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Winter tyres prove their worth

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A winters scene on the boundary fence at Pellon Tyres in Halifax in West Yorkshire UK.

Winter tyres prove their worth

Winter tyres prove their worth
Winter tyres prove their worth

Winter tyres prove their worth

Of course, on dreadful winter days like today! Then it makes me proud to think of all the safety-conscious drivers. Of course, some people have purposefully fitted winter tyres to their vehicles. I call it “winter” now because it shortens the subject of “winter tyres,” about which I write a lot.
This article from Halifax proves to me (not that I need any proof) that winters can be one of the best times of the year. So, it is great when the phone never stops ringing as customers require winter tyres just to go about their regular business.

Winter Tyres have developed and improved over the last few years. Winter tyres prove their worth

Uncompromisingly, then, the tyre manufacturers have had to keep up with the demand. As a result, more environmentally friendly and fuel-efficient vehicles are being developed. So, this line of developments also includes winter tyres.
This is, of course, the primary reason that winter clothing is now made of various materials. that were used to make their predecessors back in the days of chunky, hard rubber tread patterns. Importantly, the main breakthrough was the use of “silica.” As a result, it must be blended with the rubber compounds that make up the majority of tyre materials. Silica keeps the tyres supple in cold weather. As a result, the tyre’s footprint grows, as does its ability to grip in ice and snow.

Silica keeps a winter tyre flexible in lower winter temperatures. Winter tyres prove their worth

This goes along with the modern tread patterns that are computer designed. So, it helps make winters what they are today. In general, a tyre that is prepared for and capable of dealing with extreme winter weather.
Winter tyres were originally designed for the drivers of mainland Europe. Many people take a winter break to go skiing in the Alps.

The Germans were the most visible! who drive down their autobahns (without a speed limit). Of course, this enables them to do a weekend of skiing. up and down the mountains of the Austrian and Swiss Alps Tyre manufacturers realised that a special tyre would be required for this. That would perform well in all the conditions. Including high speed motorway driving and then having to drive through snow and ice up the mountain passes to the ski resorts

This is why the winters of today were developed and we now all take advantage of these wonderful things.

Drivers will be driving much safer as a result of these advancements in winter tyre ranges. Especially those still running on summer tyres. One of my customers had a set of winter tyres fitted to his car just before we had our first snow in 2010 and was so impressed with their performance in the snow. Inevitably, he instructed us to install them in his fleet of vans.

I could tell you many similar stories; we now have whole families that have fitted winters. So, simply by word of mouth from a friend or relative who has had these fantastic products fitted, So, telling them how good they are and how much safer they have felt being able to keep control of their vehicles when cars around them were skidding all over the place.

This winter in 2020-2021 is turning out to be a bad one,

with more snow and ice forecast for the next few weeks. So you still have time to enhance your winter driving experience and buy a set of winter tyres.
Pellon Tyre and Auto-Centre offers car and van servicing and repairs for all makes of vehicles. We also sell winter tyres online from our website, www.pellontyres.co.uk, by using the tyre selector and choosing your tyre size. So, we offer courtesy cars to local motorists who need to go to work and leave their car with us while they are at work. We are also an official MOT testing station.

Eric
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