Strathclyde Tyres Blog

Which?, the consumer champion, has awarded Best Buy status to tyre-maker Continental in two popular tyre sizes for both the ContiPremiumContact 5 and ContiEcoContact 5.

The Which? Car Best Buy endorsements reveal the must-have tyres across various popular sizes. The awards highlight exceptional performance with an overall ranking and are seen as an important indicator for consumers looking to choose the best product available.

RAC patrols have witnessed a near 20% surge in call outs from motorists stranded in their cars because they’ve run out of fuel over the past twelve months, says the motoring group. In February 2012, 4,780 motorists called an RAC patrol because they’d run out of fuel, compared to just 3,900 one year earlier.

The record high price of petrol and diesel is likely to be a leading cause of the surge of drivers running dry. Diesel is now running at over 146p/litre and petrol at over 139p/litre, meaning a driver of an average car with a 55 litre tank faces a bill of £80 to fill up on diesel - £17 more than in February 2010.

Apollo Tyres is to launch its ultra high performance summer passenger vehicle tyre at the 82nd Geneva Motor Show. The international event, the car industry's most important trade show, is due to run from the 8th to the 18th of March.

The Indian tyre manufacturer has also revealed that the latest tyre tests by German Motoring Association ADAC produced commendable results for all the three Apollo brands available in Europe - Apollo, Vredestein and Maloya.

An EU standardised tyre label is due to be introduced in November this year, according to Continental Tyres. The aim is to promote low emissions and better road safety, with standardised information focusing on three key criteria: fuel efficiency, wet grip and external rolling noise.

The system will work by giving consumers essential information to help them when choosing new tyres. This will take the form of a label, which will have values from A-G, excluding D to avoid an average performing tyre.

Motorists in the UK will spend 58 working weeks, or more than a year, of their lives not moving in traffic on their daily commute, according to a new study by Continental Tyres.

This adds up to over 100 million lost working days every year for the more than 18 million workers who commute by car.

Craig Jack, Kilmarnock fitter recently passed his City & Guilds Car & Van Course.  

Here he is receiving his certificate from Andrew Macnair, Financial Controller.