A worrying 12 per cent...
A worrying 12 per cent of cars and vans have at least one defective tyre. In a Tyre Industry Council report, 14 per cent of those tested had less than 2mm of tread, too. A spokesman for the body said: "In our opinion, these weren"t safe and needed replacing immediately." A total of 30,000 tyres were examined for the study.
This valuable silver...
This valuable silver cup has been awarded through the years ever since 1906, and is traditionally given to either a company or an individual who has demonstrated outstanding technical motoring achievement.
Originally awarded to the Auto-mobile Club by Sir Thomas Robert Dewar MP, other winners include Dunlop back in 1973, for developing a failsafe tyre and wheel system, and Jaguar for the XJ Series" aluminium body structure.