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An old customer recently came into our tyre depot in Halifax, Yorkshire, UK. Fred as we will call him. Bought a second hand car from a lady whos husband had recently passed away. The car had been stood in a garage for a few years. Consequently, the car was in good condition. The mileage was 47000 and the car was a Vauxhall Vectra.
The vectra was in immaculate condition. However, Fred only wanted the tyres checking. The car had two makes of tyres fitted. Accordingly, two were Michelin zx and the other two were both BF Goodrich. The tyres had tell tale “cracking”. Hence, on the bead and shoulder area of the tyres. Cracking is a tell tale sign of aging tyres?

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SUV Winter Tyres or Four Wheel Drive-which are the best options for your SUV ?

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SUV winter tyres make a huge difference

Hi this is one of those great videos that can explain many things at a glance. One of the great things about owning a tyre shop these days is the diversity of the car models and tyre types and sizes.

One of the surprises to me was the popularity of the SUV vehicles in the past five or six years?

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This Land Rover Discovery has his SUV winter tyres fitted every year.

In fact my wife drives about in a Mitsubishi Outlander and loves to be driving above the normal car height (feeling of power perhaps?).

Many of these vehicles are now driven by our lady customers, but for some reason they think they are drive anywhere vehicles.

the truth is that the SUV’s come out on summer tyres only ,in most cases. The drivers think that they can drive them in all kinds of weather conditions,even on snow.

Even the 4X4 drive vehicles are mainly on summer tyres?

Because the tyres are also of a large size and width it is even more important to fit winter tyres.

This video shows exactly what i mean. Even the four wheel drive car was hopeless in snow when fitted with summer tyres. The cars where completely different when fitted with  winter tyres. The  snow tyres made a complete difference to the handling of the cars when tested on a snow covered ski slope.

SUV Winter Tyres have been proven to work very well in winter weather before i saw this excellent video. One of the vehicles that benefit very well by fitting  General Tyres, is the BMW range of SUV’s. These cars have massive tyres, which work great in summer, but their owners will tell you that they are hopeless in any kind of bad weather, especially snow and ice.

Eric Roberts

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Do I need winter tyres ? Everything you need to know about winter tyres in 2020 – get reading

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Do I need winter tyres

Do I need winter tyres ? Everything you need to know about cold weather tyres.

A great question. Hence, that I have tried to answer a million times. We all live very busy lives. Therefore, we do not like to be hampered or hindered in our daily dash. Thus, from home to work or home to school.

The roads in the UK are packed to the brim with our cars. Every family now owns two or three cars. We just cannot do without them?

On the other side of the coin. We all want safer cars and safer roads. Our families are very precious to us.

This in my opinion is where I answer the question “do I need cold weather tyres”. The answer is a big fat YES we do need  tyres to aid us in bad winter weather.

The past five or six winters here in the UK. Of course, have shown us all just how bad winter can be. As I am sat here writing this. The weather forecast is for snow to fall. In parts of the UK and this is usually in the Halifax area of Yorkshire, where my tyre business is.

Do I need these tyres

A good point to remember is that  a winter performs much better when the temperature drops to bellow 7 degrees C. The tyre stays more flexible, because of certain additives in the tyres compound and enables the tyre to grip much better in cold winter weather, This makes winter tyres much safer to drive on in the winter time.

My winter tyres business has built up because of “word of mouth” from the customers that have bought these type of  tyres in the past, and have spread the word, about how good the really are.

Coming forward to 2020 then we are hoping for a cold snowy winter. Because, it will give us a chance to catch up with the loss of business. Of course caused to us by the recent “lock-down” . Consequently, due to the Covid 19 pandemic.

To summarise winter tyres are a major safety asset for your family and yourself.

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Winter Tyres Safety Tools-Should I buy winter tyres? – Telegraph.co.uk

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Winter Tyres Safety Tools

Winter Tyres Safety Tools

Winter Tyres Safety Tools

As the temperature drops and thoughts turn to winter, many buyers will be wondering once again whether it’s worth investing in Winter Tyres Safety. Here’s our guide.

This is a good article written with some good sense?

In my opinion the Winter Tyres Safety debate should be non existent. Wherever there is going to be a chance of bad weather. So this includes snow, ice and rain. Of course, winter tyres are one of the biggest safety improvements. Hence that you should make for your car and your family.

