Which? And Winter Tyres

What Which? says
filler .....essentially WHich? has been very slowly shifting its position to a more favourable stance. It has taken a lot of flak in its earlier stance. It has also been amazingly reluctant to test AS, winter tyres and summer tyres at temperatures around the low morning temperatures common in the UK.

Carrying out a test of winter tyres and then comparing them to AS tyres at 30C is ludicrous.

What Bridgestone says:
Winter tyres should ideally be used from October to Easter, when the temperature starts to drop.

1. Winter tyres perform better in winter conditions like frost, snow or ice-covered roads

2. Winter tyres have shorter braking distances, better grip and improved steering performance on snow and ice-covered roads.

3. Winter tyres offer greater safety when travelling in winter conditions.

4. Summer tyres are simply not suitable for driving on snow or ice

5. In certain countries, driving on appropriate tyres in winter conditions is required by law and can be sanctioned if not followed.

6. These fines can be much higher if you disrupt traffic because your car has the wrong tyres.

7. Winter tyres are made using a special compound and tread pattern to make them more suited to cold weather.

8. Not even the most advanced car technology can compensate for tyres which are not suitable for the road conditions.

9. Modern winter tyres are just as comfortable and can be as quiet as summer tyres.

10. Winter tyres provide significantly higher levels of safety even in highly changeable autumn weather.

11. At low temperatures even when there is no snow, summer tyres become less efficient

12. Even 4x4 vehicles need winter tyres in snowy and icy conditions.

13. All-year tyres typically do not perform as well in winter conditions as winter tyres but are still more effective than summer tyres.

14. Statistically in central Europe, if you add up all of the days where it was wet, icy, frosty or snowing you have 185 days of winter weather each year.

15. Modern winter tyres cost more or less the same as summer tyres.

16. Fitting winter tyres saves you money because you aren't using your summer tyres and are extending their lifespan.

http://www.bridgestone.co.uk/yourjourney/16-good-reasons-to-choose-winter-tyres/