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.

From Reaction to Prevention: Drivers More Likely to Shout Than Check Tyres After a Near-Miss

From Reaction to Prevention: Drivers More Likely to Shout Than Check Tyres After a Near-Miss

TyreSafe calls for behaviour change as new data reveals ‘action gap’ among motorists TyreSafe is calling on UK drivers to…

TyreSafe partners with Gloucestershire Road Safety Partnership

TyreSafe partners with Gloucestershire Road Safety Partnership to strengthen road safety across Gloucestershire

TyreSafe has announced a new partnership with the Gloucestershire Road Safety Partnership (GRSP), bringing together two organisations committed to reducing…

Mat MacDonald, West Midlands Road Safety Commissioner

TyreSafe partners with UK’s first Road Safety Commissioner to strengthen road safety efforts

Partnership will help raise awareness of tyre safety and its vital role in preventing road collisions and protecting lives TyreSafe,…

TyreSafe Featured in UK Motoring Road Safety Coverage

TyreSafe Featured in UK Motoring Road Safety Coverage

TyreSafe has been highlighted by UK Motoring in a recent road safety article examining driver behaviour and preventative vehicle maintenance…

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

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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