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    Four in 10 vehicles on UK roads on unsafe tyres

    A study by the National Tyre Distributors Association (NTDA) has revealed almost 40% of vehicles on UK ro ...

    A study by the National Tyre Distributors Association (NTDA) has revealed almost 40% of vehicles on UK roads are running on unsafe tyres. The TyreCheck 2025 study, examined more than 58,000 vehicles a ...

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    Top causes of MOT failures revealed

    LKQ Euro Car Parts has highlighted the top causes of MOT failure to help independent garages prepare for ...

    LKQ Euro Car Parts has highlighted the top causes of MOT failure to help independent garages prepare for increased demand during one of the busiest periods of the year. Industry data from Autotech Rec ...

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    Drivers favouring tyres for looks

    A survey has identified over half of younger drivers in the UK would favour replacement tyres delivering ...

    A survey has identified over half of younger drivers in the UK would favour replacement tyres delivering on looks as well as performance. In a poll of 1,000 those who said they ‘love’ or ‘like’ drivin ...

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    How to modernise your workshop

    Independent garages could do worse than following the example of one Scottish Toyota dealership who recen ...

    Independent garages could do worse than following the example of one Scottish Toyota dealership who recently turned to Straightset for a complete workshop fit out. At the start of 2023, Toyota GB appr ...

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    Lift safety tips

    Maha UK discusses its DUO CM lifts, some of its most popular lifts that provide workshops with an ideal p ...

    Maha UK discusses its DUO CM lifts, some of its most popular lifts that provide workshops with an ideal platform for inspecting vehicle wheel alignment. Maha UK provides a range of lifts, with the DUO ...

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    How to capitalise on pothole-related breakdowns

    Garage equipment specialist Absolute Alignment is arguing that pot holes, whilst a headache for drivers, ...

    Garage equipment specialist Absolute Alignment is arguing that pot holes, whilst a headache for drivers, can be a source of profit for workshops. What gets bigger the more you take out of it? Pot hole ...

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    Why do green lasers benefit wheel alignment?

    Supertracker discusses the future of wheel alignment and why it’s green. Supertracker is synonymous with ...

    Supertracker discusses the future of wheel alignment and why it’s green. Supertracker is synonymous with wheel alignment, with a history spanning over three decades and tens of thousands of machines i ...

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    Common problems associated with tyre changing

    Craig Welch of workshop equipment supplier Pro-Align, outlines some key solutions to the most common prob ...

    Craig Welch of workshop equipment supplier Pro-Align, outlines some key solutions to the most common problems associated with tyre changing. The process of changing tyres is often overlooked by many. ...

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