Winter tyres on automatics

I know from your column in the DT that you are an advocate of winter tyres. My wife and I have now rationalised our transport arrangements from a Landrover Defender 110 LWB (mine) and a Corsa 1.4 automatic...

Winter Tyres: Better MPG and performance?

Are Winter or all season tyres better in the UK in terms of performance of the car (miles per gallon), noise and tyre wear during winter months? Would all season tyres perform better?

Do I need to buy new wheels with my new winter or all season tyres?

Wheels for winter or all season tyres: Do I need to buy new wheels with my new winter or all season tyres or can I use the wheels on which my summers are fitted?

Winter Tyres

Do you think it would be OK to take summer tyres off, and put them back on again in the spring - ie swapping between winter and summer tyres? Trying to save the expense of having an extra two front wheels.

Snowed under

You have advocated the use of winter tyres and I wish to purchase same for my son’s 2003 VW Polo 1.2 as he has no experience of driving in the winter. Would you recommend a particular tyre please?

Spare wheel

I have the Grande Punto from new back in 2009 and it did not come with a spare wheel only this can of sealant which I've never been too happy about. The wheels are 195/55 R16. Can you recommend anywhere...

Winter tyres on different wheels

I have bought winter tyres mounted on steel wheels for an' 03 Audi TT Quattro and an '06 BMW 3 Series Coupe (E46). I have asked the parts departments at local Audi and BMW franchisees and both say there...

Slip shod

I’m nagging all my friends to use winter tyres. One is resisting, saying it’s a ruse put out by tyre manufactures. I counter by saying you’re using the same amount of rubber no matter which set of tyres...

Where there’s a wheel there’s a way

I have a Skoda Yeti 1.2TSI 105 Elegance, which I unfortunately accepted with 17" wheels (having tried to order it unsuccessfully on 16s). I am unhappy with the ride, which I believe is not helped by the...

Flawed wheel drive

We'd welcome your advice on our slightly unusual problem. We live in a remote rural position 3/4 mile down a steepish unmade bridlepath and in winter we struggle to get out to work and leave our VW Tiguan...