Motorists value winter mobility but fail to prepare 23/03/2015
A recent survey has found that a huge number of motorists in the UK
believe that being able to drive throughout the winter is massively
important to them, with 82% saying that staying mobile was important to
them. The majority of those respondents even described their mobility as
being very important, or critically important. Despite such an
outstanding desire to keep going throughout the winter, especially after
the last few years of snow, drivers are simply failing to prepare for
the winter months, with a separate survey showing that just 5% of
drivers are planning on fitting winter tyres this year.
Winter tyres are specially designed tyres that deal with the cold
weather better, and have specific tread designs which are designed to
keep your car on the road in the rain, ice and snow. Whilst the benefits
of winter tyres in snow and ice are obvious, even in just the wet
winter tyres can make a huge difference to your stopping distance.
The British Tyre Manufacturers tests recently found that a car would
stop 5 metres earlier in wet conditions at 5 degrees centigrade when
fitted with winter tyres. If you are braking suddenly in front of an
articulated lorry, that 5 metres could be the difference between
stopping, or stopping several metres into the back of a lorry trailer.
In the snow, stopping distances are even longer, and the difference
between crashing and not crashing could be the tyres on your car.
Customers are able to fit winter tyres during the winter, before
changing to summer, or all weather tyres throughout the rest of the
year, and whilst storage of tyres may prove problematic for some
customers, every driver in the UK will find it safer to drive with the
correct tyres for the time of year.
Here at runflattyres we have a range of tyres for every season, and
you can buy winter tyres online from us, save money over the cost of
high street tyres, and have them fitted for free at a local garage, at a
time of your convenience.