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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

Should VOSA Call Time on Old Tyres?

Editorial/Comment

The news that Alan Crickmore, a Gloucestershire coroner has written to the Secretary of State for Transport (Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP) calling for a ban on vehicle tyres that are more than 10 years old lends new support to a cause that has been a topic of discussion within the industry for some time. The case Crickmore referred to was the death of Nazma Shaheen, whose Toyota Lucida was travelling northbound along the M5 when a tyre burst and the car clipped a kerb and rolled over, throwing Mrs Shaheen clear of the vehicle on 6 May 2009. Tyre age was said to have precipitated the accident. What stood out for me the first time I read about this case, apart from the tragic circumstances that initially caused the coroner’s involvement, was the fact that this was the first time that a completely non tyre-related party has publically called for an overhaul of the tyre aging rules.

27th July 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

TyreSafe Warns Bikers Tyre ‘Squaring’ Danger

As National Motorcycle Week kicks off, TyreSafe is warning riders that continuous upright riding on fast straight routes can harm their bikes’ tyres. Long journeys on motorways can cause the meeting of the tyre’s sidewall and tread to ‘square-off’, which gives a feeling of loss of grip when the bike is used on winding roads, according to the safety association. Often on long journeys motorcyclists switch from the motorway to fast A- and B-roads, without knowing their bikes’ handling may be compromised.

19th July 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

TRA Calls for Retail Support at Forum Day

The Tyre Recovery Association called on retailers and garages to support efforts to eradicate illegal tyre collection and disposal activities at the association’s annual forum day last week (9 July 2010). More than 65 delegates heard a range of presentations from different industry areas and discussed ways to improve recycling rates and abolish illegal activities.

“This year’s forum proved to be a great success which we hope will act as a catalyst to generate even greater support from within the industry,” Peter Taylor OBE, secretary general of the Tyre Recovery Association commented. “A number of very positive ideas and suggestions were shared which could help the industry significantly. One of the major areas of common consensus was in the support that our retail colleagues can provide. Many felt that retailers should become more aware about their duty of care obligations. This could be achieved in a number of ways such as checking that their collector is registered with the Responsible Recycler Scheme. This type of simple action would help to significantly reduce the number of tyres which continue to be illegally stored, dumped or exported.”

15th July 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Results of Part Worn Tyre Investigation ‘Extremely Worrying’ – TyreSafe

TyreSafe has reported on the risks associated with buying part worn tyres following revelations from Birmingham City Council that its trading standards officers examined a selection of part worn tyres being sold in the city and found that nine out of ten failed to meet the minimum legal standards. Among the failures uncovered were tyres with embedded nails, illegal tread depth, exposed cords, inadequate markings – and one tyre that was 17 years old. The investigation comes just weeks after TyreSafe found that more than ten per cent of drivers are more likely to buy part worn tyres compared with a year ago.

1st July 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

TyreSafe Announces Support for Responsible Recycler Scheme

The tyre industry’s Responsible Recycler Scheme now has the support of TyreSafe, the UK’s leading tyre safety organisation. TyreSafe states that it hopes to help cut the number of illegal part-worn tyres entering the market and encourage safer worker practices within tyre dealers, garages and workshops.

18th June 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

TyreSafe Highlights Caravan Tyre Checks Following UK’s Bright Early June

Whether your attitude towards caravans could best be described as “enthusiastic” or “Clarksonesque”, one potential problem for the holiday home on wheels has possibly escaped you: the degradation of its tyres during idle Winter months. With one of the brightest start to Summer since records began, UK safety organisation TyreSafe has taken the opportunity to address the problem, suggesting that caravan owners should pay particular attention to the condition of their tyres before heading off on holiday this year. Since caravans often stand unused for much of the off-season, there is a strong potential for tyre related problems to develop – such as cracking caused by the sun’s UV rays – making them unsafe or dangerous to use. To help owners identify such problems, TyreSafe, the UK’s leading tyre safety organisation, has launched a new section on its website at www.tyresafe.org dedicated to caravan tyre safety.

16th June 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Birmingham Trading Standards: 90% of Part Worn Tyres are Illegal

Birmingham City Council’s trading standards officers recently found that nine out of ten part worn tyres examined in an inspection failed to meet the minimum legal standards. In response industry body TyreSafe is publicising the results of the investigation in order to raise awareness of what it calls “the high levels of risk associated with buying part worn tyres.”

According to Birmingham City Council’s trading standards officers, tyres which had nails embedded, illegal tread depth, exposed cords, inadequate markings and one tyre which was 17 years old were among the failures. The investigation comes just a few weeks after TyreSafe found that more than one in ten drivers was more likely to buy part worn tyres compared with 12 months ago.

The investigation formed part of an ongoing programme by Birmingham City Council to target sales of part worn tyres. This year was its ninth annual investigation and saw it buy 10 tyres from retailers across the city. Over the course of the entire programme, the team bought and tested more than 190 part worn tyres with 25 per cent found to have “some form of structural defect.” In this year’s survey 30 per cent of tyres had structural failings including illegal tread depth and a nail embedded in the casing while 90 per cent did not have the correct markings required by law, which identify them as a part worn tyre.

3rd June 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

TyreSafe Publishes Caravan Tyre Safety Advice Online

To coincide with the start of the 10th annual National Camping and Caravanning Week (29 May – 4 June), TyreSafe has launched a new section on its website dedicated to caravan tyre safety. The pages provide a host of technical tips and information aimed at helping to keep the record number of UK caravan owners safe and legal on the roads.

1st June 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

TyreSafe Warns Bikers of Pothole Threat

TyreSafe has continued its April campaign to promote motorbike tyre safety by reminding bikers that they can reduce some of the problems associated with damaged roads by ensuring their tyres are properly inflated. The increase in the number of potholes on the UK’s roads following the harsh winter has increased the vulnerability of tyres running at incorrect pressures, especially from the angular edges of potholes or kerbstones. This damage can result in dangerous bulges in the sidewall, or cuts that render the tyre illegal.

19th April 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Tyre Industry Advises Motorcyclists to Spring Clean Their Machines

Tyre safety body TyreSafe has advised motorcyclists to check the condition of their tyres in order to remain safe. The statements, which were issued separately but both coincide with April’s bike tyre safety month warn of safety issues such as the fact that some bikes can encounter rubber deterioration which can make the tyres unsafe or illegal after a long winter in storage.

“As the only point of contact with the road it’s critical that motorcyclists check that their tyres are in a healthy state before setting off on a ride,” explained Stuart Jackson, chairman, TyreSafe. “At the start of spring this becomes even more important as bikes can sometimes spend several months in storage over the winter. During this time their tyres can suffer from cracking and other forms of deterioration which can impact on the safety of the rider. By giving the tyres a thorough inspection, these problems can be minimised and riders can enjoy a safe return to their bikes.”

7th April 2010/by Tyrepress Editors