Drivers are being urged to check their tyre pressures more regularly in order to identify potentially dangerous tyre problems resulting from pothole-damaged wheel rims.
The advice from TyreSafe comes following feedback from its tyre retailer that there has been a significant increase in the number of customers who believe one of their tyres has a slow puncture.
However, upon closer inspection, many cases of tyre pressure loss have actually been down to cracked wheel rims which have been damaged by driving over potholes.
By checking your tyres once a week, drivers will be much more likely to spot any gradual loss of pressure.
When tyres are run below their recommended pressures, they can overheat which can eventually lead to complete failure. On top of this, driving on underinflated tyres increases tyre wear and ruins fuel economy, adding to your motoring bills.
"It's essential that your car’s tyres are always properly inflated to the correct levels," said TyreSafe’s Stuart Jackson. "If tyres are run below their recommended pressures, they are much more likely to suffer a rapid failure, and very often this happens after prolonged periods of high speed running, where the consequences can be catastrophic.”
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