Last winter was abad cold winter in the UK. This winter the winter of 2010 to 2011 is going to be even worst. This small article by Eric K Roberts explores the advantage of fitting snow tyres to your car for greater safety in the expected severe weather conditions that have hit great Britain.
Last year the UK winter brought about a big freeze, this was
unusual, as most winters in the UK are fed by mild westerly winds from
the Atlantic ocean, but the winter of 2009/2010 was to be much different
from normal.
This winter we were shocked by very cold winds
bringing ice and snow from the east, in fact from mainland Europe
including Russia. This caught many motorists out, causing them to skid
and slip because they were running on summer tyres and not winter tyres.
This together with the lack of motorists not checking their antifreeze,
caused many problems on the roads of the UK, including frozen engines,
and many accidents. Problems also increased for the drivers of 4x4 cars,
these type of vehicles were just as vulnerable as normal two wheel
drive vehicles, and indeed were the first people to panic and rush out
and buy winter tyres.These type of vehicles are normally used by mothers
on the school run and were the ones that were caught out after the
first over night snow fall, many mothers were stranded causing many
problems to other motorists, especially in hilly districts such as
Halifax in West Yorkshire.
The motorists are preparing their cars
much better in 2010, and are having their cars checked out and winter
tyres fitted at good tyre dealers, Some garages are carrying out winter
services for many motorists, and have large stocks of winter tyres to
make for a safer winter for West Yorkshire motorists. Motorists on the
European continent are much more used to snow and ice and in some
countries it is the law to fit snow tyres in the main winter months.
My name is Eric Roberts i am Managing Director of Pellon Tyre
and Autocentre ltd, based in Halifax West Yorkshire in the UK. W are a
Unipart service centre and specialise in tyres online from our web site http://www.pellonautocentre.com
Eric K Roberts is the proud owner of Pellonautocentre Ltd. He also offers tyres online at www.pellonautocentre.com and batteries online at www.batteriesontheweb.co.uk
