Tazbandit Posted October 13, 2011 Report Posted October 13, 2011 Hi sorry don't get much timeon Pc so not been on for ages. Well moved from London to the Cotswolds and you get real snow here gulp !!! .... Anyone here use snow tires? My galaxy is am auto if thatsles Amy odds. Normal tiresome my car didnt move last year. Shop tellse with snow tired I won't get stuck and cam drive in thick snow no problem. So any guys or gals fit them in winter and will the galaxy cut through it with ease ????? Also if it's a yes just front tires or all four and whatakes do you use ?? Or is it time to sell the galaxy and buy a country bumpkin and buy a 4x4 lol Quote
Keithb Posted October 13, 2011 Report Posted October 13, 2011 I put winter tyres on the front for the first time last year and they do make a difference. Not only in snow and slush but in the wet also. I used mytyres.co.uk and got a fitting voucher. I've now got a spare set of wheels so no need to change over the tyres from winter to summer. I doubt that snow tyres will help if you stop on one of those hills in the cotswolds and it's covered in snow - you may want to get some chains as well. Keith Quote
TeamGreen Posted October 13, 2011 Report Posted October 13, 2011 Hi Keith, having seen the scare predictions for this coming winter I've been looking around myself for prices etc but what is the legal / insurance situation if you have winter tyres on the front and summer on the back? I would have thought that you should have all four the same? What size and make of tyre did you go for in the end. Stuart. Quote
sparky Paul Posted October 13, 2011 Report Posted October 13, 2011 You have to inform your insurance company if you fit winter tyres at all. There were a number of complaints in the press last winter about insurance companies charging extra for this 'modification'... but if you don't declare and have a crump, they will have you over a barrel. They do work well though. Quote
westonmac Posted October 13, 2011 Report Posted October 13, 2011 i drove around the Cotswold's in an artic last winter didn't get into any trouble with the snow, this is the Cotswold not Canada so long as you got good tread and good driving skills i cant see a problem if its too dangerous stay at home, is it worth the journey. Quote
Tazbandit Posted October 14, 2011 Author Report Posted October 14, 2011 Well done you must be a very good driver I envy you. Last year my galaxy wouldn't play full stop no matter how careful I took it.what tires your galaxy got ? Inform insurance wow I would have thought they be happy motorists using winter tires for added safety . Quote
Keithb Posted October 14, 2011 Report Posted October 14, 2011 My tyres are 215/55/R16 - same as summer tyres and extra load or whatever they are called.The make is "Starperformer" I don't see any reason to inform the insurance company as these are what Ford recommend. Sounds like another Daily Express scare story such as "clearing the snow in front of your house will make you liable if someone slips up". Quote
chrispb123456 Posted October 14, 2011 Report Posted October 14, 2011 i drove around the Cotswold's in an artic last winter didn't get into any trouble with the snow, this is the Cotswold not Canada so long as you got good tread and good driving skills i cant see a problem if its too dangerous stay at home, is it worth the journey.Similar experience I drove 250-300 miles through the night on two separate occasions of heavy snowfall last winter delivering essential food supplies, (thats what they call it) and again had no problems.Get in my galaxy to go home, 500 yards from my house, stuck cant get up the slightest incline.Walk home get the snow chains out 4am in the morning, love the car to bits but they are the worst car I've had for traction in all my years of driving.The chains are now in the car and will stay in it for the winter months. Quote
sparky Paul Posted October 14, 2011 Report Posted October 14, 2011 (edited) I don't see any reason to inform the insurance company as these are what Ford recommend. Sounds like another Daily Express scare story such as "clearing the snow in front of your house will make you liable if someone slips up". It was actually in the motoring press where I saw it, and was confirmed with a number of insurance companies that it is classed as a notifiable change, and must be recorded. If you don't at least clarify this with your insurance company, you are leaving yourself wide open. If you are using standard OEM wheels, and a manufacturer recommended tyre type and spec, the ABI said that it should not affect premiums, although some companies were indeed attempting to charge extra for this 'modification'. If you are faced with a similar situation, the advice was to request to speak to a senior adviser, or the company's complaints department. Edited October 14, 2011 by sparky Paul Quote
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