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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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
Way back in 2017 (back when life was ‘normal’!), we wrote a post about the labelling system on UK tyres. Based on a then-recent poll, we pointed out that only one in six people had even heard of the labelling… read more
In Part One of this post, we looked at: why, in general, mixing your tyres across an axle is bad news why you should avoid mixing tyres with different amounts of wear In this part, we’ll look at three additional… read more
Mixing tyres on the same vehicle — for example tread patterns, types and tread depths — can be bad news. In this two-part article, we explain why. Lots of things are better when they’re mixed together. Cake ingredients. Cocktail drinks…. read more
In Part One of this post, we looked at why the law was changed to make old tyres illegal on certain types of vehicle, then made the case for extending that to cars. This time, as promised, we’ll be focusing… read more
There wasn’t much fanfare in the press, but last month saw the Government finally take an important step to improve the safety of our roads. On 15th July, Roads Minister Baroness Vere announced that tyres that it will be illegal… read more
UK garages are predicting delays in MOT-related work. That could have knock-on effects for getting your tyres replaced – so now might be a good time to beat the rush. On Saturday 1st August, compulsory MOT testing returned to the… read more
In Part One of this post, we discussed research suggesting that our tyres produce over a thousand times more particulates than exhausts. This time, we’ll take a look at that claim in more detail and what it means for the… .entry-footer -->
At the start of March 2020, a group of UK emissions specialists released findings from tests they had carried out. According to their results, tyre wear produces many times more harmful particulates than are released from the exhaust pipe. In… .entry-footer -->