UK tyres safety organisation, TyreSafe, has again voiced concern at the impact on road safety of the government’s proposals to extend the MOT test ‘grace period’ on new vehicles to four years. Current legislation requires all new cars and motorcycles to undergo the first test at three years old. The comment is in response to

Factory Driver Alvaro Parente will return to racing in the USA during 2017 to defend the Pirelli World Challenge (PWC) title with customer team K-PAX Racing. Parente will be part of a three-car assault on the championship with the McLaren 650S GT3. On his series debut, Parente stunned the PWC regulars winning six races of

The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., has unveiled a new logo that will be used during 2017, when the Company celebrates the 100th anniversary of its founding. The logo will be used on a wide variety of items from January until the end of December. The logo’s design expresses the Company’s pride in its 100-year history

Fleets currently taking advantage of the year-round traction offered by Michelin’s multi-award-winning CrossClimate tyres will soon also enjoy improved through-life performance in snow, as Michelin launches the CrossClimate+. Set for a January/February 2017 launch in 15- to 18-inch tyre sizes, Michelin CrossClimate+ fitments expand on the range’s unique status as a summer tyre with winter

Millions of Brits have admitted being completely mystified by even the simplest car maintenance, a new survey has found. More than four in 10 motorists don’t know how to change a flat tyre, with 37 per cent claiming they wouldn’t be able to find the spare wheel. Six in 10 could not replace a bulb

Roadhawk, a tyre built to perform longer and offer drivers best in class wet grip and best in class dry braking, will supplement the Firestone range along with the Vanhawk 2 tyre. Jake Rønsholt, Bridgestone Europe’s consumer managing director, said: “Firestone has been producing quality tyres for more than 100 years. We understand what tyres