When you become a car owner it can be a steep learning curve to keep tabs on all thing various systems and peripherals: fuel is fairly easy, but oil needs to be checked regularly too; good battery maintenance is important, and, of course, there are your tyres – your vehicle’s point of contact with the road. If they are not in great condition, your ride will be neither easy nor comfortable. Let’s take a look at some tyre care tips every car owner – every car driver, in fact – should know.
Repair? Or Replace?
If the tyres have suffered minor damage, often it can be cheaper to have the tyre repaired. Repairs by reputable garages will have you back on the road, safely, in a fairly short time, without your needing to spend a lot of money. Tyres should be replaced in sets of four or, as a minimum, two, to make sure that the tyres on any axle match perfectly, but repairs can be done on single tyres, as needed.
Damage can be Invisible
However, depending on the cause of the damage, it might be better to consider replacement. If, for example, you have driven through a deeper than expected pothole, the visible damage to one tyre might be masking invisible damage on the other tyre, which would have been exposed to unwanted force during the incident. If the cause of any damage is unknown, or even if it is simply time to get new tyres, you can get new tyres fitted in Castleford by Reg Greenwood – you can easily book an appointment on the website here.
Legal Compliance is Road Safety
Thanks to the constant updating of the MOT checklist, to be legally compliant with the roadworthiness checklist is to be road safe. So if you ensure that your tyres are properly inflated, have sufficient tread depth, and have no signs of visible damage, then you are safe on the roads. This is a rare instance of bureaucracy working correctly: a roadworthiness check that has the result of keeping everyone on the roads safe, no matter who they are.
How Much Weight and Speed?
Finally, did you know that your tyres come with a maximum load and speed recommendation? All tyres do, and it is actually part of the long code embossed onto your tyre. The speed rating is marked by a letter while the weight is indicated by a two- or three-digit number.
Now you know a little more about your tyres, the laws surrounding them, and how you can best take care of them!
