Check the tyre size on the side wall of your existing tyre, and use our handy tool above to help you find the right tyres. We stock tyres from all the top brands at the best price, fitted locally.

What’s more, if you feel like the floor or seats are vibrating when you reach higher speeds, it may be a sign that your rear wheels are unbalanced. As a rule of thumb though, we recommend getting your tyres balanced every 5,000 to 6,000 miles and always refer to your car’s manual if unsure.

If you have a puncture, damage or your tyre tread has worn too thin, it could be time to change your tyres.

Even though 1.6mm is the legal minimum, we highly recommend that you replace your tyres at 3mm tread depth in wet weather. When you think about the depth of most puddles on the road, they're usually deeper than 1.6mm - so waiting until your tyres have reached below the legal tread limit can still put you at serious risk of aquaplaning.

We also recommend you check your tyres for damage every two weeks. Cuts, lumps and bumps are often caused by an impact between the tyre and a kerb, pothole or object in the road. If your tyre has any of these symptoms then you must have the tyre checked as quickly as possible by a tyre specialist, as this type of damage can result in sudden tyre failure.

What’s more, emergency braking can sometime leave your tyres with a ‘flat spot’. It is always recommended to have your tyres checked if the vehicle has been involved in an emergency manoeuvre like sudden and heavy braking. If you have any concerns or doubts about the condition of your tyres, please ask a specialist for advice as soon as possible.

UK law requires that your vehicle is fitted with the correct type and size of tyres for the vehicle type you are driving and for the purpose it is being used for. This means fitting the right tyres and, for safety, ensuring that they’re inflated to the manufacturer's recommended pressure.

Ensuring your car tyres meet the legal minimum tread depth of 1.6mm is vital for safety and optimal performance.

• Initial Check (20p Test): Insert a 20p coin into the main tread grooves.
  • Outer band fully obscured: Likely sufficient tread.
  • Any part of the outer band visible: Tread may be inadequate; consider replacement.
• Precise Measurement: Affordable tyre tread depth gauges are readily available for accurate measurement in millimetres.
• Importance of Regular Checks: Crucial for:
  • Maintaining safety.
  • Enhancing grip.
  • Reducing stopping distances.
  • Ensuring legal compliance.
• Recommendation: Regularly monitor tread depth using either the 20p test or a gauge for proactive tyre maintenance and driving safety.

Correct tyre pressure can help to extend the life of your tyre, improve vehicle safety and maintain fuel efficiency. Pressure is measured by calculating the amount of air that has been pumped into the inner lining of your tyre in pounds force (PSI) or bar pressure.

The manufacturer of your vehicle specifies the suitable pressure, and it’s your responsibility to make sure that the pressure is checked and corrected on a regular basis, at least every couple of weeks.

There are three main reasons why maintaining the right tyre pressure is important:

Safety – Tyres that are under inflated can overheat; and over-inflated tyres can lead to poor vehicle handling on the road.

Economy – Over- or under-inflated tyres suffer more damage than those with the correct pressure and need to be replaced more regularly. Vehicles with under-inflated tyres have increased rolling resistance that requires more fuel to maintain the same speed.

Environment – Correct tyre pressures help to maintain optimum fuel efficiency. This can equate to lower CO2 emissions coming from your vehicle than those with incorrect tyre pressures, and that has to be good for the environment.

It's important to check tyre pressure regularly. It's not always apparent that air is being lost, but it generally escapes at the rate of up to two pounds of air every month. More air is usually lost during warm weather, so more regular checks are needed when temperatures rise.

Look for the tyre pressure recommended for your vehicle in your vehicle handbook or within the technical information usually found on the inside of your vehicle's front right-hand door or fuel tank flap.

Always check the tyre pressure with a tyre pressure gauge when your tyres are cold. Finally, if you’re using your vehicle to carry additional load or weight, always consult your vehicle handbook for the correct loaded tyre.

UK law requires that your vehicle is fitted with the correct type and size of tyre for the vehicle type you are driving and for the purpose it is being used for. This means fitting the right tyres and, for safety, ensuring that they’re inflated to the manufacturer's recommended pressure.

The legal limit for the minimum depth of the tread on your tyres is 1.6mm, across the central three quarters of the tread around the complete circumference of the tyre.

For safety reasons, it’s recommended that you replace your tyres before the legal limit is reached. Many vehicle manufacturers recommend replacing at 3mm. At 1.6mms in wet weather it takes an extra two car lengths (8m) to stop at 50mph than if your tread was 3mm.

