Tyre Dealers Ordering For Winter Already!
While you have been enjoying (or not) the heatwave in England at the moment, tyre dealers have been planning for winter! You may not need to start thinking about purchasing winter tyres until a little closer to the time, but in order for there to be tyres available for your car, the tyre dealers have to start placing their orders now.
Last winter was fairly mild, leading many drivers to think that winter tyres were not necessary. What they may not have considered is that even though average temperatures weren’t below 7 degrees Celsius (the tipping point at which winter tyres perform better than their all season counterparts), the temperatures at peak commuting times often were. Average daytime temperatures will obviously take into account the temperature all day, but early mornings and evenings, when many people are driving to and from work or school, are usually much colder than midday. This is even more true during the winter when it is often still dark during your drive to work!
We feel winter tyres are a wise investment for the winter season, but if you aren’t sure (or are hoping for another mild winter!), consider what time of day you do the majority of your driving. For most people that will be the commute to and from work. If that tends to be at a colder time of the day, then mild winter or not, winter tyres would be a sound investment.