June 23, 2008

The sidewall of a modern car tyre is at first sight a confusing mixture of numbers, letters, codes and symbols that means absolutely nothing to the uninitiated! And yet cracking the code reveals a whole load of useful, important and necessary information.

The tyre is arguably the most important safety component on a vehicle, only four patches of rubber, each no larger that the palm of a hand, are all that connects the vehicle with the road surface. There are now so many types of tyre available for different applications and with the increase in the purchase of tyres over the internet, when it is necessary to provide correct size and related information – all these vital details are contained on the sidewall.

Click here for a full guide to reading the information contained on your tyrewall.

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