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14 Jan 2021
Tyre Shopper are pleased to feature Bridgestone as our brand of the month for January 2021. To celebrate this, we are offering 5% off spends of over £200 on all Bridgestone tyres - simply enter the code TS5X at the checkout!
Who are Bridgestone?
Established in 1931…
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22 Dec 2020
Here is the thing about insurance. We all get car insurance, religiously pay the premiums, but obviously, we don’t want to be in the situation, where we have to actually claim insurance. Insurance is like getting a fire extinguisher – you buy it, but pray to God that you…
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10 Dec 2020
At Tyre Shopper, we are going to be offering discounts this Christmas period on tyres, with the discounts being available between Boxing Day (26th December 2020) and until the 3rd January 2021. We stock tyres from a range of reputable tyre manufacturers. Whether you are looking…
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09 Dec 2020
Mr Tanser recently purchased Pirelli tyres from Tyre Shopper. Following his transaction, he headed over to Trust Pilot to leave us a review. His review was the 35,000th review written for our company by our customers.
Not wanting to let this milestone pass without celebrating,…
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04 Nov 2020
What are the MOT extension rules?
As we head into another lockdown many people will be wondering what happens with their vehicle’s MOT’s.
During the previous lockdown in Spring the DVSA (driver and vehicle standards agency) extended MOT certificates for anyone who’s…
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01 Oct 2020
Why are all season tyres different?
It’s what the name suggests all season tyres are designed to perform in the Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter, whatever the weather. They have improved handling on cold, wet, dry or slick surfaces.
All season tyres have special pliable…
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31 Aug 2020
This month we have taken a look at the most popular tyre brands purchased in August.
Our top tyre brand in August was Autogreen
Times have been really hard financially during the Covid-19 pandemic, so it’s not surprising to see a budget tyre topping the list of the most…
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04 Aug 2020
Our customers are asked to rate their tyre purchase on the criteria below, so that we can work out an overall customer rating. Along with the rating data, we can also see how many times tyres have been reviewed and by which brand. For this month we have selected the top 3 highest…
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30 Jun 2020
Each month we receive hundreds of tyre reviews from our customers who have been asked to rate their tyres on the following criteria;
Grip in the dry Grip in the wet Steering responsiveness Cornering stability Resistance to aquaplaning Tread wear v mileage Ride Comfort and smoothness…
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12 Mar 2020
It is in the UK news that a ban on pavement parking could be introduced outside London after the department for transport last year called for it to be introduced to help pedestrians. In this article we are going to discuss why motorists park on the pavement…
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05 Mar 2020
On tyre comparison sites like cartyres.com, you are able to compare the tyre prices from a whole host of different tyre websites such as ourselves here at Tyre Shopper. All you need to do is enter your vehicle registration and then you are returned with a number of tyre prices from…
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19 Feb 2020
They are bold and they are beautiful…and boy, are they expensive! I am talking about tyres.
Tyres in black, which grace high-performance cars and utility vehicles, and ensure superior road safety and comfort, are valued for their innovations in technology. In the radical…
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07 Feb 2020
Voice search is growing more and more due to the introduction of everyone's favourite personal assistant: Amazon Alexa. Amazon Echo sales are expected to grow exponentially over the next few years with many UK households expected to be proud owners of an Amazon Echo.
This article…
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13 Jan 2020
Buying new tyres can be a challenge due to all of the options to consider. In this article we are going to take you through all the different types of tyre, the different price ranges, best brands and different features of tyres that you will want to take into consideration when you…
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23 Dec 2019
Are you looking for Christmas 2019 deals? If so, you have come to the right place to find out about Tyre Shopper's big Christmas Sale!
UPDATED ARTICLE: PLEASE CLICK THE GREEN BUTTON FOR THE 2020 CHRISTMAS SALE: Christmas Sale 2020
If you are looking for Christmas deals on a range…
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16 Dec 2019
An MOT is an annual check of your vehicle’s safety, emissions, and roadworthiness. MOTs are required on vehicles over 3 years of age and are there to ensure safety on the roads, tested against legal standards. Without an MOT certificate, you cannot legally drive.
