Drawing up at a petrol forecourt to find that the tyre pressure airline is either faulty or inoperative, seems to be all too commonplace. According to a recent poll conducted by TyreSafe, the UK's leading tyre safety organisation, a staggering 60% of motorists were unable to check their tyre pressures due to airline equipment being out of order, which presents a concerning picture of the sub-standard condition of the services available to motorists at the nation's petrol forecourts.This echoes the results revealed in a study by the automotive weekly publication, Auto Express, which found that 40% of airlines were faulty or inoperative showing that little effort is being made to improve the safety of drivers. Almost three quarters of all cars on the country's roads have tyres that are under-inflated, and there is little hope of any improvement if drivers do not have access to operational equipment.

TyreSafe advises all petrol forecourt owners to regularly check the condition of their tyre pressure airline equipment and to report any faults immediately.