Graham Hill’s Gadget Of The Week Keeps You Legal
Wednesday, 1. September 2010
The Graham Hill gadget of the week is a tyre pressure warning system. I’ve reported on many occasions the importance of running tyres at the correct pressure. Not only is it a legal requirement punishable by points and a fine, tyres wear quicker, grip is reduced and fuel consumption can increase by up to 10%. We all know that we should check our tyres daily and at worst fortnightly (as suggested by tyre manufacturers) but few drivers do. So the answer is a tyre pressure monitor which is a standard feature on some executive and performance cars but you can now fit a gadget that does it for you. You fit 4 wireless cap sensors to the valves and a small display in the car shows the pressure of each tyre continually. It also monitors tyre temperature, sounding a warning above 70 degrees centigrade. The caps have to be fitted with an anti theft tool. The system, a Nikkai Wireless Tyre Pressure Monitoring System can be bought from Maplin for £129.99. See www.maplin.co.uk Have you ever had an accident or been fined for under or over inflated tyres? Let us know? By Graham Hill
