
Winter Tyres Guide: Do you need them?
Drivers across Britain are heading into the season in which they could be about to feel that terrifying feeling as they brake on a wet, slippy or icy road, but find their car fails to stop, instead gliding along beyond their control. Do I really need winter tyres in the UK? Investing in a set of winter tyres could cut accidents and give you much better grip on the road but is it worth it in the UK and do you need them? It's estimated that only 3% of car owners in Britain have

M1 motorway is being resurfaced with recycled tyres
Millions of old tyres could be recycled as a new road surface mix if a trial on the M1 by Highways England proves successful. A section of road between junctions 23 to 22 on the southbound carriageway of the M1 near Leicester has been laid with the new asphalt mix. Using waste tyres in roads has both economic and environmental benefits, says Highways England. Some 40 million waste tyres are produced every year in the UK and over 500,000 disused tyres shipped out of the UK eac