Tyre Pressures

Nah, we used to leave them at the higher pressure for the duration of the stay and I don’t ever recall seeing anyone on site inflating/deflating their tyres. Tbh, the difference in the pressures isn’t that great and tyre pressures will fluctuate naturally depending on temperature.

Adjust tyre pressures?

I'd not drive solo with higher tyre pressures .... your car will be all over the place. I leave tyre pressures at the lower pressures for towing, after all you should only be adding 75 to 100kg (ish) to the back of the car.

It was most noticeable to me with my Omega. IIRC 'normal' tyre pressures were 32 front 32 rear or increase to 30 something front 45rear. I made the error in leaving them at the higher pressures leaving Nunnykirk to the local town (can't remember off hand) along fast B roads .... the car was all over the place as it bounced down the road. Though now in different types of cars I now leave tyres at the normal lower pressures when towing too with no ill effects.

I only ever lowered the pressures once which was when staying on the same site for a fortnight. Otherwise I left them as is and drove accordingly.

If you have a local Sainsburys petrol station it is easy to adjust tyre pressures for free.

This surely leads to greater safety on the road and indeed comfort for the front seat passenger ?

Hi Colin

Our tow car pressures are unaltered at the front but it's recommended that the rears are upped by 4psi for full loading.

I keep a Race Ex tyre gauge RX0014 which was recommended in Auto Express in the boot plus a very old pen type gauge, along with a stirrup type pump from Halfords.

I used to work for Michelin and was lucky enough to have my pen type gauge checked against a reference gauge and was told it was 1 psi out. I've tried the other gauge against it and they're both the same.

I've read some of the gauges at points where you can check your tyres can be wildly out.  The one on my pump is.

I do reduce the rears to solo running if we use it whilst away.

It only takes a few minutes to alter the pressures anyway.

Unfortunately a few people think the tyres a black finishing touch to their wheels and it's well worth remembering yours and your passengers lives may depend on the quality and correct inflation of the tyres.  They do  recommend the pressures for a reason.

But IMHO leaving tyres at the higher pressure while solo is anything but a common sense approach where the difference is often way more than 4psi

surely the tyre pressures are set by the manufacturer and using the pacific rubber that they leave the factory with, and with that thought does everyone on this forum still use the original make as what the manufacturer fit when new. If a 35psi pressure on say a £200 tyre responds the same as a 35psi pressure on a £50 tyre then why are we all not fitting the cheaper tyre. So shouldn't we all be ringing the relevant tyre manufacturer to ask them what the pressure difference should be when towing a caravan and not taking the pressures from the vehicle maker.

So it will be nothing to do with the way your driving MM. This is about pressures when towing and adjusting when required. So, some on here say they adjust every time between solo and towing. My tank takes 93 litres and 30 litres of adblue that's 123kg extra when full. Does that mean I should add air into my tyres as if I was towing I would only be putting 100kg max onto the back end as that's the max for the Alko hitch. Probably a stupid statement I know but it makes you think

Tyre pressures are usually specified for light/full load. Irrespective of whether one is towing, if you have two fat ladies and a boot full of cooking utensils then your pressures should be appropriately higher.

All good points , i use a michelin tyre inflator as recommended for land rovers . Very reliable 6 years old , its 2 psi out ,always check with pen gauge . Front tyres should be ok its just rears for 2 hairy bikers and 2 fat ladies !!