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Tyre Care
The condition of your tyres is crucial to the safety not only of yourself but your passengers too. Things to watch out for include:
Uneven wear - if your tyre tread is badly worn in some parts but not in others, it could mean that your tyre pressure is too high or too low; check it.
Tracking problems - excessive wear around the outside edges of your front tyres could mean your front suspension has been knocked out of line through hitting a deep pothole or banging against a kerb.
Wheels out of balance - wobble through the steering wheel? This may mean your wheels and tyres are out of balance because a 'balance weight' has dropped off. Having your wheels balanced is quick and inexpensive.
Sidewall damage - look out for cracks, bulges, kerbing damage and splits in the sidewall of your tyre, as they are potentially dangerous and could be illegal.
Spare tyre - easily forgotten until the day you actually need it. Check its pressure regularly and ensure it's not damaged or too badly worn.
Tyre Pressures & Tread
Tyre pressure levels are crucial not only to the longevity of your tyres, but to your personal safety when using your car. Under or over inflated tyres can seriously affect your car's handling, ride and braking behavior and could lead to an accident. Also bear in mind that a wrongly inflated tyre will wear out quicker, which will leave a nasty feeling in your wallet.
Tyre pressures must be checked at least monthly, you'll find the right tyre pressures for your car in the handbook. If you're checking the pressures yourself, try to use a digital tyre pressure gauge - they're not expensive but they are more accurate than the gauge on most garage forecourts. It's important to check the pressures when your tyres are cold.
Check your tread
In the bottom of the tread grooves of your tyre you will see raised rubber strips. These are the Tyre Wear Indicators; if your tyre treads wears down to their level on any part of the tread, it's definitely time for new tyres, because you're approaching the legal minimum.
Do not to wait until then, because the more tread depth you have, the better your tyre will perform in wet conditions. It doesn't take long to cast your eye over your tyres' treads, and it's time well spent.
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