Put a sock on it

A friend has recommended AutoSock textile tyre covers, which he says are very good in the current snowy conditions, although they are quickly damaged if you drive too long on uncovered tarmac. Do you have...

Need a winter car, budget up to £60k

I need a car that will cope with winter - 4WD or winter tyres OK. Budget up to 60K. Need spacious boot and 4 doors. I don't like the interior of the Jaguar XF. Tried Mercedes-Benz CLS, but not ideal...

Snow chains on a Volkswagen Golf GTD

According to the manual, the tyres on this car (GTD) cannot be fitted with snow chains. We are driving to the French Alps where snow chains must be carried. The car has winter tyres, although these are...

Winter tyres: Audi A3 17-inch vs 16-inch

I have an Audi A3 sportback FSI currently with 225/45 R17 94W tyres. My local garage is able to obtain some 16-inch alloys fairly reasonably. What winter tyres would you recommend for these?

Snow chains advice

I would appreciate your advice on the use of snow chains as the season to be miserable approaches. If the tyre treads become filled with compacted snow why don't the chains become likewise affected? In...

Hand prints in the paintwork

Last winter the car was covered in snow and ice from time to time as it stood outside our house in London. When the weather had warmed up in the Spring and I washed the car I noticed the imprints of hands...

Winter tyre sizes on a Kia Sportage

Will 255/55 x 18 winter tyres be ok to fit to my Sportage which currently has 235/55 R18 fitted? The winter tyres would be fitted to suitable steel wheels rather than the existing alloys.

Winter Tyres on a Nissan Qashqai

I am thinking of fitting winter tyres to my Nisaan Qashqai 1.6 N-Tec. The existing tyres are 215/55 R18s with rating of 99V. I am having great difficulty finding equivalent sized winter tyres. Can you...

Unused car

I have a new Citroen C4 which will not be used very much this winter and want to purchase a car cover to protect it. What should I purchase? Also what can I do to protect the brake discs which will rust...

Don’t get out enough

We live in a small village and for the last two winters have struggled to get out. I am now thinking of replacing my BMW 1 Series, with an AWD car. I would like to purchase the X3, but the wait is close...