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.
Vans given a tyre warning at MOT almost twice as likely to have a dangerous tyre a year later
New TyreSafe analysis of nearly 137,000 vans finds that for 3–3.5 tonne vans the risk doubles. TyreSafe urges fleets to…
100% Failure Rate in Joint Part-Worn Tyre Enforcement Operation Sparks Calls for Proactive Action
A joint operational exercise conducted by Dudley Council Trading Standards and road safety charity TyreSafe has uncovered systemic non-compliance among…
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 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…
