The Shepherd Guides

Good advice.
Good places.

Straight answers, useful evidence and people worth knowing. Built to help you make a good call—even when that call takes you somewhere other than us.

No paid rankings Clear reasons for inclusion Dated and reviewed
Why the guides exist
“An educated buyer is a smart buyer.
The main guide

A guide to good places.

Can’t come here? Don’t want to? Doesn’t matter. These are tyre shops, alignment specialists and operators we would be comfortable sending someone to.

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Consumer knowledge

Know what you’re looking at.

Guides that explain the useful bits without pretending every decision has one perfect answer.

01

Where do my tyres come from?

Brand badges, ownership groups, factories and what the available evidence can—and cannot—tell us.

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02

A guide to good places

Operators we believe do good work and treat people properly, with the reason for every inclusion.

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03

How to read your tyre

Size, load rating, speed rating, production dates and the markings that actually matter.

Coming soon
04

What should tyres cost?

A clear look at product cost, freight, fitting, support and what you are really paying for.

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05

When should a tyre be replaced?

Tread, age, damage, use and the situations where the safest answer is not always the most obvious.

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06

Suggest a guide

Tell us what is confusing, opaque or harder than it should be. The best questions become future guides.

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How the guide works

Trust needs a visible standard.

No purchased position

Payment cannot buy inclusion, a better rank or more enthusiastic wording.

Reasons, not badges

Every recommendation says why it is there and what we actually know.

Relationships disclosed

Commercial, personal or referral relationships are stated plainly.

Corrections welcomed

Operators and readers can provide better information, context or a right of reply.