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…

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

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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