Although MOT…
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10 Dec 2019
With Christmas just around the corner, many of us are planning our trips to visit family and friends. Surprisingly, though, Visit England reports that 74% of domestic festive trips are made by car, as opposed to public transport. What’s more surprising is that scores of motorists…
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03 Dec 2019
For those who live in regions of the country with extreme weather, it’s worth considering investing in a set of summer tyres and winter tyres so that you’re safe to drive in all-weather conditions.
From an outside perspective though, it might look like summer tyres…
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20 Nov 2019
Are you looking for Black Friday deals? If so, you have come to the right place!
At Tyre Shopper we will be celebrating Black Friday this year and will be releasing our Black Friday discounts on Friday 27th November 2020. These codes will be present on our homepage and also…
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05 Nov 2019
It’s important to understand how tyres work so that you can adequately assess whether your tyres are safe to drive. Understanding the different parts of a tyre will also help you when it comes to speaking to mechanics, as you can use the correct terms to locate the problem.…
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01 Nov 2019
At Tyre Shopper, we stock a wide range of winter car tyres- all based on the premise of keeping you safe on the road this winter.
"Why do I need winter tyres? I already have my summer car tyres and they work fine." Yes we hear that a lot, and here are the reasons why winter tyres…
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30 Oct 2019
Dealing with other drivers’ road rage can not only feel unjust, but scary too.?
Our new survey has discovered that a whopping four fifths of UK drivers have fallen victim to road rage in the past year.
Three fifths of those who have fallen victim to other drivers’ anger…
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28 Oct 2019
Around 50 million vehicle tyres are discarded each year in the UK and a lot of these are collected from tyre businesses by licensed waste recycling companies. All Tyre Shopper tyre fitting centres send old tyres for recycling, where they can be made into items that you will use every…
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22 Oct 2019
Cars are extremely complex pieces of engineering, but the engine isn’t the only part of the car that is highly thought out. Tyres are extremely important to the way that a car will run, but how exactly are they made, and what are tyres made of?
This blog will cover the different…
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18 Oct 2019
These days, you can find cars of any colour on the road, but why are tyres always black?
When cars were first invented, tyres where white, as the natural rubber from which car tyres are sourced from is white. White rubber car tyres date back to the late 1880s and were still used…
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25 Jun 2019
Tyre damage comes in many forms and levels of severity. It doesn’t matter how safe a driver you are; the chances are your tyres will suffer damage at some point in their lifetime. Whether it’s caused by potholes, debris on the road, or a road traffic incident, you should…
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25 Jun 2019
What do you know about UK tyre law? In order to protect yourself as a driver, and the pedestrians and road users around you, your tyres must be fit for purpose – and it’s your duty to understand what that means. If your vehicle is deemed to be unsafe by a police or traffic…
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06 Jun 2019
The tread depth of your vehicle’s tyres is important in keeping you safe on the roads, so there are laws in place to make sure that you maintain it. UK tyre tread depth law is taught as part of the process of learning to drive but, if you’ve forgotten what the rules are,…
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31 May 2019
Nobody likes a pothole.
If you ask drivers what annoys them most about driving, poor road conditions are sure to be somewhere near the top of their list. Uneven or damaged roads don’t just make it more dangerous to drive, they also cause a huge amount of damage to cars every…
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29 May 2019
When you pick up your new car, the first thing you’ll do is read through the user manual to acquaint yourself with its workings. Make sure to take note of the tyre pressures that your car requires – this will stand you in good stead for being a responsible car owner.
Under…
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22 May 2019
Were you aware that tailgating is one of the biggest causes of road traffic accidents in the UK? Knowing your car’s stopping distance in various conditions is an important part of staying safe on the roads and, because of this, stopping distance is part of the UK driving theory…
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15 May 2019
Tyres are the only point of contact between your vehicle and the road, providing grip with the road surface and keeping you in control of your vehicle no matter what the conditions. They take constant damage in the process of doing this, and gradually degrade over time.
