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Could you expand on your advice that the best tyres should go on the back. I always put mine on the front in the (mistaken?) belief that as the car is front wheel drive that's where you need the best Tyres.

Asked on 22 December 2012 by FW, Crossbarry, Co Cork

Answered by Honest John

When braking hard in the wet a car can become unstable and spin if the worst tyres are on the back. It's standard Tyre Safety Council advice and Mike Brewer demonstrated this on TV. I always used to think best on the front to stop the car understeering into something else or off the road on a bend. But I was proved wrong.

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