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    The dangers of part worn tyres

    Following on from the last issue's news of the Motor Ombudsman's campaign against part-worn tyres, PMM de ...

    Following on from the last issue's news of the Motor Ombudsman's campaign against part-worn tyres, PMM decided to find out more by speaking to the campaign's workshop partners at the UK Garage and Bod ...

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    What customer’s tyres reveal about their car

    Julia Blake, marketing director at Supertracker, is encouraging technicians to spot the diagnostic clues ...

    Julia Blake, marketing director at Supertracker, is encouraging technicians to spot the diagnostic clues hidden in plain sight on tyres. Like a black box recording a flight's every twist and turn, a c ...

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    Part worn tyres a mixed picture

    We asked Sophie Lyden, the Tyre Lady, to provide her thoughts on part worn tyres. Part-worn tyres are one ...

    We asked Sophie Lyden, the Tyre Lady, to provide her thoughts on part worn tyres. Part-worn tyres are one of those topics that always divides opinion. Some people think they should be banned altogethe ...

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    The dangers surrounding part-worn tyres

    The Motor Ombudsman is teaming up with TyreSafe and Lindley’s garage to raise awareness around part-worn ...

    The Motor Ombudsman is teaming up with TyreSafe and Lindley’s garage to raise awareness around part-worn tyres. The Motor Ombudsman has unveiled its ‘WORN-WARN’ tyre safety campaign at the UK Garage ...

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    Kumho Tyre:

    Kumho Tyre UK delivers economical performance without compromise. As motorists continue to balance rising ...

    Kumho Tyre UK delivers economical performance without compromise. As motorists continue to balance rising household costs against the increasing expense of vehicle ownership, demand is growing for tyr ...

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    The benefits of all-season tyres

    Point-S UK explains the benefits of all-season tyres, a useful upsell for independent garages at any time ...

    Point-S UK explains the benefits of all-season tyres, a useful upsell for independent garages at any time of year. The fundamental challenge with all-season tyres has always been the compromise betwee ...

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    Sealey outlines its offering for wheels and tyres

    As vehicle technology advances, precision and reliability in wheel and tyre servicing have never been mor ...

    As vehicle technology advances, precision and reliability in wheel and tyre servicing have never been more important. Sealey outline it's range of workshop tools designed to make every job faster, saf ...

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    Bridgestone launches tyre safety campaign

    Bridgestone has doubled down on its tyre safety efforts with two campaigns to provide peace of mind for m ...

    Bridgestone has doubled down on its tyre safety efforts with two campaigns to provide peace of mind for motorists, featuring an offer of seasonal car care packs for thousands of drivers. With National ...

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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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