We all drive cars, takes care of its looks can’t bare a single scratch on it, its engine and all but we hardly care about its tyres, yes tyres on which your car runs. It’s really very important to look after our tyres.
The essential ingredients for keeping tyres in good condition are to provide optimum performance and give maximum life is air. It is air that keeps the tyre fit and safe and carries the weight of the vehicle and its load, not the rubber or the casing material.

Tyre pressures….. The manufacturers recommended pressure u will find in your manual. These are factory fitted tyres other makes or size of the tyre may require different pressure .So check with your tyre shop for advice. The manufacturers will always give you two settings of the tyre pressure, one for the car with driver and other for the one with full load. It is important to further inflate the tyre when you have full load, particularly when you are going on a long journey that involves high speed carriageway or motorway driving. Under inflated tyres are unsafe, it doesn’t give you good road holding, wear out much more quickly; create extra drag which means higher fuel consumption.

Cuts in the tread or sidewalls, bulges in the sidewalls and stones and foreign object trapped in the tread grooves (which should be removed).It is useful to check for leakage at the valves (especially following inflation) and to replace missing valve caps.

If tyre shows any sign of uneven wear the vehicle should be checked to ensure correct alignment and balance of the wheel.
The way in which car is driven can contribute in excessive tyre wear and damage. Here are some tips for tyre care on road

1. Avoid harsh breaking ,fierce acceleration and fast cornering

2. The steering wheel of the cars with power steering should not be turned while car is stationary

3. Driving over or scrubbing against kerb edgings or other raised obstructions.

4. If it is unavoidable to drive over rough, uneven, unmade ground. Check the ground soon afterwards to ensure that no foreign object have become trapped in the tread patterns and examine the sidewalls for cuts or bulges.

Tyres wear out just like any other components of the car, u need to keep constant eye on them since they are the one thing which keeps you on the road.

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Don’t you check your car tyres regularly? Oh God, then you are on unsafe end. You should never show any lapse in regular checking of the car tyres. This is t a must to check out the wear, cracking, bulging, pressure or objects caught in the tread. Never think that just the defective tyres highly dangerous. But if its found by the cops that the tyres used fro your car are defective, then you may end have to end up paying a fine up to £2500 and 3 penalty points per tyre. A defective tyre as per the police records is the one with a tyre tread of less than 1.6mm across the central 3/4 of the tyre or in any other way not roadworthy. Is your tyre falling in this category? Oh God, lucky this time. But about next time? Ready to shell out for this

Most of the car tyres carry tread wear indicators, usually six small ribs across the bottom of the main tread grooves. The tread surface when becomes level with these ribs, the tyre is at the legal limit should get replaced. Make it a point to check the pressure of your tyres, including the spare, at least once in a week.

The correct tyre pressures are a must to be maintained as it in optimized braking, handling, grip and fuel efficiency. Low tyre pressure could cause heavy cars fuel consumption, shortens the life of the tyre and increase risk of tyre failure. A thorough checking of the tyre pressure should b done when the tyres are cold.

It is a fact that most car tyres available in the market do stick to the very high quality standards to maintain the goodwill. But there do exist certain variations in the thickness of the rubber, the steel belts and the radial webbing that forms the structure. This may cause weight difference around the tyre causing run-out. While purchasing a new tyre, run-outs must be taken care of. Always keep the point in your mind that the good tyres can make the travel effective, comfortable and happy.

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