Safety and driving tips

It’s important that you know how to check your tyres’ tread depth. After all, the tread depth affects handling and provides grip with the road surface. The deeper it is, the more grip you’ll have.

Tyres have a wear limit – the time when they have to be exchanged for a new set. We explain when you need new tyres.

Now more than ever, environmental awareness is a top priority. This can be seen in the increasing amount of environmentally friendly cars.

Car holidays offer a lot of freedom. However, they must also be planned. Whether in summer or winter: You will be well prepared with our tips.

If you fit tyres designed for rain like all of our Uniroyal tyres, you should be able to enjoy driving in wet conditions. There’s no doubt that rain brings its own challenges, but many of these can be reduced if you know how to drive in heavy rain.

There are few things more frightening for drivers than to suddenly face a blanket of fog. 

However good your driving, things can go wrong. And the last thing you need is to be unprepared. Packing a winter emergency kit is relatively cheap and it could come to your rescue if you have an accident or break down.

Winter holidays are great fun. So the sooner you get there, the sooner you’ll start to enjoy yourself.

Aquaplaning happens when water builds up in front of your tyres faster than the weight of your vehicle is able to displace it.

As well as carrying a winter emergency kit, pack some other little extras to make life easier.

There’s more to tyre design than you might think. Engineers need to consider safety, fuel efficiency, wear and tear and performance - while being fully aware of all the forces that affect handling.