Motability car and winter snow?

Ixashe

Snow tyres are not just for use in snow, they are for anytime the temperature is below 7 degrees. They are better than normal tyres not just in snow but on frosty mornings, etc. People may have used them and not noticed a difference, but there is plenty of evidence out there showing the difference in how well the tyres grip.

The main question I'm thinking for this winter is can I justify the cost of fitting them for the extra stability, or should I try and drive more carefully and safe the money.

bored_at_home

ixashe from someone who has used them, i used to drive 120k a year backwards and forwards to europe in all weathers including mid winter. a normal everyday driver will NOT notice any benefit whatsoever of having winter tyres in the uk. you can still get stuck, you can still slide and still skid just as much with them, and the ones i had each year wernt cheap rubbish ones they were very good ones on a 3.5t panel van.

winter driving is about as you suggested taking extra care, allowing extra time and allowing for extra stopping distance . normal tyres should have decent amount of tread on them though. as an eg winter tyres should be replaced when they get to 4mm tread depth whereas the uk legal limit tread depth for all season tyres is 1.6mm .personally i am now happy with all seasons with decent tread depth for winter and some common sense.

paddedjohn

bored_at_home wrote: »

ixashe from someone who has used them, i used to drive 120k a year backwards and forwards to europe in all weathers including mid winter. A normal everyday driver will not notice any benefit whatsoever of having winter tyres in the uk. You can still get stuck, you can still slide and still skid just as much with them, and the ones i had each year wernt cheap rubbish ones they were very good ones on a 3.5t panel van.

Winter driving is about as you suggested taking extra care, allowing extra time and allowing for extra stopping distance . Normal tyres should have decent amount of tread on them though. As an eg winter tyres should be replaced when they get to 4mm tread depth whereas the uk legal limit tread depth for all season tyres is 1.6mm .personally i am now happy with all seasons with decent tread depth for winter and some common sense.

wow thats quite an achievement;);)

Richie-from-the-Boro

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