A survey of 40,000 tyres and found that 90% of tyre pressures were incorrect (National Tyre Distributor Association NTDA)
75% of British motorists have under-inflated tyres
Under-inflated tyres cost British motorists more than £1 billion a year (totallymotor.co.uk)
12% of UK cars have at least one defective tyre, and a further 12% have a tyre below the recommended 2mm tread depth
90% of British motorists don’t know the correct vehicle tyre pressures for their vehicle (TyreSafe, 2009)
An under inflated tyre can increase your fuel consumption by over 5%
Under inflation can reduce tyre life by 50% but if correctly inflated the average tyre could last 20% longer