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My Kia Ceed has a noise which sounds like a wheel bearing problem. My garage says it is due to uneven tyre wear, i.e. going round the circumference wear gets more/less as you go. Seems to me this can only...
I read with interest your article regarding winter tyres in France and wondered whether my Michelin Cross Climate tyres would be acceptable under French law? If not are snow chains acceptable?
Four years ago, I purchased four Pirelli Scorpion Verde Tyres for my SUV. As an advertised premium brand with a lifetime warranty, I was willing to pay the relatively high cost. Unfortunately, after only...
How do I identify the date on a tyre?
Could you recommend a good all-around, summer tyre for my Honda Civic? Tyre size is 225\45\17.
How sensitive are tyre pressure monitors? My wife’s Skoda Fabia’s tyre pressure warning came on recently and when I checked the pressures they were all a long way out. Is a slight pressure decrease over...
A recent MOT stated all four tyres are advisory items as they've perished, yet my 2018 car has only 15,900 miles on the clock and just does two or three local trips each week. Surely tyres should last...
Is there a good reason that all drivers shouldn't be using all-season tyres?
I have a three-year-old Volkswagen Tiguan running on 235/55 R18 100V Hankook tyres. I've noticed that after just over 22,000 miles, all four tyres have started to split where the tread meets the sidewall....
This may sound like an odd question. I have just taken my 2003 Porsche 996 Turbo off SORN for summer. The wheels are standard Michelin Pilot Sport (18-inch) but the tyres generate a huge amount of road...