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Latest tyre industry news, seasonal tips, and driving advice.

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Is the Avon ZZ5 a Ultra High Performance Tyre?

Is the Avon ZZ5 a Ultra High Performance Tyre? One of Avon's flagship performance tyres the Avon ZZ5 has recently been recognised in the 2013 fast car magazine awards. Designed for medium sized high p...

December 17, 2013 Read article →

WHEN IS THE RIGHT TIME TO CHANGE YOUR TYRES

Knowing when to replace your tyres is a bit of grey area.  Many people don't know when their tyres need to be replaced and in many cases in the UK people are driving on illegal tyres but are completel...

December 17, 2013 Read article →

How to choose the right tyre for you?

Choosing the right tyre for your vehicle Here at Tyres.Online we have over 18,000 tyres in stock at any one time, which might seem a bit of a daunting prospect when trying to decide which tyre is righ...

December 16, 2013 Read article →

The Mazda MX-5

The Mazda MX-5 has been around for some time now and has been a firm favourite with many looking for a sporty 2 seater with great performance.  The MX-5 has been at the top of the ranks for over 2 dec...

December 16, 2013 Read article →

BMW M3 and M4: June 2014 Release

BMW M3 and M4: June 2014 Release. With the arrival this year of the new 4 series, the news many have been waiting for has finally arrived, the release date and details of the hotly anticipated BMW M3...

December 12, 2013 Read article →

Tyre Maintenance - The Full Guide

Maintaining your tyres is something that is more often neglected and tyres can become worn and unsafe without notice.  This happens way to often and more often than not the driver is unaware that thei...

December 12, 2013 Read article →

MERCEDES-BENZ S-Class rolling on BRIDGESTONE tyres

    The new Mercedes-Benz S-class, which came out earlier this year, is rolling on the Bridgestone Potenza S001 tyre.  Mercedes have partnered up with Bridgestone as the Original equipment for the new...

December 11, 2013 Read article →

HANKOOK Strengthen their partnership with BMW

Hankook tyres are a excellent mid-range tyre brand that have been the original equipment for BMW on a number of their vehicles, namely the MINI, BMW 1 series, BMW 3 Series and the BMW 5 Series.  Due t...

December 11, 2013 Read article →

The Colour Changing Sidewall

Winter tyres are becoming increasingly popular in the UK but there is still a level of uncertainty as to when the tyres are best put to use.  Many think that winter tyres should actually only be used...

December 9, 2013 Read article →

Jaguars New 4x4

It seems like every car manufacturer is getting on the 4x4 hype and with imminent winter weather on it's way and every one looking for extra grip from there tyres it comes as no surprise that there ha...

December 6, 2013 Read article →

Correct tyre pressures could relieve financial pressures.

Throughout the Tyres.Online website and across the web in general there are plenty of mentions about ensuring you have the correct pressure in your tyres. There is two main reasons for this: The most...

December 6, 2013 Read article →

End of the line for the Tax Disc

  So it seems that today the Government has decided to finally bring to an end a 93 year law requiring us to display our tax discs, in a bid to prove the Government is moving into the "Modern Age". A...

December 5, 2013 Read article →

Bridgestones Airless Tyre

For years there has been talk of the airless tyre and over the past decade or so there has been a few prototypes popping up here and there but only in the last 2-3 years has there been any real progre...

December 5, 2013 Read article →

Pirelli, Formula 1 tyres and Statistics

Pirelli and Formula 1 tyres: For many it seemed like a dream match up when Pirelli replaced Bridgestone as the official Tyre supplier for Formula 1. They have however had a rocky couple of seasons and...

December 4, 2013 Read article →

Winter tyres coming into their own

          With predictions of a very bad winter heading our way, we thought it would be apt to write about the best winter tyres available in the UK today.  Weather experts are saying that the winter...

December 4, 2013 Read article →

To Lease or Not to Lease…

                    A new trend that he been around in the UK for some time now but is becoming increasingly popular is to lease your car and not actually buy your car. While many people, most in fact...

December 3, 2013 Read article →

What is a Premium Tyre Brand?

At Tyres.Online, one of the questions we're often asked is what is a premium tyre brand? The tyre industry as a whole struggles with defining what is a premium brand with the numbers of available tyre...

December 3, 2013 Read article →

Mini John Cooper Works - Just Got Better

If you're a Mini fan, which most of us are! You will be happy to know that a new Mini John Cooper Works Grand Prix II is about to be unveiled in France later this year.  The already awesome motor is h...

April 27, 2012 Read article →

Lamborghini 4x4

Lamborghini have just gone and done it! They have just released a Concept SUV (4x4 off-road vehicle) It is meant for everyday day use and will be aimed at family's and not there usual target demograph...

April 27, 2012 Read article →

Mercedes A-Class

The New A-Class is making headway in the market and aiming high to be the most desirable car in it's class.  With the ne re-design is it primarily targeting itself at the younger market as it sets it'...

April 24, 2012 Read article →