Delticom: Let spring begin! Prepare your car for days in the sunshine

At this time of the year spring clean ups will start. The first sunny days will also motivate many car drivers to prepare their vehicles for the warmer half of the year – necessary repairs will be made and the cars will be polished. But the beautiful looks aren’t enough. Security experts recommend checking on technique and tyres.

Spring break ! Now it is time to look after your car and check your tyres. Photo: Delticom AG, Hanover (Photo: Business Wire)

Here, however, a common question appears: should I buy new tyres or can I still use my old ones? “It is crucial to remember that this query is not only of economical nature but, most importantly, it is a safety issue. At mytyres.co.uk also price conscious drivers can find their suitable tyres”, Thierry Delesalle from mytyres.co.uk says. In order to be able to make an informed decision about buying new tyres, it is important to be aware of the symptoms, which indicate a change.

You should change your tyres when...

… tread depth is below the safe level - For safety reasons summer tyres should have at least a tread depth of 3 millimetres. To check whether yours isn’t lower than that, it is enough to insert a 20p coin into a tread groove. If you can’t see the outer rim around the edge of the coin, it’s time to think of new tyres.

… damages appear – If you notice any cracks or blisters on your tyres, it is time to care for immediate replacement. Such damage can have dangerous consequences, e.g. trigger an air-loss. Especially at higher speeds, this can lead to dangerous situations, such as a blowout.

… vibrations and weird noises are audible – They may indicate uneven alignment or balancing problems. Do not hesitate to seek the advice of an expert and to take a tyre change in consideration.

… your tyres are aged – Tyre specialists advise a replacement after about six years. The rubber compound of older tyres begins to deteriorate. With time tyres lose their tightness and elasticity. The functionality of the tyres is restricted then; full power can’t be retrieved.

Time to buy new tyres and complete wheel sets

Your tyre check-up suggests that it might be time for you to think of new summer tyres? Why not make the purchase as comfortable and quick as possible. At online stores such as mytyres.co.uk you can buy tyres and complete wheel sets almost effortlessly with just a few clicks. You will find a wide selection of over 100 tyre brands and 25,000 tyre models, which includes attractively priced car tyres, tyres for motorbikes, 4X4 vehicles, vans and trucks, amongst others. Tyres and complete wheels are highly available even in the peaks of the season and they can be delivered to the customer’s preferred addressor or to one of mytyres’ professional fitting partners*.

*There are currently over 2,000 partner fitting stations in the United Kingdom.

Summer tyres are available at www.mytyres.co.uk, www.reifendirekt.de, www.reifendirekt.at, www.reifendirekt.ch and www.123pneus.ch, www.123pneus.fr, www.autobandenmarkt.nl, www.gommadiretto.it, www.neumaticos-online.es and many other Delticom online shops

Tyre test site: www.tyretest.com

For more information on the company, please visit: www.delti.com

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