Guidance on maintaining Wheels and Tyres for your Vehicles

Your wheels and tyres are very important things on your car as they are the key component that connects you and your car to the road. Having the correct tyres and tyre pressure is a must!

Running the correct tyre pressure in your tyres is very important for a few reasons. Incorrect tyre pressure can cause excessive tyre wear on the tyres and also make it dangerous for you when you are driving. Severely under inflated tyres can cause damage to the side wall of your tyre which would mean that your tyre would need replacing.

Under inflated tyres can also lead to you buckling your wheels. This can happen due to the lack of protection that the tyre gives to the rim when it is under inflated. Hitting a pothole or any imperfection in the road with an under inflated tyre can also cause a blow out of your tyre.

Wheel alignment is also a very important thing too, without a wheel alignment your car can pull to one side and can also cause un even tyre wear. It can be very dangerous to not have a good wheel alignment on your car as it makes it harder to control.

When getting new tyres fitted it is very important to make sure that if they are directional tyres that they will be rotating the correct way. If not, they will not grip you to the road like they are ment to and it can also lead to aquaplaning in the wet.

If you do get a flat tyre, then pull over straight away and change your tyre or call for assistance. If you do not pull over when you have a flat and try to continue driving your tyre will eventually disintegrate and will only leave you on your rim.

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