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Originally Posted by NigelDay
Do you need winter treads ?
Nottingham is not known for deep snow (I lived there for many years before moving north). Perhaps you live on a steep hill. You could try snow socks. Not ideal, but at well under £100, worth keeping in the boot for an emergency. They work as well as winter tyres for getting up snow-covered hills - at least that has been my experience comparing snow socks with winter tyres on my old V50.
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You don't just need snow for winter tyres to work
Once air temps starts dipping below 5deg C you notice the difference...
Winter tyres are made from a different rubber compound which stays pliable at cold temps, where as the equivalent summer tyre is more like very hard rubber.
Being a pliable rubber, it helps to generate heat as rubber is able to more around and generate friction, this creates grip, the same as you see racing drivers warming there tyres before a race.