Planning Your Perfect Road Trip? 5 Reasons You Should Not Ignore Your Tyre Care
Road trips are a great lifestyle choice. Rather than staying in one place, why not move around the country or even just a region within it? The Northeast of England is a fine example of a relatively unexplored place with some of the best beaches on the East Coast and marvellous hillwalking country in the Cheviots, for example. If you move around rather than staying in one place, you can really get under the skin of an area. Soon, you’ll wonder why you ever booked a week or a fortnight’s break in one place. However, road trip holidays do mean keeping your car in good condition and no parts are more important than your tyres in this regard. Why is tyre maintenance a smart move if you’re planning a road trip?
1. Better Fuel Economy
If you pump your tyres up properly, then you will find that your car can deal with the demands of a longer-than-usual journey much better. Not only do fully inflated tyres function better, but they offer less rolling resistance. In turn, you will burn less fuel or deplete your battery less quickly. Either way, you’ll enjoy more miles on the road before you need to fill up, allowing you to enjoy your break more.
2. Less Chance of a Blowout
Checking for faults like sidewall bulges or debris sticking into tyres means you’re less likely to suffer from a blowout or even a slow puncture. There’s never a good time to change your wheel but during a road trip when you should be enjoying yourself is one of the worst. When you are on a road trip; you should reduce your chances of a breakdown in the middle of the road. Fife Autocentre offers mobile tyre fitting (quick and easy booking); they can fit your tyres at home or work. Have any tyres that look problematic changed before you set off at a time that’s convenient for you.
3. Better Grip
On roads like the A69 or A696, you can drive fast but there are often dangers from inclement weather in exposed locations. Make sure your tyres have sufficient tread not only to be legal on the road but offer sufficient grip to prevent aquaplaning when you’re driving.
4. Improved Handling
Basic tyre maintenance means being able to enjoy yourself behind the wheel. When you are on twisting country lanes or heading down to the beach, you will want to feel confident your car can handle each manoeuvre. You simply won’t enjoy your road trip if you’re constantly battling the handling because of misaligned tyres, for example.
5. Passenger Safety
Finally, and most importantly, tyre maintenance is about ensuring you and your car’s occupants are safe on the road. When you don’t know the roads well, you’ll need to be able to stop and swerve with confidence. Only when you have a solid set of tyres fitted will you be able to have this confidence and truly relax on your road trip without worrying about potential mishaps.
