In the late eighties, following much concern over the standard of major repairing in the UK, a working group was formed firstly to consider the current British Standard for tyre repair and secondly to decide how the industry could develop the level of professionalism in this area of business.

From this working group the NTDA’s first Tyre Advisory Repair Group was formed and it has continued to the present day as the foremost expert body on the subject of tyre repairing.

The Group's active committee comprises representatives from the major repair trade itself, tyre retailers and representatives from the leading suppliers of tyre repair materials. It also has representation from other industry bodies such as the RMA and BSI.

The Group's main function is to organise, control and develop the country's best major tyre repairers into a professional and reputable body. It provides a link for the industry to:

Organisations such as the BSI and a united voice to the Department of Transport and the trade press.

In recent years the Group has played a significant role in the development of BSAU159, the British Standard for Tyre Repairs and the majority of members of the BSI Working Group which carried out the latest review were also members of the Repair Group.