Strathclyde Tyres Blog

The number of people carrying out basic car maintenance, such as changing the battery, has almost halved over the last five years - down from 17% to 10%, according to new research by Saga Motor Insurance.

Classic vehicles will be exempted from the MoT test, according to Roads Minister Mike Penning. Classic and historic vehicles are often very well maintained by their owners and have a much lower accident and MoT failure rate than newer vehicles.

Performance sport tyres overtook luxury tyres to gain the top spot in a recent survey of customer tyre satisfaction by marketing information firm J D Power and Associates.

The Government last month dropped plans to reduce the frequency of MOT testing. It had planned to make the testing a biennial requirement.

Bridgestone has expanded its premium Potenza sport tyre line-up with the launch of the Adrenalin RE002. The Adrenalin is pure sport, says Bridgestone, offering motoring enthusiasts a more exciting, sportier everyday driving experience.

Brian Black, MOT tester at Coatbridge Depot, has a brother who was diagnosed in June 2011 with Multiple System Atrophy, a degenerative neurological disease.