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…

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