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Why it is important to check your tyres?
No.1 Tyre Safety
Maintaining correct tyre pressure and tread depth with accurate equipment is vital to ensure your safety on the road. Under-inflated or over-inflated tyres, and tyres with a low tread depth affect handling and grip, potentially causing irregular or unpredictable vehicle behaviour, it is recommended to replace your tyres before the tread wears below 2mm.
No.2 Reduce CO2 Emissions
Maintaining the correct tyre pressure with accurate equipment will optimise driving performance, resulting in reduced CO2 emissions.
***BTMA Ltd, 2022
No.3 It's the law
The current law for the tread depth for cars, vans and LCV is to have a minimum depth of 1.6mm across the central three-quarters of the tyre and around the entire circumference.
Driving with worn tyres is a serious safety risk and can be costly too. In the UK if your tyre is below the legal limit, you could get a £2,500 fine plus three points on your licence, per tyre.
No.4 Reduce Costs
Tyre inflation has a direct impact on load-bearing capacity and running costs when driving, using PCL products to maintain tyres ensures that cars, caravans and motorhomes can be loaded to the maximum limit, whilst reducing fuel consumption and extending tyre life.
****TyreSafe, 2021
Three quarters of motorway incidents are caused by failure to carry out regular tyre checks*. Checking your tyres at least once a month and before long journeys using reliable and accurate tyre gauges can help keep you safe on the road and on the right side of the law. Checking your tyres only takes a few minute following these 3 simple steps.
*Highways England, 2018
A list of products to keep your tyres legal and safe.
airlite eco Tyre Inflator
Have a compressor at home? The airlite eco is a great option to make sure your tyres are correctly inflated before setting off on roads trips.
Designed for ease and comfort of use, at a price that won’t break the bank, this handheld tyre inflator/deflator is a sound piece of equipment, perfect for general tool kits and especially suited to car enthusiasts. Reliable and accurate to 2psi, it has the same DNA as its big brother, the heavy duty AIRFORCE MK4, which is made for demanding applications and provides greater magnification for faster and more accurate reading.
Want to learn more about the differences between the airlite eco and AIRFORCE MK4? Read our guide.
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airlite eco range
Available with Twin Hold-on or Euro Clip-on Connectors
Tyre Safety Pack
This is a glove box essential, supplying the classic PCL pencil type Tyre Pressure Gauge (TPG) and Tyre Tread Depth Gauge (TDG16C01) in a durable, reusable tin. Keeping a TSP1T15 or TSP20T15 pack in your car will mean you can check your tyres anytime, anywhere, making sure they’re in tip top condition and legal.
The TPG, with pocket clip and removable protective cap, is designed so pressure can be read after the gauge is removed from the tyre valve. The TDG16 measures tread of 1-26mm, with a 1.6mm illegal tyre tread depth mark and is DVSA approved.
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Tyre Safety Packs
Available with angled or straight head pressure gauge
DTPG7 3-in-1 Digital Depth & Pressure Gauge with Light
Another handy tool for the car, this 3-in-1 Digital Tyre Pressure and Tread Depth Gauge is an excellent choice for checking your tyres on dark nights and in low lit workshops. Its large backlit screen with stylish blue light and 90 second auto power off allows easy reading where there is little or low light. Self-calibrating and designed for ease of use, the display will flash to indicate an illegal tyre tread depth warning below 1.6 mm, enabling a quick check of whether tyres need replacing.
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Footpumps
While the 12v Tyre Inflator is ideal for SUVs or inflating a tyre from flat, the traditional footpump is a great option to keep your car or motorcycle tyres topped up.
A fan of camping? Electric outlets aren’t always available at campsite, so a manual inflator may be needed. If you don’t have access to electric or your car, then you can rely on a footpump, though it will take longer than a 12v inflator.
Supplied with adaptors for airbeds, cycle valves and footballs, the PCL footpump is available with a single or double barrel.
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Explore PCL's full range of products for keeping your tyres safe and legal
Tyre Inflators
Tyre Pressure Gauges
Tyre Tread Depth Gauges
