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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

[Rods2]

You know you've all been poised on the edge of your seats, keyboards at the ready, waiting for somebody to start one.

In Ukraine you feed the police slush funds get fined if you don't have winter tyres fitted from November to March which means along with a good snowplow network typical regular 1mm-500mm snowfall with occasional large 1m-2m snowfalls causing remarkably little disruption. You will go to work, teachers will go to school, school buses will run and children will be there except in very exceptional circumstance. Only time I've known it to be a problem for one day was 2m of snow overnight with strong winds and a blizzard continuing the next day with up to 4m drifts, when the kids had the days off as only a few teachers made it to work and it took that day to restore reasonable road normality.

They do have occasional winters with no snow, where normally they have short mild spells in between their cold bad weather which generally comes from the north and Siberia. Warm spells will be like our January temperatures with rain, cold spells will typically be up to -25degC, but I have known an exceptional -35degC which damaged many trees and other perennial plants. Although it is much colder than the UK with an average temperature of -7degC compare to +5degC here in January and February.

When you buy a car you buy a second set of wheels fitted with winter tyres. If you have nowhere to keep the spare set your local garage will store, fit and remove them for a small annual fee.

[tunnie]

Problem is Ukraine for example have consistent heavy snow winters, meaning the do actually plough/grit the roads.

I do have a set of winter tyres in the garage, really could not be bothered to fit them to the 3.2 

Suspect conditions out there even winters would not do much, without properly prepared roads.

I think survey should be the councils do an adequate service on plough/gritting.

[Varche]

Couldn't vote as the option

" It is fun watching people slithering around " wasn't there

[STEMO]

Even if the law changed, the chances of getting caught would be about the same as being on your mobile phone..........next to eff all.
I guess you could be caught out at MOT time, but that depends when your MOT is.

[Lizzie Zoom]

It would be a brave government to make it a legal requirement in the UK, where generally we usually have little snow, 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.

[Doctor Gollum]

Voted for option 4, as that makes a lot of sense.

[Nick W]

We don't have bad enough, or even enough bad weather to even consider winter tyres.


We should stop poncing about and just deal with the few days a year that affect us.

[Lazydocker]

Voted for option 4, as that makes a lot of sense.

And the option many European countries go for

[Varche]

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.

[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?

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

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. 

[Sir Tigger KC]

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! 

[Varche]

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

[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

[Rods2]

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