Weekend tyre checks emphasise the ‘time for a change’
As tyre safety month gets into full swing, roadside checks conducted by Cumbria Constabulary last weekend (6th and 7th October) have highlighted the dangerous condition of tyres that some drivers continue to drive on.
One particularly frightening example was found on a car being driven by a young driver, who had worn the tyre beyond the legal limit, down to the carcass and even had parts of the metal casing poking out of it.
Stuart Jackson, chairman, TyreSafe, said: “This young driver was on his way to a party but the night could have turned out very differently if the tyre had
