How to make your tyres safer

Steve
Well, the braking. That’s the big one for me. It’s wet weather where it’s all going to come into play. In the dry, you’ll get away with it. What you’ll cop then is more puncture repairs and less tread. You’ll get flat tyres more often. But that’s number one. Number two is if the police catch you, you’re in a lot of trouble. And then there’s the insurance factor, where if you have a big smash it’s your fault and your insurance company might say, ‘Sorry, your tyres are illegal’. We try to put that forward to people, but it’s up to them to say yes or no.