Following the recent campaign run by the Road Safety Authority (RSA) in association with SIMI on second-hand tyres, Frank Byrnes of Frank Byrnes Autobody Repairs is hosting a free ‘Tyre Check’ clinic  at the accident repair centre in Glenascaul, Oranmore. Car owners and members of the public are invited to go along to have their tyres checked between 10am and 1pm on Thursday 26th May.

Frank comments, “There are many factors which cause motor accidents. Unfortunately its part of my business that we see the results of car collisions on a weekly basis and one of the first things I do is check the tyres. All too often it is evident that the driver could have avoided such an incident had they replaced their tyres with safe quality tyres.” He adds, “In advance of the summer holiday season and June bank holiday we urge car owners and drivers to check their tyres so as to keep themselves safe and avoid accidents if at all possible. Not only that, with the new penalty points for defective or worn tyres and a risk of a fine of €80 and 4 penalty points on conviction, it could be very costly in the long run to overlook this issue.”

A new report from the RSA launched in April 2016 showed that defective tyres were one of the biggest contributors to accident on Irish roads. The report highlights that the safety of a tyre is directly related to how long it has been used for, something that needs to be carefully considered when thinking about the purchase of second hand or part worn tyres.

Frank Byrnes Autobody Repairs is a registered SIMI garage, ranked in the top three crash repairs businesses in Ireland, with a specialist team who work to the highest Irish certified steel and safety standards.

For further information visit www.frankbyrnes.com or telephone 091-388-999.