OCTOBER 2009.- Did you know October is National Tyre Safety Month. Why not take your car along to your local reputable tyre shop and have your tyres checked now and have them ready for the winter. Please listen to the guy in the shop the difference between what is legal and what is safe is truly frightening. The EU legal limit is 1.6mm for three quarters of the width for the full circumference unbroken at any point means you could have a bald strip running all round the tyre and still be "LEGAL" madness. If you value your family and I am sure you do, try not to let it fall below 3.00mm it makes such a difference to your stopping power you would be stunned. In these times of crash and credit crunch it is very hard I know but we only get one shot at this life, make it a good one...
I will be putting a poster up on my website soon that will help you to "read" all those little numbers on your tyre side... Read more


