Tyre Safety

Nige W
Nige W Forum Participant Posts: 9
edited October 2017 in Towcars & Towing #1

At the Club we recommend members regularly check their tyre pressures as under-inflated tyres affect handling and grip, potentially causing irregular or unpredictable vehicle behaviour. The Tyre Safety Org  advises that:

  • 3% more fuel is used when pressure is 6 psi below recommended inflation
  • For every 10% a tyre is under-inflated. Its wear can increase by 10%
  • £600 million is wasted yearly on fuel costs by British motorists driving with under-inflated tyres
  • 56.8% of car tyres in the UK are at least 4 psi below recommended pressures

As it’s Tyre Safety Month,  why don’t you test your knowledge by taking the Tyre safe test? 

 

For more information on tyre safety, check out the TyreSafe website www.tyresafe.org and don’t forget we also have a member offer on at present for an LED pressure cap. 

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  • EmilysDad
    EmilysDad Forum Participant Posts: 8,973
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    edited October 2017 #2

    On completion of the test it asks you for name and email address ..... no thanks. wink

  • Milothedog
    Milothedog Forum Participant Posts: 1,433
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    edited October 2017 #3

    I just gave some duff info and a random email laughing

    It's not a very good test IMO, as many of the questions relate to statistics, I got all the legal requirement and ones directly related to the subject correct but. took a guess at the others, like what % of new cars come with a spare tyre.........  

    75% was my score.......

  • EmilysDad
    EmilysDad Forum Participant Posts: 8,973
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    edited October 2017 #4

    I guessed at those too ..... at least Nige gave us the answer to one of them cool

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