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…

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