What are YOU doing to ensure safe driving in snow/ice

scheming_gypsy

i've heard it's better to let some air out rather than fully inflated. Fully inflated is more of a risk to slide about.

cubegame

It still makes me smile everytime I read about winter tyres.....this is the UK we're living in!

sunshinetours

cubegame wrote: »

It still makes me smile everytime I read about winter tyres.....this is the UK we're living in!

What car do you drive?

pulliptears

cubegame wrote: »

It still makes me smile everytime I read about winter tyres.....this is the UK we're living in!

Why?
As sunshinetours asks, what car do you drive?

The best car I ever had in the snow and Ice was a morris minor, and whilst I'd not consider for a second putting winter tyres on my ancient runabout clio it's something I'd certainly consider for the Astra we have. My other half commutes to Coventry and back from Stoke daily, something which is a pain in the !!!! enough in summer so really excited about doing it in snow and ice :eek: Surely a descent set of winter boots is better than a normal set of tyres in that case.

neilmcl

cubegame wrote: »

It still makes me smile everytime I read about winter tyres.....this is the UK we're living in!

Yet another very misinformed poster!

nearlyrich

My Winter kit is already in the boot, wellies, socks, fleece, box of edibles nothing too exciting just worth having if I get caught out we live up in the Pennines and the last two winters we have had some harsh weather.

pulliptears

nearlyrich wrote: »

My Winter kit is already in the boot, wellies, socks, fleece, box of edibles nothing too exciting just worth having if I get caught out we live up in the Pennines and the last two winters we have had some harsh weather.

I need to put something together for OH, although his drive is 95% motorway it pays to be prepared.

Any suggestions for a decent winter kit? I'm thinking a good sleeping bag for a start.

cubegame

I drive either our Fiesta or our 407. I commute across country lanes about an hour each way. As a rule I would rate the Fiesta as being a better drive on snow or in icy conditions. However, both cars are perfectly drivable on their UK spec all season tyres if you take care and drive defensively. It is certainly not money saving to stick down at least £50 a corner on winter tyres.

I appreciate that many who live in areas which are likely to get prolonged extreme winter weather would benefit from these tyres but considering NONE of the UK motoring organisations would recommend them for general usage I won't be wasting my money anytime soon.

Wig

After tonight I have vowed to avoid the motorway for the rest of the winter on the return journey, it's quicker on the 'A' roads and it wil probably be safer too.

scheming_gypsy

cubegame wrote: »

I drive either our Fiesta or our 407. I commute across country lanes about an hour each way. As a rule I would rate the Fiesta as being a better drive on snow or in icy conditions. However, both cars are perfectly drivable on their UK spec all season tyres if you take care and drive defensively. It is certainly not money saving to stick down at least £50 a corner on winter tyres.

I appreciate that many who live in areas which are likely to get prolonged extreme winter weather would benefit from these tyres but considering NONE of the UK motoring organisations would recommend them for general usage I won't be wasting my money anytime soon.

you won't need them as you're on all season tyres; most people who fork out for winter tyres, are on summer tyres.