Tyre convictions remain alarmingly high

The number of motorists driving with defective tyres remains at a very dangerous and worrying level, warns TyreSafe, following figures recently released by the Ministry of Justice. The shocking statistics reveal that the number of people successfully convicted in England and Wales in 2011 at a Magistrates court for driving with dangerous or defective tyres was a massive 9,639. Worryingly, the true scale of illegal tyres is probably much higher as the figures do not take into account tyre related matters dealt with by the police at the roadside. However, most alarming was that