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Tyre guides
Short, specific answers to the questions UK drivers actually ask — sizes, labels, seasons and the law, written to be read once and used the same day.
How to read tyre size
Decode 225/45 R17 94Y element by element — width, profile, rim, load index and speed rating in plain English.
EU tyre label explained
What the fuel efficiency, wet grip and noise grades measure, what a class step is worth, and what the label leaves out.
Winter vs summer vs all-season tyres
How the three tyre types behave on UK roads, what happens below 7 °C, and which one earns its keep.
Tyre tread depth law UK
The 1.6 mm legal minimum explained, how to check your tread in twenty seconds, and when to replace.
Puncture repair or new tyre?
Where BS AU 159 draws the line — the repairable zone, the 6mm limit, what rules a tyre out, and when a new tyre wins.
Tyre blowout: what to do
Grip the wheel, don't brake, and get left — the Highway Code procedure for a blowout at speed, on and off the smart motorway.
How mobile tyre fitting works
What the van carries, the step-by-step fit at your kerb, what to have ready, and when a garage is honestly still the right call.
How long do tyres last?
Roughly 20,000 miles from the fronts, the four-digit date code, the five-year check — and when ten years means replace regardless of tread.
Tyre pressure guide
Why the right figure is on the door sticker, not the sidewall — checking cold, psi and bar, loaded pressures and the TPMS light.
Run-flat tyres explained
How far a punctured run-flat will carry you, what the sidewall markings mean, and why mixing them with conventional tyres is a bad idea.
Part-worn tyres UK
The 2 mm sale minimum, the PART-WORN stamp the law demands, and the per-millimetre maths that makes cheap tyres expensive.