Winter Tyres | Cold Weather Tyres
Winter Tyres, also known as Cold Weather Tyres, have many benefits including better grip and significantly shorter stopping distances in wet and dry conditions when temperatures drop below 7°C. The compounds in winter tyres contain a higher level of natural rubber which, when combined with a tread pattern containing many more sipes (small slits in a tyre), helps to minimise the hardening effects experienced by conventional car tyres at lower temperatures. This allows the winter tyre to bond better with the road surface giving a higher level of safety and grip with stopping distances up to 10% less in the wet and up to 20% less on snow.
Winter Tyres / Cold Weather Tyres are often mistakingly believed to be of use just on snow and ice. The fact is that winter tyres perform best at temperatures below 7°C meaning that consumers can benefit from up to 5 months of safer driving whether there is snow on the road or not.
It is unreasonable to expect car tyres to be able to perform at their best when UK temperatures can range anything from around +35°C to -20°C during the year. Most people change their footwear to match the weather conditions whether it be sunshine, rain or snow. It makes complete sense to do the same with our cars and fit winter tyres between Autumn and Spring and standard tyres between Spring and Autumn.
Event Tyres are experts when it comes to winter tyres. If you cannot find the winter tyres your looking for online or have any questions regarding winter tyres then please Contact Us.