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.

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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…

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

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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