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Tyres: the only part of the car touching the road

Royal Motoring School · 23 June 2026

Everything your car does — accelerating, steering, stopping — happens through four contact patches roughly the size of your palm. Worn or under-inflated tyres stretch stopping distances exactly when you need them shortest.

Once a month: check pressures when tyres are cold, glance at tread depth, and look for cuts or bulges. At Royal, every fleet car is VRT-tested and regularly maintained — and we teach students to make the same checks a habit on their own first car.

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