Why Accurate Alignment is Essential for Tyre Safety

Tyre safety is vital for keeping people safe on the roads, which is why October marks Tyre Safety Month. This year, Tyre Safe has launched its latest campaign, ‘Under Pressure’, highlighting the growing mental and financial pressures across the UK. The message is simple: even when life gets busy, it’s important to take a moment to check your tyres. As an industry, we can support this message. Garages and workshops play a crucial role in keeping drivers safe, so this October is the perfect time to remind customers to pay attention not just to their tyres, but also to their wheel alignment.

Wheel alignment is one of the simplest ways to improve road safety, and one of the easiest services for garages to offer that builds customer trust and boosts workshop revenue. Misaligned wheels lead to uneven tyre wear, shorter tyre life, and poorer handling. If left unchecked, they can create safety risks, increase fuel consumption, and ultimately cost customers more money. A properly aligned vehicle handles better, brakes more predictably, and helps tyres wear evenly, meaning safer journeys.

Tyre pressure and wheel alignment go hand in hand. Even if tyres are inflated correctly, misalignment can still cause one edge of the tyre to work harder than the other, increasing wear and stress. Conversely, under-inflated tyres can exaggerate alignment issues, leading to unresponsive steering and braking, and reduced fuel efficiency. By checking alignment alongside tyre pressure, garages can deliver a more complete and professional safety service.

This Tyre Safety Month is the perfect opportunity to highlight your commitment to customer care and safety, and by promoting alignment this October, garages can help drivers stay safe, reduce tyre waste, and ease the pressure for everyone on the road.

How we can help:

A key part of delivering precise, reliable alignments is keeping your equipment accurately calibrated. This Tyre Safety Month, we’re encouraging workshops to take a moment to check that their alignment systems are up to date and properly calibrated, ensuring every reading and realignment you perform is as accurate as possible.

At Straightset, we make that easy with our calibration contracts designed to take the hassle out of ongoing maintenance and give you complete peace of mind that your alignment equipment is performing at its best, every time.

We specialise in wheel alignment systems that make precision checks quick, reliable and profitable for workshops. Supplying and supporting market-leading brands, including Supertracker, Beissbarth, CEMB, Draper and HPA-Faip.

Our head office is also home to a dedicated wheel-alignment studio, where you can see our machines in action and experience the latest technology firsthand. Whether you’re upgrading your current setup or just exploring new opportunities, our team can help you find the right system for your workshop.