Choosing Your Tyre
What tyre is best for you?Minimum legal tyre tread depth
Tests show that if the tread drops below 3mm, this can make the tyres performance drop. The minimum legal requirement of the tread is at least 1.6mm throughout a continuous band in the centre 3/4 of the tyre.
Choosing a new tyre:
It is essential for you to ensure you choose a suitable tyre for your car as tyres affect the safety, driving performance and stopping distance. You should think about the types of driving conditions you may experience and whether a summer or winter tyre may be more suitable. You also need to think about whether you want to purchase budget, mid-range or premium tyres.
Tyre Size:
It is important to make sure you have the same size mounted to each axle of your car as mixing the tyre sizes, construction and speed ratings may be illegal and dangerous. 4x4 vehicles need to use identical sets of four tyres unless otherwise stated by the manufacturer.
If you look at the sidewall of your tyre, the tyre size will be shown as a sequence of numbers and letters which is slightly raised. All car tyre sizing is standardised, for example: 205/55R16 91V. This is broken down as:
205: Width. This is the width of the tyre in millimetres.
55: Profile / Aspect Ratio. This is the relationship of a tyres sidewall to its section width (calculated as a percentage). A higher number means a higher profile tyre and a smaller number means a lower profile tyre.
R16: Rim Size / Diameter. This is a diameter of the inner rim (in inches).
91: Load Index / Rating. This is the maximum load the tyre can carry
V: Speed rating. (this is to match the tyre to the manufactures guidelines for your vehicles maximum speed). The speed rating indicates the maximum speed that can be travelled corresponding to its load rating.
Recent Customer Reviews
Absolute brilliant customer service, cannot fault them! I would had been in a right pickle without them dealing with my puncture so rapidly. Mark took my call, he was friendly and kept in touch while they found the right tyre for the car. John came to my home and changed over the tyre, which took about half hour with everything. He was great, talked to me about what he was up to and also provided information about the state of the other tyres. I will definitely be using them again I the near future. Outstanding service guys, keep it up!
KellieH-11 - 5 ★ Yell
Fantastic service, I had a flat tyre, also needed the other tyres replacing . Out to me within the hour. Talked me though everything before going ahead with the work, during and after. Definitely recommend driveway Tyres. Quality, efficient service. thank you
Emma Kirczey - 5 ★ Facebook
I made an enquiry on their website late Sunday evening due to having a completely flat tyre. By 7.30am on Monday I had a phone call to say they would go and get the tyres and be with me ASAP. The original tyres I had ordered weren’t in stock, however they gave me other tyres for the same price. At my house by 9.30 and gave me discount due to needing another tyre that I needed. So quick and very friendly, would 100% recommend!
TaylaW - 5 ★ Yell
Having been stranded due to two nails in my rear tyres that couldn’t be repaired and added to the equation the tyres were extremely rare and a set could not be found in South Wales (Kwik Fit tried to find a set for about an hour with no joy - they were amazing) but when they handed the problem over to John THANK GOODNESS THEY DID John found a set, drove an hour to collect, them then came to me fitted them, and got me on the road so quickly he was amazing - I have recommended him to all my family and I am gutted I don’t live locally as he would become my go to for any car issues (I live in Lincolnshire) thank you John - you made a very stressful situation bearable - I wish you well with your business and if you extend your business to Lincolnshire pls let me know - Your customer service was 5 star John Lewis rating - HIGHLY RECOMMENDED JOHN!!!!
Rachel Lohse - 4 ★ Facebook
Xmas Eve Eve - call in the morning to request tyre fitting as have a puncture/flat, all done & dusted by 2pm. So efficient, fair price & friendly to boot. Will definitely use the service again
KateF-169 - 5 ★ Yell