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…

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

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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