Tyre News

Anton Fricker of Taunton has received an eight-month suspended custodial sentence for issuing 31 MOT certificates without carrying out the tests. The case was heard at Taunton Crown Court and concluded on 26 August 2022. He was also banned from MOT testing for five years by DVSA.

Discarded tyres will soon find a new home within the latest Mercedes-Benz models. Oil produced from end-of-life tyres through a process known as pyrolysis is being combined with biomethane to make plastics for vehicle components. Before the end of the year Mercedes-Benz EQE and S-Class models will roll off the production line fitted with door handles made from old tyres.

In mid-July Nexen Tyre UK collaborated with Petrolheadonism to sponsor Tucked at the Manor, their second show of 2022 with Nexen as headline sponsor.

Writing messages in the sand is a long-standing seaside tradition that inspired Ford and the RNLI to create a way of spreading safety messages across miles of beaches using its vehicles. The tide tracks campaign, as it is known, began in 2020 but continues today.

Mercedes-AMG is fitting 18-inch Continental SportContact 7 tyres to its C43 model. Designed for speeds of up to 186 mph and bearing the XL marking for enhanced load capacity, the tyres also carry the M01 sidewall marking, which appears on all the tyres specially developed for AMG. Continental developed this UUHP (Ultra Ultra High Performance) tyre specifically for vehicles with sporty attributes as well as for super sports cars.

Electric vehicles (EVs) will take over renowned automotive destination Caffeine & Machine in Warwickshire on 10-11 September for the all-EV show, Eclectic Electric. As Caffeine & Machine’s first official brand partner, Michelin will be there as well.