TyreSafe is offering a chance for people to win tyres worth £300 every week during Tyre Safety Month
Tyre Safety Month kicked off yesterday with TyreSafe begging the question to drivers throughout Britain: When did you last do it? referencing when motorists last checked their tyres. If motorists can prove they’ve checked their tyres properly, they’ll be in with a chance of winning a set of tyres worth up to £300.
The ideal response to the question posed by TyreSafe would be that motorists have checked their tyres at least once a month before long journeys. A complete check would include reviewing air pressure, condition, and tread depth of the tyres.
This question, ‘When did you last do it?’, is a major part of October’s Tyre Safety Month as more and more accidents are being caused because of faulty tyres, as previously covered here by CaravanTimes.
TyreSafe chairman, Stuart Jackson, said: “This Tyre Safety Month, we are hoping our tongue-in-cheek campaign will encourage local people to tell us when they last did it and where, and to think about how often they check their tyres.
“Research shows there is still much to be done in changing motorists’ attitudes to tyre safety- with one in five drivers having never checked their tyres and nearly 10 million dangerous and illegal tyres likely to be driven on Britain’s roads this year.
“We are asking local people to do their bit to raise awareness of the dangers of defective tyres. Whether they Facebook or tweet us, the campaign is a bit of fun but it is raising awareness of a very serious issue facing us on all roads,” he concluded.
This month sees a series of events to raise awareness of the importance of tyre safety to road users both locally and nationwide. It is supported by the fire and police services, Highways England, road safety organisations, and retailers.
This campaign also offers motorists with a range of free resources which includes leaflets, posters, and digital campaign materials.
For a chance to win the tyres, motorists are being encouraged to post a photo of where they last did it on TyreSafe’s FaceBook channel along with a caption.
Motorists can also tweet their photo via Twitter using the hashtag #SafeTyreChecks. The prize will be awarded in each of the full four weeks of Tyre Safety Month throughout October.
For more information on the campaign and for a chance to register to support, visit TyreSafe’s website here or call 01787 226995.
