Winter tyres - they're not just for winter
As we approach the colder months, motorists can improve their car's braking, accelerating and steering performance simply by fitting the right tyres.

Winter tyres are a hot topic, and rightly so - for five months of the year UK temperatures average less than 7°C, a critical temperature below which winter tyres outperform regular tyres.

Made of specially formulated compounds that harden less as temperatures fall, and covered in hundreds of grip-inducing 'sipes', winter tyres give better performance in cold, wet weather, as well as in snowy and icy conditions.

According to the British Tyre Manufacturers' Association, a car fitted with winter tyres, braking from 62mph on a cold, wet road, will outbreak a summer tyre by around five metres.
On snow at 30mph the difference is 11 metres, while the same vehicle breaking on an icy road at just 20mph would pull-up eight metres shorter - a crucial two car lengths less than a vehicle using summer tyres.

A set of winter tyres should not be viewed as a cost, but an investment.
By swapping from summer to winter rubber for half the year, both sets will wear half as much, lasting twice as long as a single set of tyres.

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