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…

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