Merry Christmas!

From everybody at Jet Tyres

We would like to wish you a 

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

And thankyou for your custom over the last year!

Beat the VAT increase!

1. Have your car serviced before the New Year.

Its ideal to have your car serviced now than after Christmas as due to the VAT increase it will be cheaper now and to be on the safe side as the weather hasn’t been that great the roads aren’t great either so its best to have it all checked as that weather could be back to pay us another visit.

2. Buy your tyres as soon as possible.

If you buy your tyres now, even if they still have a good couple months left in them. As when that VAT increases to 20% your going to notice it more.
You can pop down to Jet and we will sell you the correct tyres and fit them for you.

3. Find the least expensive fuel around you.

Its already gone up 12% this year already and that fact its going to go up even more is going to be a struggle for some people.
So shop around now to see who normally has the cheapest fuel so that when the time comes and it goes up and won’t be as expensive as the others hopefully.

These are 3 of the top tips to help you out with your car over the festive season, as no one really has cash to splash straight after Christmas and we know that, so get this all done before and save the hassle of leaving it to the last minute and paying out more money.

Get your tyres before VAT increase!

As everyone knows by now we are having another VAT increase from January 1st!

Which is shocking we know but obviously we have to comply with that too.

So if you would like to beat the VAT increase then pop down to Jet Tyres this week to grab sometyres.

We are open all week so pop down and see us and have your tyres changed or checked ect.

If you would like to know if we have your tyres in stock before you pop down then give us a call?

Jet Tyres Services

As it is now the 11th December you can still pop in and see Jet tyres before Christmas!!

You can give us a call or pop down to your nearest Jet Tyres for a tyre change.

Christmas is almost here now only 2 weeks today and it has come around quicker than ever it seems.

So if you need your tyres checked before Christmas Day as there could be some heavy weather then pop on down and see us!

Insured or Not Insured?

It has been said this week that having winter tyres on your vehicle could make your Insurance invalid?

Well that is incorrect as they should be encouraging people to have winter tyres on their cars as a safety precaution.

If you are unsure still about whether to get them put on incase your not covered just give your insurance company a quick call to find out.

All insurance companies vary and its better to check it out.

But it been brought to our attention this week that Winter Tyres are better than Salt?

As salt just causes build up in the drains, and affects other related things.

Watch out for the pot holes.

So as the weather has been a chilling low, the roads have taken a beating!

Like usual the weather leaves cracks and potholes in the roads after the weather being so cold and this year is set to be the worse!

Last year, to replace the road surfaces cost £320 million pound due to the bad weather.

And this year after 2 weeks the road surfaces have already started to show the cracks ect.

Which means watch out on your tyres as the bad roads can damage your tyres and can cost you.

So be wary when driving on the roads, obviously if you still have ice its hard to tell what’s there.

Continental release iPhone App.

Tyre manufacturer Continental have now got their own application on the iPhone.

Its called ‘ContitireRace’, and basically you race around the track on ContitireContact TS 830 in the fastest time.

The App is on iTunes and is free, it is available in 2 different languages – English & German.

So if you have an Iphone why not download it, you could be addicted to playing it after a couple of hours!

“With the ContiTireRace, we want to gather experience in the area of eGames and positionContinental as brand in the app store,” says Carola Natzel, Continental’s manager of business development, E-Business.

“Of course we would like to get young technology fans in particular interested in our company and its products.”

If you do decide to download it then do it before the 20th December as you get entered in to a raffle hosted by Continental to have a chance of winning a PS3.

Wouldn’t that be nice for Christmas?

Winter weather tyres low.

As this cold weather is upon us, and the snow is still falling down throughout the country people still want to be able to get around in their cars.

There is a specific tyre that helps in these sort of conditions, it isn’t a miracle and it doesn’t make the snow go away it just grips better.

Obviously if the weather carries on like this and people keep getting these tyres put on their cars, there is more tyres getting put on than there is in stock, so it is a possibility that they can run out and nobody can have any more until January.

Head of Malvern Tyres, Dan Davis has said that his company already had trouble sourcing winter tyres, saying: ”None of the major makers have anything available, and nothing more coming in till January.’

So if you were after any of these tyres then you could be out of luck.

Snow socks, for your tyres?

It sounds crazy! But its true, you can have ‘socks’ put on your tyres during this bad weather!

Basically, its meant to be better than the chains you can use on your tyres and apparently wintertyres.

You just slip this ‘sock’ over your wheel and your tyre and your ready to go, obviously with moving the car backwards and forwards to the sock covers the entire tyre.

