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Keep up to date with the latest goings on at Hometyre, as well as latest tyre releases and important info!
New VW Polo team up with Falken as OE fitment
Volkswagen have selected Falken as original equipment manufacturer (OEM) for the sixth-generation VW Polo. Falken will be supplying its premium tyre models AZENIS FK453, SINCERA 838A ECORUN, ZIEX ZE914A EC and the winter tyre HS449 for...
How Long Should You Keep Your Winter Tyres Fitted?
Our first full-on wintry blast for 2017-18 across the UK hit mid December. The severity was mixed, with the Midlands being hit hardest. Arguably this came quite early as recent history has tended to hit us with adverse weather much later in the...
Potholes and Punctures!
The New Year brings a busy start across the Hometyre network! The recent bad weather and low temperatures has given rise to an increase in the number of potholes in the roads - causing considerable tyre damage and...
Tis the Season to Check Rubber....
Tra la la la laaaaa la la laaa laaaaa. It's got a ring to it...? On a serious note though, with all the fuss and panic over Christmas shopping, food shopping and planning, planning planning etc, it's really easy to neglect your car...
Auto Express name Michelin CrossClimate+ as Best All-Season Tyre
After extensive independent testing by Auto Express Michelin's CrossClimate+ has been named as the best all-season tyre. The publication tested eight all-season tyres and concluded that the CrossClimate+ was 'best suited to UK...
Tyre pressure monitoring system checks
National Tyre Safety Month continues with TyreSafe reminding drivers to not rely solely on tyre pressure monitoring systems (TPMS). While this valued technology has been proven to improve road safety by advising of a change in tyre...
It's Seasonal Swap Over Time
It's October! And while we're still clinging onto a few warm days and airing arms and legs in t-shirts and shorts (with rapidly diminishing frequency), it's just a few weeks until some potentially nasty cold weather is greeting us during travel...
National Tyre Safety Month 2017
National tyre safety month kicks off with the question "Are you having a Good or Bad Air Day?" A study conducted by TyreSafe suggests as many as 57% of car and van tyres on the roads are being driven below recommended...
