Maintaining your car is more than just keeping the interior and exterior clean and making sure the engine is running like a dream. It's incredibly important to keep an eye on your tires too. Always ...

To check tyre tread properly, use the 20p coin test (or a penny if you’re in the US): insert the coin into the main tread ...

Tyres are unquestionably the most important safety feature fitted to your car — and they're often one of the most overlooked. The only component that’s in contact with the road, tyres play a vital ...

Tire tread depth affects traction, heat, rolling resistance, comfort, and safety more than most drivers realize.

Making sure your car’s tyres have enough tread depth is one of the simplest and most important DIY car checks you can carry out. It can save you money through reduced wear and improved fuel economy, ...

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DUBUQUE, Iowa — E-Solution Professionals Pty Ltd. (ESP) has developed technology it claims will allow consumers to calculate tire tread depth by using the camera on a smartphone. ESP, an Australian ...

AKRON — Is the "penny check" about to go the way of the buggy whip? Based on a bevy of automated and digital tread-depth measuring devices and technologies launched recently that might be more than a ...