Only one in 5 motorists within the UK assume it is very important swap their vehicles onto winter tyres, new analysis by Audi UK signifies.
Using winter tyres is necessary in the course of the winter months in lots of international locations and areas all through Europe, however there is no such thing as a authorized requirement to suit them within the UK.
Nonetheless, the research – which coincides with Street Security Week- revealed that 61% of the UK drivers had no plans to modify to winter tyres this 12 months.
For 44% of survey respondents, the absence of authorized obligation was sufficient to persuade them to cross up the added security and safety winter tyres provide, whereas the influence on operating prices of shopping for and sustaining a further set of tyres was the spanner within the works for 40% of respondents.
Moreover, the potential difficulties concerned in storing the wheels and/or tyres out-of-season was the primary obstacle for 22% of individuals.
“The security advantages of winter wheels and tyres are appreciable from temperatures under 7°C – usually seen within the UK because the winter months roll in,“ says Audi UK’s James Allitt.
“Our analysis highlights misconceptions amongst UK drivers about their deserves, and in addition comprehensible considerations about the associated fee and inconvenience of possession, and I hope we’ve gone a way in the direction of addressing these misconceptions.
“Basically, although, I firmly imagine that any driver in a position to make the swap to winter tyres gained’t ever remorse doing so once they really feel the distinction they’ll make.”
