Two Illegal Tyres Could Cost New Drivers Their Licence – TyreSafe Reissues Flagship Young Driver Campaign as National Focus on KSI Reduction Intensifies Flagship safety drive aligns with the Department for Transport’s THINK! campaign as government raises ambition to significantly reduce KSIs among young and new drivers under its new Road Safety Strategy TyreSafe, the UK’s only charity dedicated to raising awareness of tyre safety, is re-releasing its flagship Young Driver Campaign this September,...
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Tyre-related casualties on GB roads in 2025
The Department for Transport’s publication Reported road casualties Great Britain, final results: 2025, shows a 19% increase in the number of people killed or seriously injured (KSI) for 2025 due to tyre-related factors. These numbers represent people with families, jobs and lives that have ended or changed significantly. 2024 tyre-related KSI casualties: 169 2025 tyre-related KSI casualties: 201 Looking back over the last five years the average number of people who have been killed or seriously injured due to illegal, defective or underinflated tyres increased from 150 to 163 which is a worrying...
NTDA Announces Finalists for the Tyre Industry Awards 2026
The National Tyre Distributors Association’s Tyre Industry Awards 2026 sponsored by Maritime Cargo Services will be held at the Eastside Rooms, Birmingham on Thursday 15th October. The event celebrates the achievements of those who have contributed to the industry in an outstanding way. We would like to announce our finalists for the evening. Tyre Industry Awards Finalists 2026 Licensed Tyre Technician of the Year Sponsored by Hankook Tyre UK Ventsislav Genadiev, Protyre Portsmouth Depot...
NTDA – Your Voice to Government
Now that Andy Burnham has made all his ministerial appointments, it looks like Simon Lightfoot MP will continue as Minister for Roads as well as picking up a second ministerial appointment as Minister for Equalities. We will look to engage with him ideally at a member’s location in Mr Lightfoot’s constituency. There has been quite a bit of noise about the recent European Union's stance on anti-dumping of tyres. Just to be clear, as we...