The authority for tyre safety issues
At TyreSafe, a registered charity founded in 2006, our unwavering commitment is to make every road journey safer. We empower drivers across Britain with crucial knowledge about tyre maintenance, directly combating the dangers of illegal and poorly maintained tyres.
The evidence is clear: the consequences of tyre neglect are severe and widespread. In 2023, 190 people were killed or seriously injured in incidents involving defective tyres – a concerning 29% increase from the previous year. This grim statistic rivals those from mobile phone-related incidents. Further highlighting the crisis, over 6 million tyres on UK roads have illegal tread annually. Each year, more than 2 million MOT failures are due to tyre defects, with a staggering one million deemed dangerous. And with 5,594 convictions for defective tyres in 2024 alone, the legal ramifications are also significant. Shockingly, 1 in 5 motorway breakdowns stem from tyre issues, accounting for roughly 50,000 incidents annually.
Our ‘Vision Zero’ goal is to eliminate harm from illegal and poorly maintained tyres. We tirelessly educate and champion critical policy changes, including the integration of tyre defects as a priority in policing strategies and the inclusion of tyre safety within the Government’s forthcoming UK Road Safety Strategy.
Prince Michael International Road Safety Award
TyreSafe has TWICE received the prestigious Prince Michael International Road Safety Award for its work in the area of tyre safety (2009, 2024).
The Prince Michael International Road Safety Awards are highly prestigious annual awards presented by Prince Michael of Kent for outstanding achievement and innovation in improving road safety globally. Established in 1987, they are considered the top international award in the field of road safety.
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The European Road Safety Charter
The European Road Safety Charter’s vision is to reduce deaths and serious injuries by 50% between 2020 and 2030 and no fatalities and serious injuries on EU roads, by 2050.
TyreSafe was the first tyre safety organisation to become a signatory to this important Charter.
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United Nations & World Health Organisation's "Decade of Action for Road Safety"
In September 2020, the UN General Assembly adopted resolution A/RES/74/299 “Improving global road safety”, proclaiming the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021-2030, with the ambitious target of preventing at least 50% of road traffic deaths and injuries by 2030.
TyreSafe are proud to be a signatory.
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