Motorcyclists and young drivers and are being reminded about the importance of looking after their tyres as part of this year's Road Safety Week, which runs from 9th – 15th June.

Staffordshire Safer Roads Partnership is to become an official supporter of TyreSafe.

In Figures released today by the Department for Transport (DfT) reveal that illegal, defective and under-inflated tyres were responsible for more than 1,210 road casualties in Great Britain during 2010.

More van and light goods vehicle (LGV) operators may be unwittingly increasing their fuel and running costs, and reducing their safety by overloading their vehicles.

Shaun McKeown has a job not many of us would relish. As a Forensic Vehicle Examiner for Cumbria Police Collision Investigation Unit, he attends serious and fatal collisions across the county.

iPhone users in the UK can now be sure of inflating their car tyres to the correct pressure following the launch of the free TyreSafe iPhone app. Users simply input their vehicle registration details and the app provides the vehicle manufacturer’s recommended tyre pressure settings in both psi and bar.

To avoid any additional vehicle damage and expense caused as a result of driving over potholes, TyreSafe, the UK’s leading tyre safety organisation, is advising motorists to ensure their wheels are properly aligned.

A worryingly high number of company car drivers may be driving illegally and risking serious injury after a survey by TyreSafe found that an alarming 25 percent of company car drivers had never checked the depth of their tyre tread and a further 41 percent had not checked them within the last six months.

Drivers are drastically cutting short the life of their car tyres, endangering the lives of themselves and other motorists and adding unnecessary expense to their annual motoring costs by failing to keep their car tyres correctly inflated. The warning comes from TyreSafe, the UK's leading tyre safety organisation, as part of Tyre Safety Month, which is being held throughout October.

Under pressure - Pressure washers can damage your tyres.