AUTHOR Robert Gillespie

The Risks of Ignoring Tyre Safety

More than half the amount of people driving the UK don’t perform regular tyre checks which can be a very serious matter. A tyre that is in good nick is more important than people presume, take for example a vehicle travelling on the motorway at 80mph the only thing ensuring that your car doesn’t hit the bottom of the road are your tyres. When you’re travelling at such a speed if your tyres aren’t taken care of they can chip away in small potholes and gravel or even just a normal road, evidently parts of your tyre can be worn away.

When your tyres get worn away and the treads on them are no longer existent then there is nothing that can keep you on the road. The treads are designed to keep you on the road as only a small proportion of the tyre is on the surface of the road at any one time this means that the grip has to be exceptional. It’s important that you keep your tyres well looked after and replace them when they need replacing but to do this you need to know how to check your tyres.

Check Your Tyres
This is easy to do and requires only a small amount of knowledge, there are a few things that you need to think of when checking your tyres, firstly pressure this is important and can be checked easily by purchasing a small device which checks tyre pressure and costs very little. The next is tread depth this can be checked with the eye as most tyres have an indicator within the tyre, if you want to keep yourself completely safe the guideline is to replace the tyre before the tread hits 3mm depth, if you’re in any doubt you could always get your car checked by a mechanic.

Having worked in the car rental industry for over 15 years, he really knows his stuff. Rob heads up our marketing department and as a keen traveller, always has a new location to talk about. Particularly if there is a golf course nearby.

Robert Gillespie

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