Tyre Pressure News and Information: News and blog
Blowout closes M25, critically injures 3
A lorry tyre blowout was blamed for the horrible crash on the M25 between junctions 7-8 that left three people seriously injured and the motorway closed on Friday 5th August. 30 mile tailbacks continued into the weekend while lanes were closed for recovery and repair work. It is very unusual for the cause of a [...]
TyrePal at Burghley
TyrePal will be exhibiting in the Horse Village at the Burghley Horse Trials 1st to 4th September and showing the TyrePal TA22 system which can be used to monitor the tyres on all kinds of horse boxes. Tyre problems are a big issue for horse box owners. Specialist horse transport breakdown provider, Jon Phillips of [...]
Two killed, 35 hurt in tyre blowout bus crash
Tyre blow-out was blamed for a fatal bus crash near Rochester, New York State, today (18 July 2011). The tour bus was travelling to Niagara Falls when the driver lost control and veered down a grassy bank into woods. A preliminary report from New York State Police spokesman Mark O’Donnell indicated that a tyre blowout [...]
New tyre safety monitor
TA22 is a new tyre pressure monitoring system that produces alerts, but without the continuous display of tyre pressures that we get with the TD series. It’s a versatile system that can be set up for anything from 2 to 22 wheels, and a very nice feature is that you can add sensors to extend [...]
TyrePal off road in Zambia
This off-road vehicle in Zambia faces extreme conditions, but is fitted with a standard TyrePal system to keep track of tyre pressures. It works well despite being covered in mud, wading through rivers, and even when attempting to rescue a baby elephant! Advanced warning Steve Tolan, Director of Chipembele Wildlife Education Trust in Zambia decided [...]
Practical Boat Owner tested
You don’t often get tyres on boats, but towing a boat on a trailer can be an interesting experience, so Practical Boat Owner magazine decided to test the TyrePal system on a four-wheel trailer. They tested the standard car model, TD1000 and the results were published in the April 2011 edition of PBO, where it [...]
Minimise damage from potholes
Hitting a pothole can cause internal tyre damage that may not be immediately apparent, and the damage can be much worse if the tyre’s not at the correct pressure. Pot holes led to an estimated 8,000 insurance claims in 2010 and early signs are that 2011 will exceed this due to the damage caused to [...]
TyrePal wins top award in Caravan magazine
Following an extensive road test on a Stirling Europa caravan, journalist Chris Nash awarded the TyrePal TD2200 system a 5/5 rating – ‘Best I’ve seen’
What alarm levels should I set?
Installed the sensors on my Renault Espace this afternoon and went for a 3 mile trip. I set the low tyre pressure a couple of psi below the Renault quoted cold normal figure and the upper a couple of psi above the quoted cold normal figure. As expected the max pressure was exceeded and the [...]
Holiday closing and new VAT rate
The office and despatch department were closed from Thursday 23 December 2010 to 4 January 2011, so goods ordered during this period will be despatched after 4 January. The new VAT rate of 20% applies to all sales from January 4th 2011, but any orders placed before January 4th are charged at the previous rate [...]