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…

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