For safety make sure there is enough room between your hand and the wheel arch to put the sock round as it may be too small otherwise.

They hold on when you are driving, so there is no need to worry and as there are no attachments that means to being weighed down either.

Vauxhall are selling them and they are MoT approved and retail from £49.95.

You cannot use them the whole way through the winter period as using them that much on the tarmac can just ruin them completely.

They can be used for speeds up to 50 mph but if you decide to use them its advised that you should drive a little slower than that as again you will ruin them quickly.

Toyota winter tyre programme.

Tyre manufacturer Toyota are currently testing winter tyres for there cars for Britain.

The cars they are using them on are Auris, the Avensis and the Corolla, and they will be tested at 2 centres in Britain.

Toyota have said they are doing this because as the weather in Britain is getting bad and its meant to get worse they would like help out where they can.

The aim is to increase safety for motorists after some of the worst winters Britain has experienced for years and to increase the awareness of the benefits of winter tyres.

Harry Potter rolls on Avon tyres

In the newest Harry Potter film which is the first part of 2, he can be seen escaping in the Avontyres on a side car.

Saved by Hagrid,  they ride off burning Avon rubber, and obviously Avon are very happy about Potter using their tyres.

Explaining about Potter’s choice of tyre, Avon’s Global Motorcycle sales manager Graham Matcham said: “We’ve had a long relationship with Royal Enfield, as we are the original equipment tyre supplier to this legendary motorcycle manufacturer. We don’t want to give away too much of the plot, but obviously we’re overjoyed that our tyres helped Harry give the Death Eaters the slip during part of the film, while also giving the bike maximum grip and longevity.”

Isn’t it funny?

Its Snow Time!

So the forecast for this weekend is snow snow snow…

We know that everyone thinks its okay my tyres are fine, but its always careful to come and get them checked out and if you think your tyres are wearing then also drop into see us as we like to keep drivers safe on the roads this time of year.

So why not pop down to your local Jet Tyres and let us make your driving safe!

Tyre safety is important.

Winter time

If you need new tyres, especially at this time of year then head down to your local jet tyres.

As you know we have posted a few posts about tyres during the winter season as its so essential to get them checked.

Alot of accidents happen as people don’t realise what a hazzard they can be.

So if you feel like you should just get them checked over, just pop down!

Emergency Kit

According to the highways agency its is stating now that everybody who drives should carry and emergency kit especially during winter.

The kit should include:

• Ice scraper and de-icer
• Torch and spare batteries
• Warm clothes and a blanket
• Boots
• First aid kit
• Jump leads
• Mobile phone charger
• Food and a warm drink in a vacuum flask
• A shovel
• Reflective warning sign
• Road atlas
• Sunglasses (to help against snow glare)
• Any personal medication you may need

Always check your vehicle before you take a long journey and during winter aloow your car 10 – 15 minutes to warm up.

Goodyear ‘Space Tyre’

Good year and NASA have come together randomly? To produce a tyre that will never puncture!?

“The new airless ‘Spring Tyre‘ improves on the wire-mesh designs employed on the Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) driven by astronauts on Apollo missions 15 to 17″ reports New Scientist.

This cray tyre is made from 800 weight-bearing springs and is made to carry much heavier vehicles over much greater distances than LRV tyres could manage across the bumpy surface of the moon.

Amazing really what people have come up with in this decade what will they think of next!

Hamilton praises Bridgestone tyres

British F1 driver Lewis Hamilton has been praising Bridgestone at a recent promotional event.

Turning up, Hamilton has been saying how happy he is with the production company.

The British racer told reporters: “I have been driving with Bridgestone tyres since I was a 13-year-old.

I have always felt safe using them and I generally know how they behave, which is not easy because you have to work hard to understand tyres.

“You don’t learn about them straight away; you have to learn bit by bit.”

Apollo Tyres increase prices

Apollo tyres has said today that they will be increasing their tyre prices by 15-20%.

Its not certain when this is all going to happen ideas are just in the pipeline at the moment.

Its due to the rubber that the pricing is rising as the rubber makes 40% of the tyre.

New Delhi: Apollo Tyres Ltd will have to raise prices by as much as 15-20% to sustain margins on record high rubber prices, a top official said on Thursday. “The situation looks challenging.

Price increases are definitely inevitable, given the pressure we are facing on raw materials,” Sunam Sarkar, chief financial officer, told Reuters in an interview.

Part Worn Tyres

Not looking for full whack price tyres, part worn do the job just as well!