In a recent article. I explained how some Canadian insurance companies were giving a discount bonus. Thus, to drivers who were sensible enough to fit Winter Tyres Safety to their cars.

Winter Tyres Safety Tools- Insurance companies know when they are on a winner?

Another recent development that i am not too sure about is the so called “all-weather” tyres that are now appearing on the tyre market. Tyres such as the one in the image, the vredestein Quatrac, have been around for years now and if they were going to be a better option for the genuine winter tyre then the Winter Tyres Safety would have gone out of existence?

I would still recommend that my customers fit a genuine winter tyre and not an all round summer and winter tyre, they do perform as well

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Snow ploughs will be a common site shortly as winter comes sneaking in?

Winter Tyres Safety Tools in winter, its as simple as that.

In my opinion Winter Tyres Safety is not an issue with arguments any more. There are of course people who just cannot afford them. This is fine, but it may just be worth making a small sacrifice and divert e little money away from other less important things, to be able to afford some winter tyres.

This will ensure that you will be safer if winter strikes with vengeance, and you get caught out in lets say a less hospitable situation without any Winter Tyres Safety, to get you out of trouble.

We at pellon Tyres are now stocking General winter tyres

Eric Roberts

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http://www.pellonautocentre.com/suv-winter-tyres/

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Goodyear all-season tyres: Ford chooses as Original Equipment fitment –

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Goodyear all-season tyres

All-season tyres

The Vector 4 Seasons tyres are for new Ford car models.

Hence, to versions of its Galaxy, C-Max, Focus, Fiesta, and S-Max models.

The Goodyear vector 4 Seasons tyres, came out with very good results. Especially, in a recent German Auto Magazine tyre test.  The Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons tyres came with excellent wet braking results. Of course, in snow and icy conditions, she also did well in all the other disciplines during the test.

There is no doubt

that winter and all season tyres have become a popular choice for UK and European motorists in recent years. In my opinion, it is a faster lifestyle and more safety conscious drivers who are looking to fit safer tyres on their cars.

We are also having more unsettled winters.

The weather can change from mild and wet to a heavy snowstorm over night. Motorists are more aware of this now and are fitting winter tyres such as the Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons tyres.

The original Goodyear all-season tyres were brought out more than thirty years ago. Today’s tyre is a different animal, with the use of up-to-date materials for the tyre compounds. This includes the addition of “silica” and natural rubber to the compound mix.

Ford has made a good move by fitting these Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons tyres, and I am sure that other car manufacturers will follow suit.

Goodyear all-season tyres are said to have the following attributes:.

  • Excellent year-round performance
  • Traction for all road conditions
  • Environmentally friendly
  • Better control on wet and dry roads

These tyres follow in the Goodyear tradition of supplying excellent quality tyres at a reasonable price and are available from Pellon Tyres in Halifax.

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AGING TYRES: Are you driving on tyres that could kill you? – News3LV

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AGING TYRES

There were 500 deaths and 19,000 injuries in 2014 from aging tyres-related accidents, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.

AGING TYRES

Cracks, like the ones in this tyre are probably caused by  aging tyres .Hence, that are too old to be driving about when fitted to your cars.

There has been an increase of tyre related accidents. Naturally, due to the  increase of drivers buying part worn aging tyres. Many of these aging tyres are from breakers yards. For that reason, are well past there sell by date and not fit for the road.

Compounds containing anti-oxidising chemicals. Are used to slow down the natural aging process of rubber. Thus,  in new tyres. The problem arises. because, the tyre becomes older than five years old. On the other hand Michelin and Continental. As expected, say that, under the right conditions a tyre could last up to ten years.

AGING TYRES

Like anything else you should check out your tyres for any cracking and bulges or bubbles appearing on the sidewall area or the tread area. The tyre in the image could have been running under pressure, but it could also be over age?

The date when the tyre was manufactured is embedded onto a tyres sidewall. It tells you the week and year that the tyre was manufactured. In the past few years, cash strapped motorists have been buying part worn tyres.

AGING TYRES

What people do not realise is that many of these part worn tyres have been sold illegally. In the 1990’s we had a similar economic downturn and laws were passed to curb the number of part worn tyres that were sold.

