In Part One of this post, we looked at the reasons behind the new changes in UK tyre labelling. In case you really don’t have five minutes to read it, we can sum up the reasons like this: at the… read more
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At BK Tyres, we’re all in favour of customers having all the key information they need to make informed buying choices. A quick glance through our extensive stock shows that we prominently display all the tyre label information next to… read more
In Part One, we looked at the challenges that EVs (electric cars) are creating for tyre manufacturers — and why they’re not quite as bad as we first thought. In this part, we’ll look at how manufacturers are… read more
It’s now three years since we published a blog post titled The electric car is coming. Tyre manufacturers will need to up their game. What we couldn’t have foreseen then — or maybe we should have done — is just… read more
On 1st April 2020, we published a blog post explaining our response to that first UK pandemic lockdown. Just over a year on, now seems a good moment to reflect on the bigger picture in our own industry, looking at… read more
Many of our customers are looking for a great all-season tyre — something that performs really well in a wide range of conditions and represents good value for money. A few weeks back, we mentioned that the Continental All Season… read more
The big tyre companies get most of the attention and the press, but there are plenty of other options to keep your car on the road. This month we look at two less well-known brands: Kormoran and Uniroyal. Kormoran Tyres… read more
At BK Tyres, we’re often asked for our recommendations for a good all-season tyre. The Continental All Season Contact is an excellent choice. Many enthusiastic drivers, especially with higher performance cars, prefer to use dedicated summer and winter tyres. There’s… read more
Way back in 2017 (back when life was ‘normal’!), we wrote a post about the labelling system on UK tyres. Based on a then-recent poll, we pointed out that only one in six people had even heard of the labelling… read more
In Part One of this post, we looked at: why, in general, mixing your tyres across an axle is bad news why you should avoid mixing tyres with different amounts of wear In this part, we’ll look at three additional… read more