Tyres come in, broadly speaking, three categories: premium tyres, regular tyres and budget tyres. What is the difference between these three types of tyre and is it worth paying more for premium tyres or are cheap and cheerful budget tyres all right for your driving needs? Let us take a look.
What Are the Three Tyre Types?
Premium tyres are the most recent line of tyres in production. They benefit from the latest tyre technology and engineering research and development which seeks to create the perfect tyre. They use the very best rubber, sourced sustainably and processed carefully to create a high-quality product. Premium tyres are often quite expensive compared with the other types of tyre available on the market, but they do offer an improved driving experience with less noise, better grip and reduced wear and tear on your vehicle.
Regular tyres are last year’s premium tyres. They use some advances, but will be lacking in other areas when compared to a premium tyre. The rubber quality is usually good – but not always the best – and the tyres work well on most road surfaces. Dramatically cheaper than the latest premium tyres, these are a solid option for those who like a smooth drive but cannot quite stretch to a set of premium tyres at the moment. Furthermore,if you are driving in busy metropolitan areas like London, West Midlands or even Buckinghamshire; you should always choose tyres to suit your pocket and driving patterns.
Budget Tyres are made from average quality rubber – not always sustainably sourced – and using little in the way of technological advances, especially if this would have added to the cost of producing the tyres – these tyres are the cheapest option. Driving on budget tyres can be noisy and bumpy, and were you to change from premium tyres to budget tyres, you might even think that something had gone wrong with your car due to the difference in the ride! Moreover, if you are looking for a new set, budget tyres in Buckinghamshire are available to book online at Broadway Autocentres.
Some Facts About Budget Tyres
Reading the above might lead you to think that budget tyres are a terrible choice, and that they should be avoided, but this could be a hasty decision.
Budget doesn’t mean bad
Yes, budget tyres are lacking some of the latest advances that premium tyres boast, but the difference in the ride is due to the excellence of the premium tyre, not because of deficiencies in the budget tyre – a subtle, but significant point! If you had only ever driven on budget tyres, you would be perfectly happy with your tyres – it is only adding the luxury feel of premium tyres that would make you realise that you are missing out on something. So rather than think of them as: premium – good; regular – average, and budget – bad, you should label them like this: Budget tyres are good; regular tyres are better and premium tyres are the best.
Legally budget tyres are okay
And this becomes even more significant when you realise that under current EU law (and hopefully this is one that will become British law when EU laws and regulations are swept away at the end of December 2023) all tyres, including even the cheapest budget tyres, must meet a certain minimum quality standard to keep drivers and other road users safe and comfortable on the roads.
It all comes down to price
Which brings us to the point of consideration that most affects your tyre-buying decision. Price. Premium tyres cost about double the price of budget tyres, and when you are replacing all four tyres, this can add up uncomfortably. For this reason, many drivers, those on low incomes or just starting out in the driving world, choose to fit budget tyres to their cars. And they are perfectly happy doing so.
If your commute is on decent roads and doesn’t take you very long every morning, there is no reason at all, why you should not fit budget tyres to your car and enjoy several years of trouble-free driving on them.
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