These laws allowed the sale of part worn tyres, providing they were inspected and tested in a correct manor. This resulted in an improved situation, until recent times. All sorts of rubbish part worn tyres are now been sold to the public.

In recent times we have seen tyres with cuts, nails, bubbles, screws and worse of all aging tyres that are passed their best and full of cracks.

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Tyre tread legal limit

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Tyre tread legal limit

This is a good video. Therefore, it shows an easy way for the tyre-buying consumer. To check their remaining tyre tread legal limit.

I remember this law coming into the UK. The minimum Tyre tread legal limit was set at 1.6 mm.Hence, across two thirds of the tread from the centre of the tread outwards.

This has now lasted for a few years. 

It is a thought, though. That the trade think the legal limit. Thus, should be raised to 2 mm.

This is primarily because car designs and speeds.Consequently, have changed significantly in the past ten years. As expected, tyre companies have had to keep up with these changes. Naturally, the introduction of SUVs and crossover vehicles.Thus, has meant much larger tyre sizes.

The relevance of this is. That tyre companies such as Continental tyres. I have now stopped putting sipes (the tiny slits in a tyre that dispel water from the tyre) at 2 mm.

This means that the Tyre tread legal limit at 2 mm, certain tyres are bald apart from the drainage grooves that run down the circumference of the tyres.

Tyre manufacturers were quick to incorporate technology into their tyre design and included the addition of a bar of thin rubber that runs from one side of the tread edge to the other.

This bar of rubber is exactly 1.6 mm in depth.

It was put there so that the public (and the police) could see if the tread was illegal or not. When the tyre tread had worn down to these bars, the tyre was at the end of its life and should be replaced. It is at the legal limit, and below that, this makes the tyre illegal.

So watch this space; the tyre guys are campaigning for a 2 mm tread limit.

http://www.pellonautocentre.com/checking-the-tread-depth-on-your-car-tyres-is-most-important-pellon-tyres/ 

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Yokohama Rubber: of Japan

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Yokohama Rubber is testing new radial tyres complete with spoilers on their sidewalls, which it says improve air flow underneath the car.

Yokohama Rubber of Japan makes new advances in tyre aerodynamics

Yokohama Rubber has come up with a clever way

of making their future tyre more efficient. So, by creating better air flow around the tyres when the car is in motion,.

Yokohama Tyres, which makes car tyres from their factory in Japan,. Importantly, have also been successful in recent years by developing a greener tyre. Of course, that has less rolling resistance and are now developing the idea of an aerodynamic tyre. So, that will help reduce air drag. This will work similar to fitting relevant spoilers to cars.

This development work has been going on since 2010 and first started with the introduction of built-on fins to the tyre inner sidewall.

This had the effect of reducing drag inside the cars wheel wells. This was followed by the addition of these spoke like fins. To both sidewalls of the tyre. This had the effect of reducing drag on the whole car.

The work has been carried out for Yokohama Tyres. Happily, a team of engineers led by Professor Obayashi at the Institute of Fluid Science, Tohoku University.

The study was carried out

by using a supercomputer, which can run simulations of different effects that adding fins to a tyre may have on a car’s drag; the less drag, the more fuel efficiency the car will have.

So, the giant Japanese tyre company has built this new design into a new tyre that will be on display at the Tokyo Motor Show.

Like other Yokohama rubber tyre designs

I can’t wait to see what the tyre will look like. I am loving the times that we are in at the moment with all the new developments that are coming out of the top tyre companies, including this tyre from Yokohama .

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Toyo Tyres USA

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Toyo Tyres USA Corp. is continuing its long-time support of the National Auto Sport Association (NASA), signing a five-year renewal covering the 2016–2020 racing seasons. Toyo has been the official tyre of NASA since 2003.

Toyota tyres USA likes so many tyre companies these days.

So, look to motorsport for consumer recognition for their tyre products.

I have always had a sweet spot for Toyo tyres here in the UK. They were always a great tyre company to deal with. Toyo were always helpful when it came to credit terms and product awareness campaigns.

In fact, we very often bought their tyre in containers,

such was there popularity in Halifax, Yorkshire, UK. Although all this was over ten years ago, we still get some of our customers asking for Toyota and tyre products. Things came to an end, though, when Toyota decided to do what so many other tyre manufacturers do and distribute their tyres through wholesaling companies.

