Goodyear commended for their part worn tyre dangers campaign 11/04/2015
The Goodyear and Dunlop team in the United Kingdom have received rave
reviews for their campaign to highlight the dangers of fitting part worn
tyres to cars. The method of saving money, which sees drivers asking
for cheaper part worn tyres from garages has become a big story in the
news, as trading standards officers have found problems with the
practice in several counties.
Whilst most main stream garages will not even entertain the idea of
part worn tyres, some backstreet garages have been fitting the tyres,
many of which may have hidden problems with the structure of the tyre
which could lead to accidents in the future.
Goodyear have been keen to highlight these dangers, and want
customers to avoid the practice, pointing out that the part worn market
is very dangerous because of its lack of policing.
The brand received backing from Wholesale Director, Alan Baldwin of
Micheldever Tyres, who described their campaign as an, excellent
initiative in exposing the dangers of part worn tyres to the consumer.
He added, Amongst all the tyre manufacturers, Goodyear has clearly
grasped the horrendous dangers of what the almost totally un-policed and
dangerous part worn market means to the consumers safety and
pocketsGoodyear's excellent flyer (The Ugly Truth about Part Worns) is
the best information a consumer could be given and should be applauded
by the entire industry.
Goodyear brand ambassador, Quentin Wilson revealed, Tyresafe has
also worked tirelessly with trading standards around the UK to further
highlight the issue, and we at MTS have seen it as a duty to our
customers to produce tens of thousands of anti dangerous part worn
flyers for distribution around the UK.
According to some reports, the part worn tyre market has boomed in
the recession, with some arguing that it had grown 50% in a year, with
over two million part worn tyres sold a year. Baldwin disagreed, adding,
: UK tyre Retailers are under pressure like never before, recessionary
pressures on consumers pockets, reductions in car usage, and massive
pressure on retail prices due to national retailer discounting are all
causing immense problems, but why should they suffer further sales
attrition from the uncontrolled growth in the illegal part worn market
which we firmly believe contrary to recent reports is nearer 5 million
units a year.
He called on the industry to follow the example set by Goodyear, and
asked them to, publicise and expose this disgraceful trade that offers
horrendous risks to the consumer For how much longer will the UK be
Europe's scrap casing dump?