Strathclyde Tyres Blog

As the winter nights draw in, TyreSafe is reminding drivers that it’s not just their clocks that may need changing this weekend. Now is also the ideal time to check if their tyres are legal and safe enough to carry them through the winter months when road conditions become more treacherous and accident levels typically increase.

A new survey has found that drivers are not taking basic precautions to help them cope with bad weather, despite falling temperatures and the onset of wintry conditions.

Government statistics show that almost 600 accidents involving heavy goods vehicles (HGV) in Great Britain last year were due to snow or ice, according to tyre manufacturer Michelin.

With weather forecasters predicting another bad winter, fewer than 5% of motorists are planning to buy winter tyres this year, according to a survey by Manheim Auctions.