Snow chains and winter tyres

I have a Skoda Octavia 1.9 TDI with summer tyres fitted. Tyre size 205/55/R16. I have a set of snow chains that fit. I'm planning to get a set of winter tyres and Skoda have recommended 195/65/R15. My...

Winter tyres are stunning

I have followed your column for many years and often follow advice given. I work in the deep country of North Yorkshire at ancient heritage sites often up small lanes and tracks. After last winter i...

Passat poor in snow

I have owned Volkswagen Passat estates for the last 15 years. They have all been good in the snow. My current model is a 2-litre TDi fitted with Contisport 235/45 ZR 17 tyres. The traction in snow is appalling....

Car insurance and winter tyres

My Mercedes-Benz E320 is insured by Mercedes-Benz Insurance. Following your advice recently I contacted them to inform them I was fitting winter tyres. They refunded £53 of my premium - an unexpected surprise.

Which winter tyres should I fit to my Toyota Yaris?

I read about your preference for winter tyres in many articles in Telegraph. I have a Toyota Yaris 1.3TR petrol. Could you please suggest the best make of winter tyres for this car and also a cheap place...

Is it safe to fit winter tyres to the front wheels of a car only?

Regarding your reader RB of Sutton Coldfield fitting winter tyres only to the driven wheels of his car, last winter I fitted two winter tyres to the front of my Auris. In snowy conditions I observed the...

Should our local boy racer declare his loud exhaust to his insurance company?

You recently published a letter where an insurance company had treated the fitting of cold weather tyres as modification that they should have been told of. Where I live we are plagued by a hoody boy racer...

What could have caused the ABS to fail on my wife's Skoda Fabia?

My wife has a Skoda Fabia 1.2. Yesterday on a downhill slope she braked hard and it seems as though the ABS did not operate and she had to pull on the handbrake to stop. She contacted the dealer who said,...

Should I buy a set of steel wheels for my Skoda Octavia Scout when I fit winter tyres?

I have a 2008 Skoda Octavia Scout, 66,000 miles. It is almost ready for a complete tyre change and I am considering fitting winter tyres until March and then replacing them with a new set of standard tyres....

Can I suggest your readers buy their winter tyres and steel wheels from the Continent?

Before any of your readers blow £700 plus on a set of winter tyres, please note that I have just bought a set for my wife's MINI Cooper in Luxembourg fitted to steel rims for 440 Euros. Sure it's a tank...