With the worst weather hitting the UK in decades there are demands to know why more hasn’t been done to ensure routes remain clear – after all, other countries seem to manage with a lot more snow and much lower temperatures than we get in the UK. Well, there is a little more to this than just blaming the gritters as it’s not the gritters blocking the roads – It’s often cars unable to get traction stopping the gritters getting around.
Winter Tyres vs Summer Tyres – The Auto Express Tyre Test
With snow on the ground not many of us would dream of walking to the shops in our slippers – The reason for this is that they are not suitable for the conditions outside – The same can be said for car tyres. Is is unreasonable to expect tyres to perform as well at -5°C as they do at +25°C and to get around this there are cold weather winter tyres that are up to the job and suited for the conditions. Cold weather tyres remain supple in lower temperatures and allow the tyre to get greater grip and keep you moving. Add this to the fact that cold weather winter tyres will provide better braking and handling on a dry or wet road surface when temperature fall below 7°C then you can see why so many people have opted to have them fitted in the UK this year.
We know winter tyres work which is why we fitted them across our entire fleet of mobile tyre fitting vehicles.
Autocar Winter Tyre Test:
ADAC Safety Test:
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