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…

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

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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