And we supply a great range of them for you to choose from.

Order today and save dissapointment, click here to go to the part worn page.

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If you would like to use our services via our website again then its simple, as you’ve already signed up all you do it sign in with the details from before.

We want to make it quick and easy for you, so you can pop it in during your lunch break!

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Then would you recommend us, if so we always appreciate good feedback and good word of mouth.

If there is anything your not happy with and/or haven’t been happy with then please contact us via our contact page.

Emergency services back tyre safety month.

Emergency service workers have joined the tyre safety month awareness campaign hoping to make people more aware of how dangerous defected tyres can be.

They are hoping that by explaining situations that they have seen should show people and help them understand that more and more crashes are happening because people are not checking their tyres regularly.

Clyde Evans, senior road safety officer with Hampshire fire service, said: “We’re all responsible for making sure the cars we drive and travel in are safe – but how many of us actually do it?

“If you’d seen what I’ve seen, it gives you a different perspective on driving and road safety.

Got Our Number?

Ever need our services and can’t remember our number, then here it is incase you’ve forgotten or misplaced it,

we know how easy that happens.

So if you need any tyres, tyre changing anything tyre related really then pick up the phone an give us a call!

Tyre Marks Explained

At first glance the lettering on the side of the tyre may look complicated.

It is not meant to be that way.

The lettering explains the exact specification of the tyre you have. In short it tells you anything that you may need to know about your tyre.

From the diagram above we will try to break down what the codes and numbers really mean.

The codes on the above tyre, will be different on every tyre, due to a few main factors; the tyre width, tyre profile, tyre size and the speed rating.

The number 165 relates to the Tyre Width

It is the width of the tyre in millimetres.

The number 65 relates to the Tyre Profile

It is the height of the tyre sidewall as a percentage of the width. This is also known as the aspect ratio.

The Letter R relates to Radial Contruction

The number 14 relates to the Tyre’s Size

It is the diameter of the tyre’s inner rim in inches

The number 79 relates to the Tyre’s Load Rating

This is the Load Capacity of the Tyre

The Letter T relates to the Tyre’s Speed Rating Value

This indicates the maximum speed for the actual tyre at full load

The E4 Mark

This is to display that the tyre has been tested as high quality by the European Regulatory Authories.

TYRE SAFETY MONTH.

As you can tell we keep banging on about Tyre Safety month but thats because it is important.

If you are unsure of your tyre pressures, or you think your tyres are wearing then why not drop in to see us and we can arrange some help and let you know what you need to know about your tyres for future references.

We like to know that all of our customers are  on the road safely.

You know where we are, if your not sure where we are then check out our website for directions!

Tyresafe.com launch iPhone application.

So as its tyres safety month its a good thing that Tyresafe.com have brought out an application for the iPhone.

Users correctly put in their vehicle registration details and the application provides the vehicle manufacturer’s recommended tyre pressure settings in both psi and bar.

“Many drivers tell us that they don’t check their tyre pressures because they are unsure of the correct settings,” explains Stuart Jackson, chairman, TyreSafe. “The new TyreSafe iPhone app completely removes this problem and instantly provides drivers with their car’s tyre pressure information. So whether they’re on their driveway at home, the supermarket filling station or at the services on the motorway, iPhone users can be sure of having the correct information to hand.”

Its a very good application to have, as you know its reaching the later months of the year and thats when the bad cold weather hits and people do need to make sure they have the correcttyre pressure as if they haven’t it can cause many problems.

Pirelli have hit the track

So Pirelli have gone back to the tracks this week to test their tyres, and behind the wheel was De La Rosa.

After having the track made wet so that they can test wet weather conditions, he hit the track  asPirelli‘s new development driver.

“As we were running our intermediate and wet tyres for the very first time, effectively our programme was starting from scratch once more,” Pirelli director Paul Hembery said. “We worked through our schedule exactly as planned, and we were able to get an initial impression of our performance in wet and drying conditions. This has enabled us to identify the areas in which we are strong and the areas that we need to develop further, which is always the aim in testing.

“It’s been great working with Pedro de la Rosa, whose experience has given us a well-informed perspective on the characteristics of our tyres. So far our schedule is going exactly to plan, and we look forward to continuing our work at what is a very exciting time for us during the next test sessions as well as back at base in Milan.”

“It’s a real pleasure for me to be working with Pirelli this year, and I’m delighted to have finally had the chance to try out these tyres,” he said. “We completed all the work we wanted to do during this initial session, and now we have a clearer idea about future avenues for development.”