Winter Tyres .......
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Who would pay for the police, ambulance and fire service to kit all their vehicles out in winter tyres 
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Trucks and buses don't use winter tyres, not sure why though, I guess because of the load they carry the winter tyres can't cope with it?
The UK temperature in winter is perfect for winter tyres: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate...United_Kingdom
As previously mentioned winter tyres are not only necessary in snow, they provide improved grip when the average ambient has dropped below 10C or so.
The UK temperature in winter is perfect for winter tyres: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate...United_Kingdom
As previously mentioned winter tyres are not only necessary in snow, they provide improved grip when the average ambient has dropped below 10C or so.
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Trucks and buses don't use winter tyres, not sure why though, I guess because of the load they carry the winter tyres can't cope with it?
The UK temperature in winter is perfect for winter tyres: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate...United_Kingdom
As previously mentioned winter tyres are not only necessary in snow, they provide improved grip when the average ambient has dropped below 10C or so.
The UK temperature in winter is perfect for winter tyres: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate...United_Kingdom
As previously mentioned winter tyres are not only necessary in snow, they provide improved grip when the average ambient has dropped below 10C or so.
I would certainly object to mandatory enforcement if trucks are exempt.
Back in 2004 (or whenever it was it snowed in the South East and the whole place ground to a halt) it took me 18 hours to go 100 miles home from Heathrow (in my FWD car on Summer tyres of course) because first the A1 and then the M11 were completely blocked by trucks on slight inclines. First one gets stuck, second one tries middle lane and third one outside lane. End result, everyone is screwed.
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You probably think that with your Summers though.
Look at the Auto Express 2011/12 Winter tyre test online. The same ones always figure.
If that's true then there's some irony in that in view of the fact that they appear to find it much harder to get around when conditions are bad than any other form of transport.
I would certainly object to mandatory enforcement if trucks are exempt.
Back in 2004 (or whenever it was it snowed in the South East and the whole place ground to a halt) it took me 18 hours to go 100 miles home from Heathrow (in my FWD car on Summer tyres of course) because first the A1 and then the M11 were completely blocked by trucks on slight inclines. First one gets stuck, second one tries middle lane and third one outside lane. End result, everyone is screwed.
I would certainly object to mandatory enforcement if trucks are exempt.
Back in 2004 (or whenever it was it snowed in the South East and the whole place ground to a halt) it took me 18 hours to go 100 miles home from Heathrow (in my FWD car on Summer tyres of course) because first the A1 and then the M11 were completely blocked by trucks on slight inclines. First one gets stuck, second one tries middle lane and third one outside lane. End result, everyone is screwed.
The same would happen with cars albeit, you might have needed a steeper incline.
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Not often I laugh at your posts, but that's a good'un!
Speaking my mate tonight who happens to have his own tyre fitting business. He told me he got stuck going up a street in his sprinter today due to snow. I asked if he had winter tyres on and he replied that he did but they were only at 4mm. I guess some of this is the low weight they have over rear wheels. Still, made me think of this thread.
Speaking my mate tonight who happens to have his own tyre fitting business. He told me he got stuck going up a street in his sprinter today due to snow. I asked if he had winter tyres on and he replied that he did but they were only at 4mm. I guess some of this is the low weight they have over rear wheels. Still, made me think of this thread.
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Not often I laugh at your posts, but that's a good'un!
Speaking my mate tonight who happens to have his own tyre fitting business. He told me he got stuck going up a street in his sprinter today due to snow. I asked if he had winter tyres on and he replied that he did but they were only at 4mm. I guess some of this is the low weight they have over rear wheels. Still, made me think of this thread.
Speaking my mate tonight who happens to have his own tyre fitting business. He told me he got stuck going up a street in his sprinter today due to snow. I asked if he had winter tyres on and he replied that he did but they were only at 4mm. I guess some of this is the low weight they have over rear wheels. Still, made me think of this thread.
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Sorry I thought you were taking about how good/bad winter tyres are working in winter conditions . Didn't realize snow and ice were different in different countries .
Quality Winter against quality Summer then yes we are.
Budget Winter against quality Summer then perhaps not.
More positive would be to place a minimum performance rating on Summer tyres to stop sales of all the cheap rubbish that so many are buying (and that garages also put on because there is either more profit or less loss in it for them).
Budget Winter against quality Summer then perhaps not.
More positive would be to place a minimum performance rating on Summer tyres to stop sales of all the cheap rubbish that so many are buying (and that garages also put on because there is either more profit or less loss in it for them).
All of your posts on here are based on stuff you've read not experienced by what I can gather.
My advice would that unless you've actually experienced both then you accept the statements from people who have.
However your posts would also lead me to believe you're the sort of person who's so far up their own **** and thinks they're a driving legend that the only way you'd believe it would be for me to take your car and try and stop on sheet ice with your summer Pirelli whatverthe****youvefitted tyres on it.
You'd of course be looking ahead not that it would matter because if you're already on ice you still can't stop, and you'd slide straight into a wall damaging your car.
With the winters on you'd stop. Regardless of your driving style if you're saying you can stop on sheet ice by driving harder and looking ahead more you're full of it.
Like f1 fan I'm out, some people just can't accept that they don't know everything and you're clearly one of them. Ta ta.
Quality Winter against quality Summer then yes we are.
Budget Winter against quality Summer then perhaps not.
More positive would be to place a minimum performance rating on Summer tyres to stop sales of all the cheap rubbish that so many are buying (and that garages also put on because there is either more profit or less loss in it for them).
Budget Winter against quality Summer then perhaps not.
More positive would be to place a minimum performance rating on Summer tyres to stop sales of all the cheap rubbish that so many are buying (and that garages also put on because there is either more profit or less loss in it for them).
of course - started by pslewis the biggest troll on here!
Nor do emergency service vehicles.
Same here.
None last year if I remember correctly and twice this year
None last year if I remember correctly and twice this year
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Ignore the oldun he's trying to take the pi$$ it seems 
If not I suggest him not to stop and run into others instead rather than others running into him.
That way he won't wear his brakes either
If not I suggest him not to stop and run into others instead rather than others running into him.
That way he won't wear his brakes either
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