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October is Tyre Safety Month, making it the perfect time to shine a spotlight on one of the most important parts of your caravan or motorhome – your tyres. Well maintained tyres are essential for keeping you, your passengers, and other road users safe.
At Caravan Guard, we’re backing Tyresafe’s Tyre Safety Month with our very own PACT for tyre safety, a simple four-step check that every caravanner and motorhomer should make before hitting the road:
- P – Pressure: Check your tyre pressures regularly and adjust according to your vehicle and load
- A – Age: Tyres over five to seven years old should be replaced, regardless of how much tread is left
- C – Condition: Look for cracks, bulges, and signs of wear or damage
- T – Tread and Torque: Make sure you’ve got at least 1.6mm of tread depth across the width of your tyres and check your wheel bolts are tightened to the correct torque setting
Watch our full PACT video guide here for more tips.
Win tyre safety gear
To help you put the PACT into practice, we’ve teamed up with Halfords and are giving away a tyre safety prize bundle worth more than £215. One lucky winner will receive:
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Michelin 12v programmable inflator – to quickly and accurately top up your caravan or motorhome tyre pressures. The white LCD digital display is easy to read and can be switched between PSI, BAR and kPa. It’s also integrated with a 12V DC power socket for powering up small DC devices. RRP £58
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Michelin tyre pressure gauge with keyring – a handy tool for on-the-go tyre pressure checks. It automatically turns on when placed on the tyre valve. RRP £14.99
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Halfords tyre tread depth gauge – to make sure your tread is safe and legal. RRP £8.09
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Halfords advanced torque wrench model 300 – to make sure your caravan or motorhome wheel bolts are correctly tightened. A professional quality torque wrench with a 1/2″ square drive and a torque range of 60-300Nm. Comes with Halfords Advanced Lifetime Guarantee. RRP £135
This bundle includes everything you need to keep on top of your motorhome and caravan tyre safety this autumn and beyond.
Why motorhome and caravan tyre safety matters
Every year, tyre issues are a leading cause of breakdowns and accidents on UK roads. For caravanners and motorhomers, the risks can be even greater due to long periods of storage, heavy loads, and towing stresses. Regular checks can save you from a tyre blow out or wheel detachment – keeping your travels running smoothly.
Stuart Lovatt, Chairman of TyreSafe, explains more about the 2025 campaign called Under Pressure.
“In 2025, our theme Under Pressure responds to the growing mental and financial pressures felt across all sections of society,” he said. “We know that when life feels overwhelming, routine vehicle checks can easily be neglected – yet something as basic as ignoring underinflated tyres can lead to life-threatening consequences. Together, we can help people relieve the pressure by checking their tyres.”
Tyre safety in numbers
- Only 46% of drivers check tyre pressures at least once a month.
- 1 in 5 motorway/A-road breakdowns is tyre-related – more 51,500 in 2023 (National Highways)
- 21% of those who broke down on motorways believe it could have been avoided with proper checks
- 75% of tyre defects in fatal collisions were due to a lack of inappropriate maintenance (National Highways/TRL)
- 17% of tyres are illegal when replaced, 40% are borderline (TyreSafe/National Highways)
This Tyre Safety Month, make the Caravan Guard PACT – and you could also win the perfect tyre care kit to help you do just that.
For more information about the range of tyre safety available at Halfords visit www.halfords.com.
Terms and conditions
- Only one entry per household
- No cash alternatives will be offered
- Winners to be chosen at random and notified by email.
- Winner details (name and town or county) will be published on our blog
- Closing date for entries: 11:59pm November 2nd, 2025
Please note: We do not subscribe prize draw entrants into our marketing information.
Safety First says Mum, so never not cut corners with tyres.
Very good
A great ‘wake-up’ call!
The blue print is very silly! Unreadable on a blue background and very difficult to see on the green!
Hi Matt, could you let us know the device you are using to read articles on our blog so we can investigate. Many thanks, Liz
Is there an error with the prize details? It says torque wrench covers 12Nm to 60Nm, Peugeot Boxer base vehicle 2006 onwards needs 160Nm or 180Nm depending on wheel type. I’m not aware of any modern vehicle that would only have 60Nms torque on a wheel nut.
Thanks for pointing this out Geoff – there was an error. We’ve updated the prize and it’s a model 300 torque wrench with a range of 60-300Nm. We appreciate you spotting this mistake! Liz
One word BRILLIANT
Excellent article well worth making the public aware of their responsibilities as drivers.
Helpful and useful information not only for the motorhome but for any vehicle.
Excellent
Very good article showing what could go wrong but more importantly how to avoid the dangers when not looking after your tyres
Always enjoy the articles and find the tips very helpful.
Very interesting , safety is paramount when travelling on todays busy roads.
Very good explanation
very informative to the long time motor homers as well as the newbie generation well received all around