TyreSafe announces new ‘stable’ partner

Avoid Easter roadside misery with pre-travel tyre checks

With motoring organisations predicting that this Easter break will be one of the busiest on the roads for several years, drivers are being reminded to check their tyre pressures before setting off to avoid any roadside misery and unnecessary additional expense. According to TyreSafe, the UK’s leading tyre safety organisation, drivers failing to ensure that their tyres are properly inflated are much more likely to suffer a serious failure, will suffer from increased tyre wear and will experience higher fuel bills. “With the additional Bank Holiday this Easter, many more motorists are likely

Increased overloading adding costs to van users

More van and light goods vehicle (LGV) operators may be unwittingly increasing their fuel and running costs, and reducing their safety by overloading their vehicles. The warning has been issued by TyreSafe, the UK’s leading tyre safety organisation, after the latest VOSA effectiveness report showed that the LGV overloading prohibition rate by traffic enforcers increased from 66.9 percent in 2008/09 to 72.7 percent in 2009/10. Unless operators compensate for carrying heavy loads by increasing their tyre pressures to the recommended levels, their tyres will wear out quicker, their fuel