The company has partnered with Maxol and local tyre dealers to provide a programme of free tyre checks at selected Maxol outlets where expert tyre fitters will check customers' tyres for tread depth; tyre pressure; and an overall check of the tyres' roadworthiness.
You then get a credit-card sized summary of your tyre information which can be kept in a wallet or in the car. Once shown how to carry out the tyre checks, motorists are then advised to cary them out on a weekly basis themselves.
Paddy Murphy of Semperit Tyres Ireland said it's a great way to show motorists the importance of tyre care and to demonstrate how easy it is to carry out a weekly tyre check, especially as the weather turns more wintry.
Maxol is calling on their customers to take advantage of the free safety checks to make sure their tyres are roadworthy this winter.
Pictured above are Brian and Eoin Farrell of Tyre and Service Superstore participating in the Semperit Maxol Tyre Safety Promotion at the Maxol garage on Walkinstown Avenue, Dublin.
Tyres are an important part of the road safety equation. They are a car's only contact with the road and their condition can determine whether a car can come to a safe stop and so avoid a collision. This is particularly true onw et and icy winter roads when stopping distances can be greatly increased.
Tread depth determines the road-holding ability of tyres and most manufacturers recommend that once tread depth reaches 3mm or less, motorists should start thinking of replacing their tyres as their performance is seriously affected as tread depth decreases. The legal tread depth is 1.6mm which means that once tread depth has worn below that level, the car is running on illegal tyres. Independent tyre tests have shown that cars running on tyres with a tread depth of 1.6mm or lower, are a serious road safety hazard.
The Semperit Maxol tyre safety promotion is running at selected outlets over the coming months. For more information see maxol.ie
