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…

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

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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