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What Does Your Car Colour Reveal?

Does the colour of the car you drive say anything about your chosen profession? Do the police have a bias for blue or undertakers have a predisposition for black?

Car insurance expert elephant.co.uk looked at data from over one million drivers to find out if particular professions prefer certain colour cars and discovered that you just might be able to tell someone’s job by looking at their car.

Blue proved to be the most popular colour all round with a quarter of motorists choosing the calming shade for their vehicle. However, living up to their ‘boys in blue’ name, the colour proved even more popular with the police who are over 7 per cent more likely to drive a blue car than the average motorist.

25th March 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Darfur Tyre Bandits Attack Peacekeeping Convoy

Armed bandits fired at a peacekeeping convoy in Sudan’s trouble Darfur region in mid-March, according to officials. The twist in this story is on this occasion the attackers were after tyres. Five international police officers were reportedly injured after their vehicle flipped over during the ambush, a spokesman for the UN/African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) told the Reuters news agency. The UNAMID force is reportedly operating at less than a third of its promised strength, with just over 7,000 troops and 1,600 police officers on the ground.

20th March 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Cooper Tyres to Receive Ultimate Wet Performance Test

In July 2007 T&A reported news of a Chinese man who navigated the Yangtze River perched upon a truck tyre inner tube, and now a Yorkshire farmer is preparing to cross the chilly waters of Bering Straight – in a Land Rover. But do not fear, unlike our intrepid friend Mr. Cheng, who set off on his 3,000 kilometre trip without even the most basic safety equipment (you can read about Mr. Chen’s adventure here), the adventurers from Blighty have planned well for their journey, and can rely on the buoyant assistance of Cooper Tire.

Steve Burgess and his partner Nicky Spinks set off on their 30,000-mile journey from England to South America on January 29. While most of their travels will see them traversing solid ground, when they reach Russia’s east coast their trusty Land Rover 110 Pickup, shod with Discoverer STT tyres, will be fitted with ‘floats’, and driven into the sea towards Alaska, 50 miles away.

29th January 2008/by Tyrepress Editors

Tunneller Underestimated His Prize

(Tire Review/Akron) A burglar who tunnelled into a Coquille, Oregon, tyre shop over the weekend really didn’t do his homework. The two-foot wide tunnel was big enough for the burglar himself but too small to accommodate his targeted booty – medium truck tyres stored in the back storage room of Steele’s Universal Tire & Wheel Inc. Local police think the break-in is related to a similar incident at a local restaurant that was discovered earlier. No arrests have been made.

11th December 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

London Tyre Shop Destroyed by Blazing Van

A tyre dealership in South London has been destroyed following what appears to be a premeditated case of arson. Fire spread through Brixton’s Turbo Tyres early on Friday November 30 after a white Luton van was reportedly driven into the premises and set alight. Thirty firefighters worked for two hours to contain the blaze and prevent it from spreading to neighbouring flats. Numerous windows in these homes were blown out by an explosion that came from within the tyre shop, and some 75 local residents were evacuated from the area.

5th December 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Don’t Try This at Home…Or Anywhere Else

A man in the US has injured himself using an item of tyre changing equipment that T&A did not encounter at last May’s Brityrex and is confident was also not displayed on any of the stands at either CITExpo or Tyrexpo Asia. In order to loosen a stiff wheel nut, the 66-year old man from Washington State called into service the considerable power offered by his 12-guage shotgun.

The man had removed all but one of the wheel nuts from the rear right wheel of his Lincoln Continental, which he had been attempting to repair for the previous two weeks – the removal of wheel nuts apparently in this instance proving to be a challenging and time consuming affair. The DIY fast-fit procedure was carried out at arm’s length from the wheel, and the man was peppered with buckshot and debris as a reward for his creative thinking.

13th November 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

HiQ Supports Met Police Road Safety Work

HiQ, is lending its support to the Metropolitan Police in an effort to increase road safety. HiQ’s presence at a recent field test day in Essex allowed collision investigators from across the UK to carry out a series of vehicle handling exercises. A team from local fast fit centre, HiQ Strood, were on hand to change tyres and lower tyre pressure on a range of vehicles being used in the tyre pressure handling and wheel locking exercises.

The event organised on behalf of the Institute of Traffic Accident Investigators promoted the free and open exchange of knowledge between those involved in the field of investigating road traffic accidents.

5th November 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Cars With Bald Tyres Crushed

The DVLA and Police have seized 270 vehicles with potential deadly hazards, such as bald tyres, in South Yorkshire. Part of the local Police force’s campaign to crack down on vehicle crime, Operation Impact on Crime has resulted in 170 being crushed. Temporary Assistant Chief Constable Paul Broadbent, told reporters: “There are cars with bumpers hanging off and bald tyres – any one of them could have been involved in an accident and killed or seriously hurt someone. Some are good quality cars, but which have no tax or insurance. It shows that we do not care how old or how new a car is, if there’s no tax or insurance it’s going to get towed away.”

The crackdown has also targeted dodgy scrapdealers who handle stolen goods. South Yorkshire Police’s Scrapwatch scheme will focus on Rotherham – where 44 per cent of metal thefts are carried out.

11th September 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Goodyear HQ Evacuated in Bomb Scare

(Akron/Tire Review) A bomb scare emptied Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.’s headquarters in Akron on August 31. No bomb was found, police officials said. Employees were evacuated around 4:30 p.m. after a company employee discovered a “suspicious package” at the headquarters building. The local bomb squad detonated the package on Goodyear grounds.

