Which tyres can you use during the winter season

winter tyres

When you want to drive during the winter season and the winter will include snow and cold temperatures, you will need to have winter tyres. With winter tyres it is meant that they are tyres that are approved for winter use and have fulfilled the performance tests required on snow. It is not enough that they have the M+S marking that indicates Mud and Snow, which is not tested and will have significantly worse properties than those that have passed the performance tests and thus have the three-peak mountain snowflake (3PMSF) symbol on the sidewall of the tyre.

So if you plan to drive in winter conditions you will have to choose one of the tyre types that have the 3PMSF marking and they are the dedicated winter tyres that come as either studded or non-studded or then you have the all year round tyres that are also non-studded. Basically all the ones that area approved for winter use can be used and will proved sufficient safety when driving during winter conditions. They will be superior to summer tyres already when the temperature drops below zero degrees Celsius, so it is important to change tyres in time.

If you go with all-weather tyres, there is no reason to change as the all-weather tyres can be used all year round and will work as winter tyres when the winter arrives and will act as summer tyres during the summer. This provides a high degree of safety and convenience for people living in areas that have very changing weather and might not always have winter conditions. In areas where you might not really need winter tyres most of the winter season, these will be perfect.

For areas that have long and cold winters with a lot of snow, will most likely use winter tyres that will be alternated with summer tyres. This requires that you change tyres once the winter season is over and then again before it starts again. When you do have the studded or the non-studded winter tyres on your car, you will have excellent grip on snow and ice and can drive safely during the whole winter. They will both be good for winter conditions, but the studded that has metal studs, will be better on ice than the non-studded, but only slightly.

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