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Whether you view them as an inconvenience, irritation, national embarrassment or scandal, potholes feature in all our lives. With roads apparently crumbling before our eyes, every driver or rider has a pothole tale to tell. The unlucky ones will be part of the 80 per cent year-on-year increase in compensation claims for damages from local authorities.
Drivers should brace themselves for even more car-breaking potholes on our crumbling carriageways as we brace for the worst of the winter weather. The country’s pothole plague is already worse than ever and we’re still only approaching “peak pothole season”, exacerbated by ice and snow.
Euro 7 rules a “revolution” for tyre industry, says Continental
Continental chose Road Transport Expo as the launch venue for a range of new truck tyres
Steve Howat, General Manager – Technical Services, Continental Tyres Tyre choice is all about resolving many conflicting interests including wet grip, durability and rolling resistance. Balancing many of these performance requirements is a constant challenge. The key development focus areas are defined based on the fundamental requirements in the specific targeted application area for the tyre. The technical, highly sophisticated rubber compounds in modern premium tyres today contain silica, enabling priority to be assigned to suit many seemingly differing needs. Our compounds are highly co...