The same…
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10 Jan 2019
Buying car tyres from comparison sites, such as Motokiki sounds like a good idea- however, are you actually getting the best deal? At Tyre Shopper we offer a price promise which guarantees we will beat any competitor’s price by £1. Our committed and diligent…
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07 Jan 2019
Are you looking for a bargain when it comes to buying new car tyres? At Tyre Shopper we stock a wide range of high quality car tyres, at the cheapest possible prices. Whether you are looking for a car tyre from within the budget category, the mid-range category or the premium category…
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28 Nov 2018
Part worn tyres may often be cheaper than your standard car tyres that you can purchase from websites such as Tyre Shopper or other tyre retailers. However, is that little bit of cost saving worth it in the long run? We don't think so- read below to find out why.
Reduced Safety…
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04 Oct 2018
For the cars already on the UK roads, there are particular tyre brands and tyre sizes that are the most popular.
Big Brands Have Many Years of Experience Making Tyres
The largest brands like Pirelli, Bridgestone, Continental, GoodYear, Dunlop, Michelin, Firestone, and Yokohama are…
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24 Aug 2018
Where is the best place to buy tyres online? In this article, we compare online tyre retailers Black Circles and Tyre Shopper.
Who are Black Circles?
Black Circles are an online tyre retailer who were founded in 2001 by Mike Welch. In 2015, Black Circles were bought by premium tyre…
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24 Aug 2018
Tesco Tyres offer you reward points when purchasing tyres online, however if you want an exceptionally rewarding tyre shopping experience, Tyre Shopper is where you should head.
At Tyre Shopper, we focus on offering you the maximum value in terms of price, range of tyres and service…
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24 Aug 2018
At Tyre Shopper you can always count on getting the best value deals on Costco tyres.
Costco needs no introduction, being one of the largest membership wholesale store models in the world.
Costco has practically everything under its roof including electronics, toys, kitchen accessories,…
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24 Aug 2018
Tyre Shopper is committed to offering you the lowest prices on your tyre purchase at all times. Our weekly tyre price comparison exercise makes sure that our prices are lower than all the leading online tyre retailers including Halfords autocentres. Incidentally, if you visit halfordsautocentres.com…
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24 Aug 2018
Don’t go just by names. Just because a company is called tyresavings.com, it doesn’t mean they will offer the best savings on tyre purchases. In fact, look no further than Tyre Shopper for maximum savings on your online tyre purchase.
Why You can be Confident about Tyre…
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17 Aug 2018
With the acquisition of Tigar Tyres, Michelin, the French automotive tyre manufacturing giant now has in its portfolio a budget range of car tyres.These come with the same technological advancements Michelin is renowned for. So, it’s a best-of-both-worlds situation for customers!
Michelin-…
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17 Aug 2018
If you’re looking for a tyre size for your high-performance car, you’ve come to the right place – and we’ll ensure that your vehicle is running on the correct tyre pressure while you’re here!
Our experts can help you choose the ideal match for your vehicle,…
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17 Aug 2018
Avon Tyres is one of the world’s leading manufacturers and brings to you a wide range of products guaranteeing the best in safety and performance.
Guide to Avon Tyres
For the best deals on Avon tyres, look no further than Tyre Shopper, the UK’s leading retailer for van…
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17 Aug 2018
Choosing the right size tyres for your car is crucial to ensure safety and performance. Car tyres in size 225/50r17 are one of the most popular tyre sizes and much in demand. These tyres fit a wide range of mid to high end sports cars and saloons. And tyres in this particular…
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17 Aug 2018
The world of radial sizes is confusing to say the least. Let’s take for instance the size 205/45r17 – how is 205/45wr17 different to 205/45r17? Does the difference matter? Is it important to know?
