Summer Tyres in Newcastle upon Tyne

Walk down any street in Arthur's Hill and most of the cars will be on summer tyres: the compound is built to bite hardest above about 7°C, in the dry and in a warm shower, and to keep wearing slowly at 70mph. On a colder morning the compound turns stiff and grips less, and braking distances in the wet grow, hence the 7°C rule, which matters in Arthur's Hill as much as in Washington East.

Here in Newcastle upon Tyne the 7°C rule puts summer tyres in their element from roughly May to October as a rule, and the month strip below says the same. The city's cold, damp winter is where they struggle: at anything under 7°C the compound firms up and wet grip falls away for anyone driving around Newcastle upon Tyne.

If the car can sit out the coldest mornings, or there is a winter set in the garage for when it turns cold, summer tyres are the ones to fit on any road in Newcastle upon Tyne. If the car is out every morning regardless, by contrast, an all-season tyre is the one to consider, and both come fully fitted for anyone in Newcastle upon Tyne.

The nearest centre is 1.2 miles from the middle of Newcastle upon Tyne and the next 1.6 miles; both are bookable for summer tyres at checkout, and all 24 centres price them fully fitted, with the nearest to your postcode shown first at checkout.