... or a CV joint.

Thanks all, just worried as I drive late at night up country roads. Vauxhall say it does it when its 0 degrees and lower but I told them it does it when its above this temperature. They told me its the summer tyres slipping. Have contacted their customer care so will see how we go. I'm going to be getting a new car as soon as we can go looking again.

Thanks again

I would agree that it’s most likely a combination of summer tires,

Don't let them blame summer tyres. A vast majority of cars on the UK's roads use summer tyres all year round and its perfectly legal and safe to do so. You don't gt legions of posters on here or other sites reporting problems caused by using summer tyres in winter other than the usual lack of grip issues in extreme weather.

If summer tyres in winter are an issue on Crosslands Vauxhall should provide all owners with a set of winter wheels/tyres and swap them FOC when the seasons change.

Having said that I feel its a mechanical fault with the car.

This 8s getting to be a common feature of all-whheel drive cars. Apart from yours, it is also a faeture in some BMWs, Mercedes, Porsches etc. My Giulia also suffers on cold summer tyres. Apparently due to the differential and the Ackerman steering geometry.