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Are truly intelligent tyre systems coming soon? Part One

As tyre experts, our job is to know what tyres are available on the market right now, so we can fit the most appropriate products and advise our customers. But we’re also interested in what’s coming up next in the… read more

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October is Tyre Safety Month — Time to ACT!

Did you know that October is Tyre Safety Month? The idea behind it is straightforward: a month-long bout of awareness raising, encouraging vehicle owners to think about tyre safety. It’s hard to disagree with when poor tyre maintenance still claims… read more

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Why and How Tyre Labelling is Changing, Part Two

In Part One of this post, we looked at the reasons behind the new changes in UK tyre labelling. In case you really don’t have five minutes to read it, we can sum up the reasons like this: at the… read more

Why and How Tyre Labelling is Changing

At BK Tyres, we’re all in favour of customers having all the key information they need to make informed buying choices. A quick glance through our extensive stock shows that we prominently display all the tyre label information next to… read more

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Electric cars are here. Are tyres keeping up? Part Two

    In Part One, we looked at the challenges that EVs (electric cars) are creating for tyre manufacturers — and why they’re not quite as bad as we first thought. In this part, we’ll look at how manufacturers are… read more

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Electric cars are here. Are tyres keeping up?

It’s now three years since we published a blog post titled The electric car is coming. Tyre manufacturers will need to up their game. What we couldn’t have foreseen then  — or maybe we should have done —  is just… read more

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It’s 2021, and tyres are bouncing back from the pandemic

On 1st April 2020, we published a blog post explaining our response to that first UK pandemic lockdown. Just over a year on, now seems a good moment to reflect on the bigger picture in our own industry, looking at… read more

Another Fantastic All-Season Tyre: The Goodyear 4Seasons Gen-3

Many of our customers are looking for a great all-season tyre — something that performs really well in a wide range of conditions and represents good value for money. A few weeks back, we mentioned that the Continental All Season… read more

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Focus on Kormoran and Uniroyal Tyres

The big tyre companies get most of the attention and the press, but there are plenty of other options to keep your car on the road. This month we look at two less well-known brands: Kormoran and Uniroyal. Kormoran Tyres… read more

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A Tyre for All Seasons

At BK Tyres, we’re often asked for our recommendations for a good all-season tyre. The Continental All Season Contact is an excellent choice. Many enthusiastic drivers, especially with higher performance cars, prefer to use dedicated summer and winter tyres. There’s… read more

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