Company car drivers fail to check tyres - Tyresafe

ERJ staff report (DS)

London -- A survey of UK-based drivers of company-owned cars showed that many did not take routine maintenance seriously.

The survey, by UK-based TyreSafe, found that 25 percent of company car drivers had never checked the depth of their tyre tread and a further 41 percent had not checked them within the last six months.

“As part of their health and safety obligations, companies should make sure that drivers understand their own individual responsibility towards tyre checks,” explains Stuart Jackson, chairman, TyreSafe. “Company car drivers typically cover around 20,000 miles per year, almost double that of private motorists so it is particularly important that they pay attention to their tyres.

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