Tyre testing at Shropshire school highlights over 30 percent of cars checked had illegal tyres

Falken improves safety and alleviates the financial burden, providing free tyres to the first five cars with illegal or damaged tyres identified at Shropshire schoolShropshire, July 24 2013. An evaluation at a Shropshire primary school found eight out of 25 parents’ cars checked were fitted with illegal tyres. The test, conducted by tyre manufacturer Falken, at Moorfield Primary School in Newport, Shropshire, underlines research undertaken by its UK distributor Micheldever. It found over 56 percent of 8,900 tyres it removed last month had less than the legal requirement of 1.6mm tread depth.