Caravan tyre blowouts…
…are a major cause of accident amongst our touring caravan customers. The biggest danger being that the blowout causes a loss of towing control and a much more serious road accident.
The average cost of a caravan tyre blowout claim was over £2000 in 2012. Thanks to more and more customers and manufacturers fitting safety devices such as Tyron bands and Al-Ko ATC anti-snaking devices, the number of incidents has actually fallen by a whopping 19.4% compared to 2011.
In order to combat the risk of a caravan blowout owners should replace their tyres regularly and maintain good tyre maintenance at all times. This will help preserve the safety and usability of the tyre and decrease its risk of failure or blowout.
However even with good tyre maintenance undertaken accidents do happen. This is why it is a great idea to have a device such as Tyron bands fitted. In the event of a blowout Tyron bands increase the stability of the towing outfit. This allow the driver to safely pull the vehicle over to the side of the road.
Tyron bands work…
…by filling into all modern wheel wells which is there to allow the tyre to be easily fitted. In the event of a blowout, however, this can cause the tyre to slip from the wheel hub greatly affecting steering and driving stability. It also increasing the likelihood of the wheel hub being damaged.
Caravan Guard offer a 5% discount for the fitting of Tyron bands. We believe they greatly increase a touring caravan’s stability in the event of a high speed blowout. That way drivers can safely pull the vehicle over to the side of the road; thus avoid a more serious accident or incur further damage to the caravan.
For more information on Tyron bands and how they work with regards to touring caravans, visit www.tyron.co.uk
what kind of cost are we talking about? Just bought 2007 fiat swift.
Hi Joyce,
You can contact your nearest stockist by clicking here. They should be able to give you an exact cost to fit.
Many thanks,
Lucie
I had Tyron bands fitted to my previous caravan and suffered a blow out on the A1M during rush hour. The tyre stayed on the rim and I was able to bring the caravan safely to a stop on the hard shoulder on an exit junction. Our biggest problems were then the other cars who nearly ran into the RAC van parked 100 yds prior to the caravan, the just missing the caravan on the hard shoulder. Have just changed our caravan and insisted on Tyron bands being fitted, would not now be without them.
Sprite Leisure Group, the company who owned Sprite, Eccles and Europa before they sold out to The Swift Group in the mid 90’s fitted all their vans with Tyron Safety Bands. Had them fitted to all my vans over the past 15 years (only had 2 vans during that time), and when I change my van next time, they will be part of the deal. OK you hope you never need to try them out, and not being able to be seen, are they a selling point, you make up you own mind. By having them fitted, they give you that little peace of mind that if things do go wrong and you have a blow out then the van won’t fip over. Personally I think they should be a standard fit on all vans, whoever manufactues the range. Safety First!
Tyron Bands have been around for years.If as suggested they are such an asset why are they not on all caravans as standard equipment when manufactured.
Dear G.J. Spensley
It’s a strange one. I guess it’s a cost thing as manufacturers want to make the initial purchase price of their ‘vans as low as possible.
Kind regards
Craig
Caravan Guard