Does the law need changing vote

andygb

Loganfire wrote: »

Do you think the law needs to be changed regarding using winter tyres between October and March?

If we have an "Indian" Summer and a nice warm Spring, then your Winter tyres will not last very long, unless of course in addition to "driving in the snow", you would like to add "frequent wheel/tyre changing" to your list of hobbies;)
Buy a decent all round tyre, let out a bit of pressure, and drive slower and smoother, and plan your routes.

agrinnall

Clearly the people proposing alternatives to using winter tyres don't live somewhere where they are beneficial - I do, and wouldn't be without them now, after 3 winters with them. However, a law to enforce their use would be utterly ridiculous in the UK, where for the vast majority of the population they would only be helpful on a few days a year at most.

System

As I currently struggle to find somewhere to keep the plethora of bins that the council insist that I have, where would you suggest that I keep 4 wheels for 9 months of the year? Of course the storage conditions would need to be controlled to prevent degradation of the tyre etc.

fishpond

Stay at home when it is cold/raining:cool:

neilmcl

martinthebandit wrote: »

Well as I don't know anyone rich enough, let alone daft enough to use summer tyres in the UK I think I will stick with all weather tyres thanks.

The majority of tyres we have fitted in this country ARE summer tyres.

Yes, I believe in getting the right tyres for the conditions, hence why I've got winters on at the mo, and no I don't think it should be law in the UK. Although there is a case for better education regarding their benefits.

[Deleted User]

Apart from one slippy morning on way to work last November, I've never had a problem driving in the snow/ice/cold.

Even if I did have winter tyres I don't think they would have made any difference to that morning last November.

martinthebandit

neilmcl wrote: »

The majority of tyres we have fitted in this country ARE summer tyres.

Well that's an interesting statement, care to put up some links etc to provide some back up?

neilmcl

martinthebandit wrote: »

Well that's an interesting statement, care to put up some links etc to provide some back up?

Don't have to, go to any tyre site. The standard tyre you buy are classed as summer tyres. An "all weather" tyre is a specialist tyre.

What tyres have you got fitted currently?

photome

martinthebandit wrote: »

Well that's an interesting statement, care to put up some links etc to provide some back up?

I think he may well be right I always thought that most tyres are summer tyres and that all weather and winter tyres were a "special" purchase

tberry6686

I use winter tyres every year because where I live there are pronounced benifits (N/E Scotland).

Most people don't understand that the main reason for winter tyres is not snow and ice but temperature. Around here from November to february it rarely gets above 8 deg and so winter tyres are a better option than summer/all weather tyres.

But in most of the UK this is not the case and so a law forcing people to use winter tyres would be daft. Although a little education about winter tyres would be a very good idea.