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Stay as we are and accept snowfall/icy roads gridlock

18 (72%)

Fined £100 if on snow/ice covered roads and not fitted

2 (8%)

Fined from 1st November to 31st March if not fitted

1 (4%)

Fined £100 + 3pts if on snow/ice covered roads and not fitted and get stuck or cause an accident

4 (16%)

Total Members Voted: 22

Voting closed: 21 December 2017, 14:27:18

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I've voted for option 5. A cull of idiots who just sit there spinning there wheels, and get in the way   

[STEMO]

I've voted for option 5. A cull of idiots who just sit there spinning there wheels, and get in the way   

You could always give them a small nudge.....just to get them going like 

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I've voted for option 5. A cull of idiots who just sit there spinning there wheels, and get in the way   

You could always give them a small nudge.....just to get them going like 

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I get that feeling most days, and when i get 6 numbers on the lottery, watch out numbtys

[Lazydocker]

I'm sure that the EU in their wisdom will introduce a directive making it mandatory for all members to enforce the use of winter tyres in the winter months!   

Even in Cyprus and Malta! 

Ive got some friends in Cyprus who have just recently posted snow pictures

(Admittedly, it was in the mountains on the ski runs but... )

[Lizzie Zoom]

It would be a brave government to make it a legal requirement in the UK, where generally we usually have little snow down south, for snow tyres to be fitted with all the extra expense for poorer motorists just at a time when budgets are already stretched with real incomes going down.

As already said by STEMO, there are not enough traffic police to hunt down all the illegal in car mobile phone users, those without insurance,those without a licence, DD,  etc, etc.  For the police to check every vehicle for snow tyres during such a short period is just unrealistic and unnecessary.

corrected that for you Lizzie. Those upt North are well versed with the light dusting you had darn sarf and just view it as a minor inconvenience.

    True Varche!  Us down here couldn't cope with the temperatures and weather conditions "up there"

Mind you, even for us, they are predicting -6C!   Have you any spare bedrooms out there in sunny Spain?

yes but all full

Ah, drat!  That is a pity

Many retired people stay in off-peak holiday hotels and apartments for the winter in southern Spain with rent from about €300/month.

https://www.eyeonspain.com/rental-property-spain-long.aspx

That is damn good value.  No wonder so many do skip the UK for a few months when it is so cold. Brrrrrrrrrrrrrr

[Varche]

We get snow here sometimes and it is cold and most houses don't have central heating.  One year it was minus 14.C. I had to laugh wnen the UK stopped paying winter fuel allowance to expats in Spain.

It is true that there are bargain winter breaks to be had and on the Costas you might be frost free.

[BazaJT]

Is it not that winter tyres aren't particularly for snow but for temperatures below something like 7 C regardless of snow or not?

[Andy B]

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Is it not that winter tyres aren't particularly for snow but for temperatures below something like 7 C regardless of snow or not?

They are.  I've yet to experience winter tyres, but as normal tyres on one of my cars are around £200 a corner,  I'm reluctunt to fork out for tyres I can only use a few months of the year. My Fortwo performed pretty well in the snow with its all season tyres. Apart from the cost, I'd be over run with 5 spare sets of tyres if I played the winter tyre game.

[Doctor Gollum]

Having had sets on various cars, they do make a noticeable difference 

[Sir Tigger KC]

I once had a set of winter tyres that funnily enough worked quite well in the summer as well! 

[Viral_Jim]

I think it totally depends on the car. On the Volvo, I wouldn't even consider them as I don't think its at all necessary. If I still had the M140i OTOH I wouldn't consider using it without them.

[2boxerdogs]

No need for winter tyres in this country. No need at all. If you cant drive in snow, you cant drive, so sell your car and catch a bus. 

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Could not agree more been driving for 46 years & never needed them  load of 'dangle berries' .😀

[TheBoy]

I'm sure that the EU in their wisdom will introduce a directive making it mandatory for all members to enforce the use of winter tyres in the winter months!   

Even in Cyprus and Malta! 

Ive got some friends in Cyprus who have just recently posted snow pictures

(Admittedly, it was in the mountains on the ski runs but... )

Aye, you get proper snow up in the Troodos Mountains, unlike the farting we get here.  When we lived there, could go water skiing in the morning before the wind got up, then snow skiing in the afternoon

[TheBoy]

Winter tyres do not help the vast majority of drivers who simply can't drive.

I have never shied away from driving in any conditions^*, and have never felt the need for winter tyres (and yes, I have used them, they do make a small difference, probably enough to be more than placebo...  ...just).  Only once have I ever been out of control due to weather conditions, and winters would not of stopped my transit sliding down the slope.


* A couple of years ago, I did go the long way round, as when I got to a ford, it looked a bit deep, fast flowing, and slippery for the poor ol' Battlebus.

[Varche]

Winter tyres do not help the vast majority of drivers who simply can't drive.

I have never shied away from driving in any conditions^*, and have never felt the need for winter tyres (and yes, I have used them, they do make a small difference, probably enough to be more than placebo...  ...just).  Only once have I ever been out of control due to weather conditions, and winters would not of stopped my transit sliding down the slope.


* A couple of years ago, I did go the long way round, as when I got to a ford, it looked a bit deep, fast flowing, and slippery for the poor ol' Battlebus.

That is the problem. Winter tyres would just embue a sense of might which would lead to more accidents.