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…

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

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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