A regular check of your tyres can help you to avoid three penalty points and £2,500 in fines for having tyres worn beyond the legal minimum limit on your vehicle.

It’s also a legal requirement to ensure that tyres of different construction types are not fitted to opposite sides of the same axle. The two main tyre types are radial and cross-ply, and these must not be mixed on the same axle.

Mixing brands and patterns of the same construction type is permissible, depending on the vehicle type and manufacturer’s recommendation. Check your vehicle's handbook for tyre fitment details

Getting tyre punctures can really dampen your day. While we're sure you're aware that getting your tyres replaced (and not just repaired) as soon as possible is a good idea, did you know that it's also important to get tyres replaced in axle pairs?

Which wheels are in axle pairs?

Most simply, axle pairs are the pair of wheels on each axle. The two front wheels of your car are an axle pair, as are the two back wheels.

As they share an axle, the wheels in an axle pair share loads and stresses between them, which is why they need to be proportionate to each other. Think of it in terms of a seesaw, except you want both sides of the seesaw perfectly balanced.

Why do tyres matter in axle pairs?

Well, the tyres absorb a huge amount of stress from road driving. In an ideal situation, you would want both wheels to operate in complete harmony, turning at the same speed and in exactly the same direction.

But in the real world, this is rare. That's because the condition of a tyre affects a whole host of variables that can impact the wheel's movement.

For example, how inflated a tyre is will change the effective diameter of a wheel. This then has a result on the turning rate of the wheel, as smaller wheels make more rotations, compared to larger ones that are turning at the same speed.

The variation in rotation between two wheels on an axle pair causes an uneven force to be applied across the axle. Eventually, this leads to premature wear on things like the suspension bushings, bolts and other fixtures.

The tread pattern on tyres is engineered to channel water away from tyres, allowing your tyres to maintain contact with the road surface at all times.

Another reason to change tyres in axle pairs is that the tread pattern needs to match. If, for example, tyres in an axle pair were installed in opposite directions, the wheels would be working against each other when channelling water away.

Even when installed correctly, different tread pattern types are designed to channel water in different ways, so if you have different patterns on different ends of the axle pair, then there's still going to be an uneven force on the axle.

More immediately, you'll have lowered handling on your car, but in the long run, you'll have to replace both tyres from wear much sooner than you'd expect to.

Replacing tyres in 4x4 vehicles

In four-wheel drive vehicles, you rely on all of your tyres for traction and grip. So if any are out of balance, it affects all of the others.

As such, we recommend that you replace all of your 4x4 tyres when one becomes degraded.

It's vital, however, that you check the weight rating of new tyres. Larger four-wheel drive vehicles are often designed to be able to carry more weight, and installing underrated tyres could lead to a dangerous blowout.

Alternatively, call or visit the garage and one of our expert specialists will help you find the right tyre at the right price.

The purpose of aligning your wheels (also known as tracking) is to ensure they’re in the correct position (both direction and angle), perpendicular to the road and parallel to each other. After a general check-up, adjustments will be made to your wheels’ tie rods and control arms to correct the alignment, as per your manufacturer’s recommendations.

When your wheels aren’t properly aligned, you will notice a drifting movement pulling you more to the right or left side of the road, even though your steering wheel is positioned straight. If this happens and it’s quite noticeable, we recommend getting your car checked out at one of our dealerships. Wheel misalignment can lead to poor fuel economy and put unnecessary stress on your vehicle’s suspension.

Also, remember: if you’re getting new tyres, always ask to get them aligned to ensure a safe and smooth drive.

Wheel balancing is different from wheel alignment. The purpose of balancing your tyres is to make sure the weight is equally distributed around your car’s axle. It not only increases your tyres’ lifetime as well as suspension (as it ensures that your suspension is working correctly) but also helps you have a smoother drive.

Every pothole or bump you hit on the road will destabilise your car’s balance; depending on how hard you hit them and if you feel like your steering is vibrating whilst driving at over 40mph, chances are your tyres are not correctly balanced.

What’s more, if you feel like the floor or seats are vibrating when you reach higher speeds, it may be a sign that your rear wheels are unbalanced. As a rule of thumb though, we recommend getting your tyres balanced every 5,000 to 6,000 miles and always refer to your car’s manual if unsure.