For many years, people relied solely on tread depth to determine when to replace a tyre. If the tread measured above the minimum 1.6mm required by South African law, they assume the tyre still has life, regardless of how old it is, which can be a fatal mistake.   Unfortunately,...

Last week, we looked at the meaning of the common tyre markings, or the tyre code, which are the numbers highlighted in white below, and refer to the tyre width, height, diameter load index and speed index. A summary of these these terms can be found below:   However, there...

  – What it means and why it is important This past week I found myself in the market for a new set of tyres. I phoned all the usual fitment centres, asked for prices and compared specs. Besides for a tyre’s physical dimensions, which we are all familiar with,...