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.

The Great British Brake Myth: UK Drivers Overestimate Their Ability to Stop Safely

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TyreSafe welcomes Fortix as new Commercial Partner

TyreSafe welcomes Fortix as new Commercial Partner

TyreSafe is pleased to announce that Fortix has joined the organisation as a new Commercial Partner, supporting its work to…

Aerial view of countryside and a village with TyreSafe and South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue logos

TyreSafe partners with South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue to strengthen road and tyre safety

TyreSafe has announced a new partnership with South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue, strengthening collaboration between two organisations committed to preventing…

TyreSafe welcomes Staffordshire Police as latest road safety partner

TyreSafe welcomes Staffordshire Police as latest road safety partner

Partnership highlights the importance of tyre safety across Staffordshire’s diverse road network TyreSafe is proud to announce a new partnership…

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

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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