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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

Winter Tyres – it’s Decision Time, says Kwik-Fit Fleet

In the weeks since the September launch of its first winter tyre programme, Kwik-Fit Fleet has reported considerable demand. At present the fast-fitter is fitting more than 2,200 winter tyres a week and soon demand may outstrip supply in Britain’s previously sluggish winter tyre market. And with demand for tyres increasing globally, supplying our market with sufficient fresh stocks may prove no mean feat.

30th November 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Changing Tyres Is Child's Play, Says etyres

Online tyre retailer etyres has released a short online video showing motorists how changing a tyre is so easy that even a child can do it. Most motorists dread the idea of getting a puncture and being stranded at the roadside waiting for a breakdown truck. Now etyres has released a short online video which shows drivers how they can fit their spare wheel in a matter of minutes and be back on the road in no time. And to demonstrate just how easy it is, the entire procedure is filmed being carried out by 10-year-old William Stepney. This idea is similar to the YouTube video from TyreSafe, in which two seven-year-olds check tread depths with a 20p coin.

4th November 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

TyreSafe Gets Behind Winter Tyre Cause

“Winter weather tyres offer considerable safety improvements for many months of the year when driving conditions are typically cold or damp,” explains Stuart Jackson, chairman of TyreSafe. It is a theme that has continued throughout the past month, and now the UK’s leading tyre safety organisation has added its own specially commissioned research to the mountain of evidence that suggests the use of correct seasonal tyres could help increase the safety of the country’s drivers in the winter.

2nd November 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Honest John: Where’ve the Spare Tyres Gone?

In the midst of TyreSafe’s annual Tyre Safety month honestjohn.co.uk, is drawing attention to consumer disquiet when it comes to tyre foam kits. A survey of visitors to the Honestjohn.co.uk website suggests that an overwhelming 91 per cent of respondents said they would prefer to have a spare tyre and almost the same number (86 per cent) said that they would rather have a spare tyre than their vehicle having lower CO2 emissions.

22nd October 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Emergency Services Support TyreSafe

Continuing this October’s Tyre Safety Month, TyreSafe is publicising the thoughts of two “Wheel Heroes”; emergency service professionals who explain why they are supporting tyre safety month. The duo is a fire fighter who will “never forget a fatal minibus crash involving a youth soccer team” and a policeman “who attended an accident where a young nurse lost her life due to an under-inflated tyre”.

21st October 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Tyre Safety Month Backed by Highways Agency

This October’s tyre safety month has received a significant boost after the Highways Agency announced that it is backing the campaign month for the first time. Ginny Clarke, director of network services for the Highways Agency, said: “The Highways Agency is pleased to be backing TyreSafe as they launch this year’s tyre safety month. The simple 20p test is an essential part of preparing for your journey. By checking that tyres are still in good condition, drivers are helping to avoid accidents, and the risk of delays to their journey as a result.”

14th October 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

TyreSafe Launches iPhone Tyre Pressure App

iPhone users in the UK now have a useful tool to assist with correct tyre pressure inflation at their disposal. As part of October’s Tyre Safety Month, TyreSafe has launched a free iPhone application that provides a manufacturer’s recommended tyre pressure settings in both psi and bar upon entering vehicle registration details.

6th October 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Garages and Vehicle Main Dealers Support Tyre Safety Month

Tyre Safety Month launched today with national backing from Motor Codes and its nationwide network of 6,500 garages along vehicle main dealers of the four Fiat Group brands. Fiat Group Automobiles UK announced that Alfa Romeo, Abarth, Fiat and Fiat Professional will promote the importance of correct tyre care and maintenance across their 328-strong, UK retail and service networks. The Fiat Group’s support will begin by offering drivers free tyre safety checks at its dealerships during tyre safety month.

1st October 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

RoadSafe Pledges Tyre Safety Month Support

The road safety partnership RoadSafe has stated its support for near-namesake TyreSafe’s Tyre Safety Month initiative, which runs throughout October. Adrian Walsh, RoadSafe director says: “Tyres are a vital part of your car. You cannot brake, steer or accelerate properly when they are worn or underinflated. Drivers must remember to check them regularly. It can save a life.”

30th September 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

TyreSafe Releases Video to Illustrate Tyre Test Simplicity

With October’s Tyre Safety Month of October upon us, the organisation behind the initiative, TyreSafe has released a campaign video stressing the simplicity of testing the suitability of tyres. The video, posted on YouTube and embedded in the page below, features 7 year-old faux-mechanics Kyanne and Finlay showing drivers how simple it is to check their tyre tread depth with a 20p coin. The organisation also states that Department for Transport figures published in its latest road casualty report show that more than 200 people were killed or seriously injured (KSI) in the UK in 2009 as a result of an accident where illegal, defective or under-inflated tyres were a contributory factor.

29th September 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Steady Eddie Promotes Tyre Safety

Eddie Stobart, the iconic transport and haulage operator, has developed a new livery on one of its fleet’s trailers to raise awareness about the importance of checking tyres. The trailer design has been developed in conjunction with Cumbria Constabulary and TyreSafe, in support of this October’s tyre safety month and will be used to encourage drivers to make sure their tyres are safe and legal.

27th September 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Stats Show Dangerous Tyre Convictions on the Rise

When the Ministry of Justice releases data on driving convictions for 2009 on October 21 we will finally get to see whether or not a shameful trend has been reversed. The most recently available information shows a total of 4,317 drivers were successfully prosecuted by courts in England and Wales for driving on defective tyres during 2008, an increase of 14 per cent on the previous year. This information was released by the Ministry of Justice in response to a parliamentary question by Stoke-on-Trent MP, Tristram Hunt and shows the figure to be at a seven-year high, up from a low of 3,595 convictions in 2006.

17th September 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Pro-Align Joins TyreSafe

Wheel alignment equipment supplier Pro-Align has become the latest company to join TyreSafe. Pro-Align will support the industry’s safety awareness group’s ongoing campaigns which raise awareness about the dangers associated with defective and illegal tyres. The company will also provide specialist knowledge and advice relating to wheel alignment issues.

25th August 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Get Ready for Tyre Safety Month

This year during tyre safety month TyreSafe says it will build on last year’s campaign by focusing on family audiences and highlighting the simplicity of checking tyre tread depth with a 20p coin. The organisation is now inviting any interested party, including garages, tyre retailers, fleets and other interested organisations to register their details in order to receive free point of sale materials for the October campaign by visiting the TyreSafe www.tyresafe.org website or by calling the campaign hotline on 0845 301 6852.

13th August 2010/by Tyrepress Editors