The weather changes fast up here. Grane Road can turn icy while the town below is only damp, and fog can roll over the tops with little warning. On roads like these, tread depth and pressures matter more than usual. Before winter sets in, give yourself a healthy margin above the legal tread limit, because grip on cold, wet moorland roads falls away quickly as tyres wear. Long descents into the valley also put extra strain on tyres and brakes, so a tyre that’s been slowly losing pressure is more likely to overheat on the way down.
If a tyre fails on an exposed stretch, pull into the nearest lay-by or junction rather than stopping on a bend. Keep your hazards on, and wait well away from passing traffic. Plenty of people search for 24/7 mobile tyres when it happens late at night. Tell us where you are, and we’ll say straight away whether we can reach you and roughly when. If a quick puncture repair in Haslingden will do the job, we’ll fix it there. If not, emergency tyre fitting in Haslingden means a replacement goes on before you set off again.