Monday, 05 October 2015

AA joins TyreSafe

AA Tyres, the new mobile tyre fitting business of the Automobile Association, has joined TyreSafe’s growing Membership.

‘TyreSafe is delighted to welcome the AA and its mobile tyrefitting business, AA Tyres, to its Membership,’ said Stuart Jackson, chairman,TyreSafe. ‘Breakdown recovery services deal with the majority of tyre-relatedincidents on our roads, which are more often than not caused by a lack ofproper maintenance and checks by the driver. With the support of the AA,TyreSafe will be able to reach a broader audience with tyre safety education.’

The AA has been operating for 110 years and it deals with10,000 breakdowns every day - which is one every nine seconds, or 3.5 million ayear - 15% of which are related to tyres. Earlier this year it launchedAA Tyres to provide a mobile tyre fitting service for both members andnon-members, allowing tyres to be repaired or fitted at their convenience – forexample at home or at work.

The AA has around 14 million members, over 2,600 franchiseddriving instructors and more than 2.2 million insurance policies in force. Itis considered one of the most trusted brands in the UK and the partnership withTyreSafe will help to further cement its dedication to providing its customerswith an outstanding level of service.

David Bruce, director of AA Tyres commented, ‘Membership ofTyreSafe underlines our own commitment and advice to members about tyre careand staying safe on Britain’s roads.’

‘Tyre problems account for the second most frequent reasonfor members to call the AA. With around half of all new cars no longercarrying a spare, routine checking of tyre pressure and condition is moreimportant than ever.’

As members of TyreSafe, the AA and its members will haveaccess to all of TyreSafe’s resources and can be involved in its various publicroad safety campaigns.