Survey finds 40% of motorists have dangerously flat tyres
A survey by Michelin and Kwik Fit has found that nearly 40% of UK motorists are driving around with at least one dangerously underinflated tyre.
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Tyres
Drivers are willing to spend £2,500 to avoid checking tyres
A new survey has found that 68% of UK motorists don’t know the legal miniumum tread depth for car tyres.
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UK motorists ignore faulty tyres until MOT failure
Tyre defects account for 27% of all MoT failures, including 5% of failures for car’s taking their first MoT. There are clear signs that UK motorists just don’t bother checking the tyres and wait for them to fail an MoT before replacing them.
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First impressions: Michelin CrossClimate tyres
My first impressions of Michelin CrossClimate tyres, after a couple of thousand miles in varied winter conditions.
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Signs suggest that the UK market may convert to all-season tyres
Kudos to tyre manufacturer Falken for breaking ranks and admitting that all-season tyres — rather than seperate winter and summer tyres — are a more appropriate choice for many UK drivers.
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600,000 reasons not to buy part-worn tyres
The part-worn tyre scandal continues: sharp operators selling overpriced junk tyres to cash-strapped motorists. A new survey found that 34% of part-worn tyres sold are illegal.
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UK drivers run winter rain risk, says TyreSafe
October is Tyre Safety Month, but a new survey by TyreSafe has found that only 27% of drivers had checked their tyre tread depth in the last month, while more than a quarter thought the minimum legal tread depth was less than the legal limit of 1.6mm.
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54% of young drivers can’t change a wheel
Can you change a wheel? If you’re over 24, could you when you were younger? A new survey has found
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