Toyo Tyre USA has been the long-time tyre supplier and supporter of the National Auto Sport Association (NASA) and is now signing a new contract from 2016 to the 2020 race season. Toyo Tyre USA is also supporting the prestigious 25-Hours of Thunder hill, the longest endurance road race in North America.

Research and development

Like many other tyre makers Toyo Tyre USA, use these races for the research and development of the tyre products that will eventually end up on normal standard road cars. The name Proxes was developed from a broad range of racing tyres.

NASA races are split into many car types and categories.

Toyo use the Toyo Proxes RR two-groove DOT competition tyre in many of these classes. These include the Honda Challenge, Spec E30 cars, Spec E46 cars and many more. Toyota has also recently added the Spec Z class for Nissan 350Zs to the list of spec classes.

To learn more about the Proxes line competition and UHP tyres, go to www.toyotires.com.


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Tyresafe.org

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TyreSafe.org  
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TyreSafe.org  

TyreSafe  was set up with the responsibility of raising awareness of the importance of the dangers of defective and worn tyres.

Hi Judging by some of the tyres that we are removing in our Halifax tyre shop,. So, I can see why we need such a great organisation as Tyresafe. Constantly trying to educate and inform the car-owning public. About the proper care and safety when it comes to their tyres.

The image I have used.

Of course, this is an every-day sample of the tyres that we take off our customers cars.
The tyre stood on edge. So, it is actually worn down to the steel belt. Consequently, the left-hand side of the tread area. The driver said that he was too busy to check his tyres. But he was shocked to see them in such bad condition.

As I have said on many occasions,

Tyresafe is a non-profit organisation. Trying to educate the motoring public. Thus, with different safety awareness campaigns. Of course, throughout the UK. They also produce excellent tyre safety videos. Subsequently,  the website is worth a look.

Tyresafe.org  established itself  in 2006. Naturally, it is a non-profit organisation. Tyresafe campaigns for the tyre safety part of the tyre industry. Hence, in line with the legislation that is current at the moment,. Including the current duty of care regulations.

Tyresafe.org receives support from many areas

Of the tyres industry, this includes most of the large tyre manufacturers, tyre retailers and tyre wholesalers. Tyresafe has also some  equipment suppliers and a number of vehicle manufacturers.

To get the safety message across

To inform the public about self driving cars, Tyresafe works  closely with a huge range of commercial and government organisations, including Highways England, Road-Safe, police forces, fire services, councils, and many other such government bodies.

http://www.pellonautocentre.com/www-tyresafe-org-meet-the-mcintyres/

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Worn Tyres: Drivers warned of worn tyres risk

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Worn Tyres

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Drivers warned of worn tyres risk. Read more here: http://t.co/bzVuEzWsX0 http://t.co/pacRVLxVUS

This article is yet another reminder from the British motoring organisation, the AA.

It states that motorists here in the UK should take more care of their tyres, than they perhaps do.

Tyres are treated the same as extras

but the small patch of rubber that sits between your car and the road makes your tyres more important than just extras.

Drivers should also check their tyres for cracks and lumps, as well as the tread depth and pressures. This cracking can be very serious and could eventually lead to the complete tread coming off. The image clearly shows a tyre with cracks forming.

These cracks will widen and become very dangerous.

The cracks are usually a sign of other underlying problems, such as an illegal repair, inside the tyre. These are very often found in part worn tyres, which are illegally sold to cash-strapped  motorists who are unaware of the hidden horrors inside of these tyres.

One of the main reasons for removing a tyre that has still got some tread left,is because the tyre may have developed a “bubble” or “egg” somewhere on the tyre tread area or side wall. Most times the egg only develops when the tyre is in an inflated state. When the air is let out of the tyre the egg very often goes down and is not visible.

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This tyre was a car tyre fitted with a bubble on the tread without the owner knowing anything about it?
Worn Tyres

This then looks like a perfectly good tyre, but to all intents and purposes, it is indeed a dangerous tyre that, when re-fitted, could blow out. I have seen many cases of this here at Pellon Tyres in Halifax. The worst case can be seen in this attached image.

These tyres somehow

may find there way into the hands of illegal worn tyre dealers and be sold to an unwitting customer who thinks that they have a bargain buy, but may in fact be sitting on a disaster waiting to happen.

Eric Roberts

http://www.pellonautocentre.com/defective-tyres/

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