Don't let your car tyre out

You can't function with worn out shoes, so why should your car drive around with worn out tyres. Here is a bit of advice on how to effectively maintain your car tyres.


Checking whether your tyres are in a proper condition has a lot to do with your safety too. By helping with steering, braking and accelerating knowing that your tread is in good quality helps keep you in control of your car especially in bad rainy weather.

At least every month or more often when it is cold outside check your tyre pressure with a tyre pressure gauge. Having underinflated tyres causes tyres to wear out faster, increases fuel consumption, creates excessive heat and makes your car harder to handle. So fill up under-inflated tyres to their recommended psi rating.

You must become familiar with what your tread looks like and that will make it easier for you to identify when the tread is worn down. To prevent uneven tyre wear, get the driving angles of your car measured and have your tyres mounted and balanced at a professional repair shop. Also rotate your tyres after every 5-10 thousand kilometers, this will ensure that that they wear out evenly and make them last longer.

But if they are really worn out, rather than throw them away, possibly harming the environment, do something recyclable and cool with them like nail them to the garage wall at the same height as your car bumper to prevent scrapes, make garden swings - tied to a sturdy bough with rope or even a tire table. What is important is that you regularly check and maintain your tyres for safe and smooth driving.