the company or business responsible and ‘potentially certain officers or equivalent of the company or business’ liable to prosecution with a maximum fine of £5,000. Professional Motor Mechanics need to learn quickly about what to do to adhere to the law and protect themselves; their customers, their employers and suppliers.”

23rd June 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Sue’s Tyres Fined for Missing Waste Transfer Notices

Cannock-based Sue’s Tyres Limited has been fined £540 for failing to provide the appropriate waste transfer notices. Stafford Magistrates also fined the firm £90 as costs of £491 and a victim surcharge of £15 – a total of £1,136. The total could have been significantly higher, but the company was given a 10 per cent discount for changing its plea from not guilty to guilty. According to an Express and Star report, the council has no reason to believe the company was fly-tipping but says it was acting as a waste broker without the required documentation. The maximum fine for flytipping is £50,000 and/or five years in prison. The maximum fine for giving waste to someone who then fly-tips it is £5,000.

22nd June 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Bridgestone Revises 2008 Fiscal Projections Following EC Fine

Following the January 28 European Commission decision regarding the international marine hose cartel, Bridgestone has once more revised its consolidated financial projections for the 2008 fiscal year. The company anticipates net sales of 3,250 billion yen (£25.5 billion), an amount unchanged since it last revised its projections on December 22, 2008 and 170 billion yen (£1.3 billion) less than the company’s original 2008 year projection, announced on August 8, 2008. Operating income, at 118 billion yen (£926.7 million) and ordinary income of 64 billion yen (£502.6 million) also remain the same as the December 22 projection. Net income, however, is now projected to be 7.5 billion yen (£58.9 million), a reduction of 4.5 billion yen (£35.3 million) or 35 per cent from the December revisions. Last August the tyre major had anticipated net income of 66 billion yen (£518.3 million).

29th January 2009/by Tyrepress Editors

Dunlop Oil & Marine Pleads Guilty to Price Fixing Charges

Grimsby based marine hose manufacturer Dunlop Oil & Marine has agreed to plead guilty to taking part in a scheme to fix prices and rig bids. The US Justice Department says the company has also agreed to pay a $4.54 million fine for its wrongdoings.

This please follows previous charges handed out to executives in the UK and several other countries. Three British businessmen were sentenced to imprisonment.

2nd December 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Prison an Option for Tyre Dumping Threesome

Tyre dumping doesn’t pay, especially the dumping of 175,883 tyres and 290 tonnes of tyre wire. This is the total quantity illegally disposed of by a Welsh trio, who are now each facing up to five years in prison and a substantial fine for their illicit deeds. The South Wales Echo reports that Geraint Evans, 52, his partner Marilyn Hanks, 36, and accomplice Norman Cassidy face jail and an ‘unlimited’ fine after admitting to various charges at Cardiff Crown Court on November 6.

A six-month, cross-border environment agencies investigation revealed the three dumpers had dispatched waste tyre product to four sites in Wales and England. The dumped tyres had been collected from garages and then stored in rented warehouses before being ‘released into the wild’, and Environment Agency Wales believes the illegal scheme way have netted the trio about £115,000.

10th November 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Mak XLR – Matt is the New Gloss

If white is now the new black, then Revolution Motorstore says matt is most definitely the new gloss. Celebrating this new trend in some considerable style, Revolution presents its latest visual feast, the Mak XLR Ice Black. This lightweight multispoke design wheel marries ultra light weight with strength and design integrity. As with most Mak wheels, the XLR is available in a wide range of stud patterns to suit the vast majority of European, Japanese and Tuner cars. Initial sizes will be 17 and 18-inch, with 16-inch to follow soon.

23rd October 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

That’s a Mighty Fine Looking Vehicle Yer Got There, Pardner…

You would be forgiven for thinking the ride qualities on the Hummer H3 were a little wooden….One particular specimen, parked in London during October, is equipped with wheels and ‘tyres’ not commonly seen in these parts for the best part of a century. But this vehicle doesn’t represent a backwards step from the manufacturer of plus-sized 4x4s – the wooden wagon wheels fitted to the Hummer parked in the Old Burlington road are there for art’s sake.

16th October 2008/by Tyrepress Editors