The UK’s Tyre Safety Charity

Welcome to TyreSafe, the UK’s leading authority on tyre safety.

TyreSafe, a registered charity since 2016, was established in 2006 with a clear aim: to reduce tyre-related incidents on Britain’s roads. We achieve this by enhancing road users’ awareness of crucial tyre maintenance and highlighting the severe dangers posed by illegal or poorly maintained tyres.

Our dedication has been recognised with two prestigious Prince Michael International Road Safety Awards, most recently in 2024. The need for our work is stark: on average over the last five years, 163 people are killed or seriously injured in incidents related to ‘defective tyres’. The 2025 figure of 201 tyre-related KSIs is especially alarming, as it is up 19% year-on-year and 38 higher than the 5-year average. In addition over 6 million UK tyres annually have illegal tread!

Our vision is to eliminate harm to road users due to illegal or poorly maintained tyres. We empower drivers through education and actively campaign for essential policy changes. Join us and over 260 other organisations in making Britain’s roads safer.

We are proud that the TyreSafe programme has been explicitly named in the Government’s 2026 Road Safety Strategy, where we will inform the development of a new National Work-Related Road Safety Charter to reduce risk for those who drive for work.

From Reaction to Prevention: Drivers More Likely to Shout Than Check Tyres After a Near-Miss

From Reaction to Prevention: Drivers More Likely to Shout Than Check Tyres After a Near-Miss

TyreSafe calls for behaviour change as new data reveals ‘action gap’ among motorists TyreSafe is calling on UK drivers to…

TyreSafe partners with Gloucestershire Road Safety Partnership

TyreSafe partners with Gloucestershire Road Safety Partnership to strengthen road safety across Gloucestershire

TyreSafe has announced a new partnership with the Gloucestershire Road Safety Partnership (GRSP), bringing together two organisations committed to reducing…

Mat MacDonald, West Midlands Road Safety Commissioner

TyreSafe partners with UK’s first Road Safety Commissioner to strengthen road safety efforts

Partnership will help raise awareness of tyre safety and its vital role in preventing road collisions and protecting lives TyreSafe,…

TyreSafe Featured in UK Motoring Road Safety Coverage

TyreSafe Featured in UK Motoring Road Safety Coverage

TyreSafe has been highlighted by UK Motoring in a recent road safety article examining driver behaviour and preventative vehicle maintenance…

IN‘n’OUT Autocentres
Fortix by Crane
Dunlop
FirstStop
Steve Andrews Tyres & Autocare
Hilt Material Supplies Ltd
Laindon Tyre Centre
Hankook
Performance Tyres Leeds
Lexus
Volkswagen Group
Jeep
BAB MOTORS
Gloucester Tyres
Volkswagen
Straightset Garage Equipment
Evans Halshaw
Toyo Tires
Stone Tyres
Alfa Romeo
Halfords
Blackcircles.com
Pellon Tyres and Autocentre
Lindleys Autocentres
Supertracker
Tread Buddy (Auto Items)
ACC Tyres
Kumho Tyre
Yokohama
Automotiv8
TreadTracker
Tyre Spot
Translogik
Asda Tyres
Eden Tyres & Servicing
Grande Tyres
AIR-serv
Pro-Align
Guyhirn Tyres
Merityre Specialists
Taylor’s Service Centres
FOXY Lady Drivers Club
Falken
Bridgestone
Fiat
Hometyre
The National Tyre Distributors Association (NTDA)
R&J Strang
HiQ Tyres & Autocare
Sunset Tyres and Autocentr
DC Tyres & Autocentre
Pirelli
Stapleton’s Tyre Service
The British Tyre Manufacturers’ Association (BTMA)
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles
Continental
Micheldever
OKO
Škoda
Glenside recovery
Wise
PCL
Tyron
International Tyre Manufacturers’ Association (ITMA)
Vintage Tyres
Grouptyre
Silkmoth (now trading as Klipboard)
Payment Assist
The Auto Care Group
Ford
Autogem
Michelin
Westgate Tyres
Abarth
Seat
Audi
Toyota
Chrysler
Nankang
Falken Tyre
Protyre Autocare
Goodyear TyreSafe
Mercedes-Benz
Peugeot
Heald Green Garage
Point S
Ring Automotive
National Tyres tyre pressure guide
About Bosch Car Service
Tyre Shopper tyre pressure advice
Air-Seal Products
Wheel Solutions
GT Radial

Tyre Safety Statistics

201

Killed or seriously injured in incidents related to ‘defective tyres’ in 2025
(DfT: 2026)

6m

Tyres in the UK have illegal tread
(Tread Depth Survey: 2023)

2m+

MOT Failures due to tyre defects every year
(DVSA: 2025)

5,662

Convictions for ‘defective tyres’
(Criminal Justice System: 2025)

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