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…

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

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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