The Benefits of Winter Tyres
Designed with a specialist tread pattern that features a high number of grooves and sipes, winter tyres are optimised to deliver enhanced traction on surfaces that are covered with snow and ice. This provides higher levels of stability and control, resulting in a safe performance in difficult winter weather conditions.
Winter tyres are constructed with a specialist compound that is designed to remain supple at low temperatures and which enables them to maintain high levels of grip with the surface of the road. This excellent grip enables winter tyres to deliver shorter braking distances in cold weather and on ice and snow.
Summer tyres are designed with a softer compound which will stiffen at low temperatures, meaning that they cannot maintain the same level of grip as winter tyres and therefore they cannot deliver the same braking distances in winter.
Winter Tyres in Action
Take a look at this video from TyreSafe to watch how winter tyres perform in action:
Do I Need Winter Tyres?
If winter conditions tend to be quite severe in your area and you regularly experience temperatures below 7°c, we would recommend having winter tyres fitted to your vehicle.
Merityre Specialists provide a wide range of winter tyres online.
Contact your local Merityre Specialists branch for more information on our selection of budget winter tyres, premium winter tyres or whether you need advice on when to change to winter tyres.
Alternatively, find out more about summer tyres or all season tyres.
As well as adding winter tyres to your vehicle, you should consider adjusting your driving style to improve safety and performance on the road this winter. For further information, take a look at our winter driving advice.