Many thanks for all the replies. I am likely to keep the car for up to 10 years so it is worth me getting the correct wheels and tyres.. My Volvo handbook lists 205/60 R16 or 215/50 R17 as alternatives to the 225/50 R!7 that I have on.
It tells me to ask my local dealer for advice on winter tyres so I will now do that on Monday when the dealership is likely to be fully staffed. Looking at "MyTyres" I get concerned that some wheels appear to have a different offset and given I am not confident about offsets I am unsure about ordering. My inclination is to get 205/60 R16 but that is much narrower than existing summer tyres so maybe the compromise is 215/50 R17.
I shall post further as I make progress.
Cheers.
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