These days, Avon Tyres aren’t as widely known as some of their giant competitors, like Dunlop or Continental, and that’s a shame. The brand produces a large range of tyres for vans, motorbikes, cars and motorsport — at BK Tyres,… read more
In Part One of this article, we started looking at why the full size spare tyre is becoming a thing of the past — and the pros and cons of removing it from modern cars. To recap so far, we’ve… read more
Nowadays, only people over a certain age can remember when every car came equipped with a full-sized spare tyre. In ye olde days, if you had a blow-out or a flat, you dug out your trusty full-sized replacement… read more
A few days ago, the UK Met Office issued its first ever red warning for extreme heat, and there’s a fair chance that today or tomorrow, temperature records will tumble. Road travel is likely to be unpleasant, and maybe even… read more
Carbon black is not the most interesting stuff to look at: it’s a black, slightly fluffy powder that’s almost identical to soot. It’s pretty nasty too, potentially carcinogenic and with a massive environmental footprint. However, carbon black is something that… read more
As fuel prices continue to rocket upwards, many of us are wondering how we can squeeze a few extra miles out of our tank. In response, there’s been a surge of ‘how to’ articles appearing on news and motoring websites…. read more
When the Russian army rolled into Ukraine in mid-February, the outcome seemed inevitable. Expert opinion predicted that resistance would be crushed within days. After all, the Ukrainians were facing the world’s 5th largest armed forces, a mighty war machine of… read more
In writing this article, we’re not trivialising or ignoring the enormous human tragedy unfolding in front of us in the Ukraine. But reporting or discussing global events is well beyond our scope — all we can reasonably do is comment… read more
So, you’re googling tyre-fitting services in one of the counties we serve — Oxfordshire, Berkshire or Buckinghamshire — and you stumble across BK Tyres. The site looks OK and you can see we have a big range of tyres. The… read more
In Part One of this article, we reported on an ingenious driving system that’s in the pipeline — a gas jet that automatically blasts away surface water to prevent aquaplaning. This time, we’ll look at another clever development that centres… read more