Michelin Tyres Rule The Fleet At Britannia Bus Based In Northampton

Britannia Bus, based in Northampton and operating five local service bus routes, is on track to eliminate punctures across its six-strong fleet after switching to Michelin tyres two years ago. According to Managing Director Derek Taylor, a puncture in the fleet used to happen at least once a month, but since switching to Michelin X Multi Z tyres, the new tyres have given 100% uptime.

Taylor learned about Michelin after participating in a Twitter chat in May 2019 between the tyre manufacturer and a haulier who had recently started using Michelin tyres and was getting excellent results. Following a series of tweets with Michelin, he was put in touch with his local Michelin account manager, and a policy change was requested through his local dealer, Tyres Northampton.

Commenting on the decision to switch from a rival premium brand tyre to Michelin, Taylor says: "It’s very rare to find a product which you can 100 per cent put your name to, but I genuinely can on the back of my experience fitting Michelin tyres.

"I don’t know what Michelin builds them with, but their resistance to picking up punctures or any kind of tyre damage is phenomenal. I used to joke that you’d only need to look at our previous tyres and you could find a puncture! The difference between the two is night and day, and we’re only paying between £40-£50 more per tyre."

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Each vehicle travels 600 miles every week on a combination of urban and rural assignments. Taylor predicts that the Michelins will easily last a year longer than his old brand, based on current wear rates, with the option to regroove and retread the tyres after that.

"We’ve not even got to the point of having to consider regrooving yet," he explains. "Right now, we’re just focused on switching out the old tyres and getting the Michelins on all four corners. We’ve replaced all the steer tyres; we’re just waiting for the last few drive tyres to come up for replacement."

As the owner of a small, hard-working fleet, Taylor admits to having been astounded by the performance improvement he has seen from a change in policy. "We are now fitting the best possible tyres on the market and saving money in the process. It’s a win/win situation, and it’s great from a sustainability perspective too as we’re travelling so much further on every tyre we fit," he adds.

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The firm's full-size single-deck Alexander Dennis buses are well-suited to Michelin's 245/70 R19.5 X Multi Z tyres, which provide the optimal balance of safety, mobility, and road-holding, as well as great mileage potential and reliability.

The tyres bear the highly-desirable Three Peak Mountain Snowflake (3PMSF) marks on the sidewall after completing tests in specific snowy conditions and are designed to combine the lowest cost per mile with great grip all year.

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