Well, the choice is yours whether you want to know or not, but is definitely…
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15 Aug 2018
If you have read a Westlake Tyres review lately, you cannot have missed the fact that people are happily buying this cheap tyre at the lowest prices. And you would have noticed that several of the customers saying that they would buy these radials again. All in all the brand has garnered…
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06 Apr 2018
Formula One tyres have helped revolutionise the sport since the first season of the World Championship of Drivers in 1950. In part one of our blog, we looked at Formula One tyres from 1950-1980. Within this particular blog post, we will be looking at the current era of Formula One,…
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03 Apr 2018
Formula One tyres are currently supplied by premium tyre manufacturer Pirelli. Pirelli have been the sole supplier of Formula One tyres since 2011 however that hasn’t always been the case. Tyre manufacturers such as Avon, Bridgestone, Continental, Dunlop, Englebert, Firestone,…
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16 Jan 2018
Driving on the motorway for the first time can be a daunting experience. Interestingly however, motorways are statistically safer than most other types of road. This makes sense when you think about the fact that everyone is driving at similar speeds, in the same direction along a…
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16 Apr 2017
Did you catch the recent ‘Fake Britain’ programme that recently aired on BBC1? Featuring a wet braking comparison between a premium quality product from Continental Tyres and a ‘budget’ alternative, this was a real eye-opener. The point being made was that…
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12 Dec 2016
We guarantee that after reading this tyre guide, that you will be an expert on the wonderful and weird world of tyres. With Christmas approaching, it is the time of year where general knowledge quizzes generally occur and we’re here to help. Impress your family, friends and…
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07 Dec 2016
Tyre history plays a very important role in the today’s tyre market. This blog post looks at the history of tyres, monitoring why inventors such as Charles Goodyear and John Dunlop have played such a major role in the history of tyres.
The infographic below highlights the key…
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10 Nov 2016
It’s not that I don’t clean my car. In fact, I clean my car every week and it is spanking clean. I just never thought to clean my tyres. I never realized that tyres could be cleaned until some smart-alecky passerby scrawled ‘clean me’ on my tyre hubs. Other…
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10 Nov 2016
At some point or the other in our lives we have surely heard this rhyme –“The wheels of the bus go round and round”. In fact, you may even have sung it at the top of your voice. But did you ever pause to think “why”. I mean why should the wheels (and…
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10 Nov 2016
Advertising campaigns can make or break a product. When an ad campaign makes an impact on you-it makes you laugh or cry, or forces you to think hard or in general touches you in a specific manner- you are more likely to buy the product. The same is true of tyres too.
However, the…
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10 Nov 2016
As with any product which has a shelf life, tyres too get old and tired after considerable use. Worn out tyres, if used can often prove catastrophic on the roads because they can cause cars to spiral out of control. Also tyres not performing optimally and which should have been retired…
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10 Nov 2016
What was used in the test?
Premium tyres: Michelin (£70), Goodyear (£60), and Continental (£58).
Budget tyres: Arrowspeed (£44), Ovation (£37), and Sunew (£37).
The car: Vauxhall Meriva
Equipment: GPS-based timing equipment
Test 1 –…
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10 Nov 2016
In 2009, BMW decided to fit all of its models with run flat tyres as standard. The brand’s collaboration with Bridgestone provided customers with improved fuel economy and a safer method of punctured tyre replacement.
To help BMW owners decide whether to keep theirs, we’ve…
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10 Nov 2016
Communication is pivotal to success, they say. Do it with your partner and remain happily married, do it with your kids and mould them into good human beings…
But when your tyres are trying to tell you something, do you listen? Probably not as well as you should.
Here, we…
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10 Nov 2016
Every week, the online team compares the prices of all the leading competitors to ensure that our car tyres prices can not be beaten!
Tyre Shopper promises to be cheaper than Kwik Fit tyres, Black Circles Tyres, etyres and mytyres with the price promise guarantee.
As part of our…
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