Pontypool, UK - What are the risks of not maintaining and looking after your tyres? Well, research from Highways England in 2016 analysed 1,035 tyre fragments over an 18-month period from the M1, M5, M6, M40 and M42. From the findings, 56% of the tyres failed from debris penetration, 18% failed because of incorrect inflation, 8% failed from poor maintenance, 1% failed from overheating with another 1% failing from manufacturing defects. 16% of failures could not be classified during the testing. This shows that poor vehicle maintenance suggested that 26% of tyre failures from the sample were due to avoidable issues. This means it’s highly important to keep your tyres in a safe condition and to always replace tyres when they become damaged.

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Poor maintenance was credited as accounting for 26% of failures with a proportion of failures due to debris also being avoidable. These would come in the form of issues such as a slow deflation by puncture which leads to full tyre failure. It’s not just the risk of tyre failure that’s the issue, 32 fatalities were caused in 2016 in England.

Although studies are not available for Welsh figures, this study shows the dangers of driving with tyres that are not maintained properly. With a collective mindset in improving tyre maintenance, it may even be possible to reduce tyre failures on the road and to reduce accidents as a result. Carrying out regular checks of your tyres by taking them to a tyre specialist like Autocentres is paramount as a number of checks can be carried out that you may miss by carrying out a check yourself. If you are ever unsure about the condition of your tyres then it is always best to have them looked at by a qualified professional at Autocentres.

Autocentres has offered tyres in Pontypool for many years.

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