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High costs mean fewer miles, less maintenance

Insurance company Admiral has found motorists using their cars less and ignoring problems with their cars – including replacing tyres – due to rising motoring costs. Half of UK motorists say they have reduced the amount of driving they do due to the rising cost of fuel, while more than nine out of ten feel ripped off by the current price of petrol and diesel. These are some of the findings of new research by car insurance expert Admiral that illustrate how motoring costs are affecting many drivers.

7th June 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

British motorists waste over £1 billion a year, says Continental

Those of you happy to throw away £300 a year rejoice – according to research by Continental Tyres, there’s a good chance you’re doing this already courtesy of your driving style. Over the driving lifetime of a motorist this adds up to the equivalent of £18,000 (at today’s fuel prices), enough buy a new car. Across Britain, more than £1 billion a year is squandered through uneconomical driving. But Continental believes this needn’t be the case.

26th May 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Toyo to attend Supercar Sunday at Goodwood

As official sponsor and tyre partner for the Goodwood Revival, Toyo Tires will be at The Goodwood Breakfast club for ‘Supercar Sunday’ on May Day. With this in mind, company representatives are extending an open invitation: “why not head down to the Goodwood Circuit and join Toyo for some breakfast?”

15th April 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

TyreSafe membership inflates with AIR-serv

One of the world’s leading suppliers of ancillary forecourt equipment has joined TyreSafe following the group’s first ever industry roadshow. The recent event highlighted how companies from a wide range of sectors can get involved in promoting tyre safety, as well as giving an insight into the challenges the UK continues to face from defective and illegal tyres. As a result, the UK division of AIR-serv has put pen to paper and is TyreSafe’s newest commercial member.

29th March 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Tyre firms praise fuel duty decision

Bridgestone and Kwik-Fit Fleet have responded positively to the Government’s decision not to increase fuel duty. Commenting yesterday on the reversal of the planned hike announced in the Budget, Bridgestone UK communications manager Andrew Dingley said “today’s announcement that the planned increase in fuel duty has been dropped is welcome news for motorists at a time of austerity. The 1p a litre, plus inflation, fuel duty escalator, which was due to take effect on April 1st, would have added as much as 5p a litre at the pumps. Intervening now to block a further fuel price increase is a sensible move and will go some way to easing the strain on motorists and businesses that rely on transportation.

24th March 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Mileage tackled in phase 3 of Michelin’s “right tyre” campaign

The third phase of Michelin’s current UK advertising campaign got underway on March 14, and this time round the focus is on longevity. Retaining the campaign’s strap line of “the right tyre changes everything,” the latest ads feature Bibendum – otherwise known as the Michelin Man – defeating a ‘wearing’ road by providing motorists with longer-lasting tyres. Once again, the campaign will include a mix of television commercials, print media ads, outdoor posters and online banners.

15th March 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Yokohama OE on Audi A7 Sportback

Audi’s new A7 Sportback, released in Europe in Autumn 2010 and now being introduced into global markets, is to be fitted with Yokohama Advan tyres as original equipment. Yokohama Rubber reports its Advan Sport in size 265/35R20 99Y XL has been selected for the four door coupe, the fourth Audi model to be shipped with Yokohama tyres as original equipment.

4th January 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Maxxis Gains OE Accreditation from PSA

Tyre manufacturer Maxxis International has received original equipment accreditation from PSA. The company says it has developed its MA-510 tyre in conjunction with PSA specifically for the European OE market – it already complies with the European type approval standard 661/2009 – and is supplying the tyre in size 175/65R14 on the Peugeot 206+.

2nd December 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

TyreSafe Roadshow to Highlight the Challenges of Illegal Tyres

Early next year TyreSafe will set its first ever industry roadshow in motion. Solihull has been chosen as the location where the event, hosted by Quentin Willson, will get underway on January 26. The British motoring authority, who has at different times presented both Top Gear and Fifth Gear, has been charged with delivering insights into the challenges the UK continues to face from defective and illegal tyres. During the roadshow TyreSafe will outline its ongoing plans to tackle the key issues linked with this problem and highlight how companies from a wide range of sectors can get involved and help save lives.

2nd December 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

ATS Euromaster Launches Payment Card

ATS Euromaster has launched a new payment card named ‘ATS Assist’, offering a single payment option for all motoring needs, regardless of vehicle type, covering drivers for everything from tyres to fuel and windscreen replacement to vehicle rental. Individual cards available for every car, van, truck and trailer. A single weekly or monthly invoice is sent to managers detailing all transactions, vehicle by vehicle, eliminating the need for drivers to collect receipts and claim expenses, thus reducing administration. The collective online information also provides a clear fleet cost analysis, enabling businesses to identify purchasing trends and potential cost savings more readily.

1st December 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Bear’s Tyre Tracker Aims to Reduce Australian Fleet Downtime, Maintenance Costs

Australian tyre life-cycle management specialist, Brad Bearman of Bear’s Tyres has suggested that his Bear’s Tyre Tracker product could help fleets in the country reduce fuel wastage. “It is an unfortunate fact that the neglect of tyre maintenance is directly attributable to unnecessary fuel wastage, particularly for long haul carriers that spend most of their time of the road," said Bearman.

24th November 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

October New Car Registrations Fall 22.2%

While the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders suggests the 2010 new passenger car market will be 1.5 per cent up on 2009 figures at the end of the year, October saw a “significant fall in… new car registrations,” says Paul Everitt, SMMT chief executive. Registrations fell 22.2 per cent to 131,495 in year-on-year comparisons, though this figure is in line with October 2009 if one discounts the Scrappage Incentive Scheme volumes. The impact of the Scrappage Incentive Scheme would therefore seem to have had no effect but to prop up the 2009 market temporarily, while the sluggish recovery of demand in 2010 could partially be the effect of consumers bringing new car purchases forward to take advantage of the scheme. Everitt also said “some deterioration in consumer confidence” was responsible.

4th November 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

HiQ Promotes Goodyear EfficientGrip with Fuel Promo

The HiQ fast fit network is working in conjunction with Goodyear to present drivers who purchase an EfficientGrip tyre online will receive a £10 fuel voucher to be used at their nearest Sainsbury station. In addition, purchasers can receive £20, £30 and £40 if they kit their cars out with two, three or four EfficientGrip tyres online.

3rd November 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear Announces UK Fuel Giveaway

A nationwide campaign by tyre manufacturer Goodyear to promote its EfficientGrip tyres will be launched on Tuesday, 2 November in Gateshead. The manufacturer will reportedly partner with five petrol stations across England to give motorists £20 of free unleaded or diesel fuel, and will be available for four hours each day or until stocks run out with an estimated 600 motorists expected to benefit at each location. The campaign is designed to stress the fuel savings potential of fitting the company’s EfficientGrip tyre.

28th October 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Stand Taller with Pirelli’s Latest PZero

If you’ve ever envied your car’s tyres and wished your own feet could also be so beautifully shod, you may wish to read further…Pirelli has transferred its flair for automotive panache into a new footwear range. Part of Pirelli’s PZero industrial design project, the ‘Gum Appeal’ collection of high heel shoes includes dual-tone rain boots, low-cut shoes, passe-partout boots and 8cm high lace-up half-boots.

7th October 2010/by Tyrepress Editors