Local police officials said that in recent weeks many businesses in the Akron area had been receiving telephone bomb threats. The FBI is now investigating the Goodyear threat, as well as the others.

5th September 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Police Nail ‘Tyre Repairmen’

(Akron/Tire Review) According to local media, enterprising Cambodian tyre repairmen were jailed after being arrested for spicing up their business by covering roads near their roadside repair stalls with nails.

Chamcarmon district police in the capital of Phnom Penh said they detained Khy Pros, 21, and So Mom, 26, both of whom made a living from fixing flat tyres on the roadside, on August 17.The arrests came after a senior government official’s car was stopped by a suspicious quantity of nails on the road.

Both men face charges of vandalism and disrupting public order by Phnom Penh Municipal Court and are now serving up to six months in Prey Sar jail awaiting trial, court officials said on Monday. If convicted, the pair face up to five years each in prison.

29th August 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Caught Speeding? Blame Your Tyres

The boys and girls in blue have every good reason to look a tad cynical when yet another motorist tries to talk their way out of a speeding ticket; during the course of their often thankless job the average police officer is the recipient of a rich assortment of colourful but implausible excuses for fast driving. But if you’re quick – and own the face of a poker player – you may be granted the opportunity of testing a brand new excuse next time the long arm of the law catches up with you: I didn’t know I was speeding, officer. It was my tyres….

An Australian researcher has drawn the conclusion that numerous motorists are being unfairly booked because their vehicle’s speedometers are underestimating how fast they’re travelling, and one of the factors leading to instrument panel incongruity is the type and condition of the rubber that comes in contact with the road.

21st August 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Thieves Target Lincolnshire Tyre Shops

Police are looking for information that will determine whether the burglaries at two neighbouring Lincolnshire tyre shops on August 12 or 13 are connected. The break-ins took place in Guash Way, Stamford, and police were initially alerted after an alarm at Kingsway Tyres was activated at about 2.15am on Monday August 13. After gaining access to the premises the thieves were defeated by the building’s internal door, and they are not believed to have stolen anything.

The start of the business week revealed that the Hi Q outlet in the same street was also broken into some time between the Saturday and Monday. The back door of the fast fit outlet had been forced open and cash was stolen from a drawer and from a safe.

Lincolnshire police are trying to establish if the burglaries were committed by the same people and at the same time, and have asked to hear from persons who witnessed any suspicious activity in Guash Way over the weekend, particularly between 1.30am and 2.30am on Monday. Anyone with information is asked to contact Lincolnshire Police on 01780 752222, quoting Incident Number 97 of August 13. Those who wish to make an anonymous report can do so to Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.

15th August 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Tyre Safety No Joke in Switzerland

Car owners take note – a motorist who was caught by the Swiss police with insufficient tread depth on his car tyres has been banned from driving for a month, following the decision of the federal court in Lausanne. This ruling by Switzerland’s highest court overturned a lighter sentence previously given by an administrative court, deciding in favour of clear punishment in the case of unsafe tyres on vehicles.

At the hearing on 7th August, the court was told about a professional driver who had been stopped in May last year during the course of a police check in wet weather. The tread depth on the vehicle’s tyres was in part below the minimum specified limit of 1.6mm. According to the federal judges, this was something the driver would have been able to see and he should have replaced the tyres. Continuing to drive with tyres this worn was considered to be a moderately serious offence, as it posed a danger to others.

13th August 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

Striking South African Workers Vent Anger at Tyre Plant Bosses

Striking workers at Continental Tyre South Africa’s Port Elizabeth factory have expressed their feelings towards deadlocked wage negotiations with what one local media source has described as a “rampage.” The Port Elizabeth Herald described the July 31 events as nearly becoming “out of control,” with “verbal abuse exchanged between the group and police.” Part of the road outside the plant was reportedly barricaded with burning tyres and a number of motor vehicles belonging to employees not participating in the strike were damaged.

Members of the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) were well represented amongst the demonstrative group outside the plant, and Continental is accusing them of not adhering to the accepted rules of picketing. “The company can‘t condone an act of this nature. Under the circumstances we will be forced to enforce the picketing order,” Continental Tyre spokesman Attie Higgs told media. In its defence Numsa said the display of anger was symbolic of the workers’ growing frustration and desperation, and the union accused the plant bosses of “not negotiating in good faith.”

1st August 2007/by Tyrepress Editors

£5000 Reward for Tyre Theft Information

Bristol tyre retailer Autospeed is offering a £5,000 reward for information on a theft that took place at the Nailsea centre at The Vines Industrial Estate, between Saturday evening and Sunday morning of the 7th and 8th July. Workers at the centre arrived to work on Sunday 8th July to find that nearly all of their stock had been stolen overnight. In excess of 500 tyres, batteries, brake components were taken, including a Robinair AC650 air conditioning machine and a set of Supertracker wheel alignment gauges.

Autospeed Divisional Director, Simon King said: “This is a very serious crime and we are urging residents to contact the police if they have any information or saw anything suspicious. Autospeed is offering £5,000 reward for any information leading to the conviction of the people involved in the theft.”

Anyone who has any information please contact DCI Andy Jones on 0845 45 67 000 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

26th July 2007/by Tyrepress Editors