- The total number of casualties resulting from tyre-related incidents over the last five reported years* is 5,677 of which 989 people were killed or seriously injured, annually averaging 1135 and 198 respectively
- Where casualties arise from an accident caused by a vehicle defect, tyres are the single largest contributory factor over the last five reported years*, accounting for 36% of the total
- The estimated cost of tyre-related incidents to the economy over the last five reported years* is £416 million, averaging £83.2 million annually
- Annually, 2.2 million cars fail the MoT due to tyre-related defects**
- Over the past three years there have been more than 15,000 convictions for tyre-related offences***
- TyreSafe’s survey in partnership with Highways England revealed potentially up to 10 million, or more than one-in-four cars and vans on Britain’s roads, was driven with an illegal and dangerous tyre in 2015****
*DfT five years to 2014 **DVSA 2012 to 2014 ***Ministry of Justice 2012 to 2014 ****Survey conducted in Q2 2015
This article was posted on 1st February 2016 in Latest News