Tyre offences such as a tyre being less than 1.6mm across the central 75% of the tread are punishable by a fine of up to £2500 per tyre and 3 penalty points.
Tyres are your only point of contact with the road surface. If you neglect the condition of your tyres you are endangering yourself and passengers and other road users. We recommend that you allow us to check the condition of your tyres at least once a month.
• An under-inflated tyre could cost the average motorist £300 a year in increased fuel consumption and reduced tyre life, as well as significantly increasing the risk of having a serious accident.
• Braking distance with 2mm of tread is around 1.5 times more than with a new tyre.
• There are on average ten deaths per day on UK roads that could be attributable to the sudden failure of a tyre.
