Save Money on New Tyres

If you own a vehicle, you will, at some point, need to look into replacing tyres - especially if you want to stay safe and on the right side of the law. Like the changing of the seasons, it’s inevitable.

Tyres deteriorate. Not just through wear and tear, but through the simple passing of time.

This is why it is so important check your tyres regularly and replace them when required. If not, you could find your tyre suffering from a blowout.

Checking For Wear & Tear

What’s this got to do with saving money? Well, put simply, if you check your tyres regularly, and look after them – then you won’t need to replace them as often.

As part of this ethos, checking your tyres for signs of wear and tear is a quick, yet highly important task.

At the very least, it is advised by many experts within the tyre industry that a motorist needs to carry out a visual inspection every week.

The five aspects of the tyres you need to check are:

1. Overall condition of tyres, including the sidewall.
2. Tread depth.
3. Tyre pressure. 
4. Signs of irregular wear.
5. The spare tyre – this is often overlooked.

In the UK, if the tread depth of a tyre falls below 1.6mm across 75% of the tyre, then they are no longer legally fit to be used.

Checking the tread depth takes a few moments, but can prove to be lifesaving. If you do not have an “official” tread depth testing device, there is a slightly less accurate, but equally effective way in which to test your tyres.

Take a twenty pence piece and place it in between the tread. If the tread is above the outer rim along the edge of the coin, then the tyres are above the legal limit.

Should you choose to not check your tread depth and subsequently are found by the police to be driving around on illegal tyres then for each illegal tyre, you face a fine of up to £2,500 and three points on your driving license.

Do Your Research When Buying Tyres

When it does come time to buy new tyres, one of the first key things you should do is research.

This can be as easy as going out to the car and checking what is currently fitted – this information will be found on the side of the tyre along with the tyre size.

If you are happy with the tyres and wish to buy the same set again, there is nothing at this stage from stopping you do just that.

However, if you are interested in improving your drive or saving money on your new tyres you can start with a quick search online. Our site contains a lot of information on each tyre – such as the tyre label rating, technology used and the pricing.

New Tyres vs. Part Worn Tyres

When shopping for new tyres, your budget will come into which tyres you want to buy. As the cost of keeping your car on the road seems to be continually on an uphill march.

For this reason, many may be tempted to buy part worn tyres.

These tyres are generally cheaper as they have been used before. As alluring as the idea of saving some money may be, you are playing with fire.

In the UK, it is not illegal to sell part worn tyres, but retailers that do must adhere to a number of important rules.

These include but are not limited to ensuring the structural integrity is not compromised and that the tyre is free of large cuts, any bulges or lumps both internally and externally.

They tyres must also pass an inflation test prior to sale, with the original grooves still being clearly visible in their entirety, with a depth of at least 2mm.

One of the main reasons is the potential dangers that lurk within the internal structure of a used tyre.

Although the tyres do need to meet certain regulations, the test which take place when a part worn tyre is put through to deem whether it is safe for reselling does not make use of any x-ray machinery and as such it is impossible to tell what unseen damage may have occurred.

We would not recommend the purchasing of part worn tyres due to these factors. On top of this, they come with less tread depth that a new tyre. So, they will be required to be replace sooner. Creating a false economy.

Shopping For Tyres Online

The top online retailers – such as Blackcircles.com – are able to offer you tyres at some fantastically low prices thanks to a number of factors.

As they are able to make savings in areas such as low overheads and discounts from bulk orders from suppliers, the savings are passed on down the line to the customer.  

Many of these leading tyre retailers also have a large network of garages – the case ofBalckcircles.com their network is comprised of independently owned garages – which means that you are never far away from somewhere that can fit your tyres.

Our prices are also inclusive.

Meaning that once payment has been taken, all you need to worry about is turning up at a time and date that suits you. There are no hidden extras on the day – which is something that can happen when you walk into a high street chain.

Perhaps one of the best things about shopping for your tyres online is that you have a wealth of knowledge at your fingertips.

You can learn all you need to know, without leaving the comfort of your sofa or office chair.

So, if in you are in need of new tyres, yet are worried about money remember to not just go with convention.

Go online, do some research, ask some questions and you will be surprised at how much money you can save.