You say the tyres are good, and in terms of their tread depth they may well be, but that's not to say that they aren't the cause of the problem. What make, size and type are they? Cheap budget tyres often don't grip as well as other premium tyres. I once had a Vauxhall Cavalier with a pair of Kleber tyres on the front. These things never wore out, but I knew all about going around a roundabout on a wet day. That was the only reason I changed them. They had plenty of tread left.

You don't say what age your car is. All UK cars from 2012 are fitted with Electronic Stability Program (ESP), and it became a legal requirement for all cars to have it in 2014. Does your car have the system fitted, and do you notice it becoming active when your skidding occurs? Usually the orange ESP warning lamp will flash when the system is employed. On some cars it can be deactivated, and on others it cannot.

Cyd, i used your favourite road, Fosse Way, couple of weeks ago when all my three alternatives for getting to Bristol were scuppered, M6 A46 A43 all in big trouble*, so i know, i'll slip down the Fosse and join the M5 at Glos, wrong, got to Radford Semele and there i found the road ahead at 13'5" restriction due to bridge works ahead, and my tanker runs at just under 13'9".

So ended up going into Leamington then M40/M42/M5, cos another road closure A46 near Evesham...not a single sign telling anyone who didn't know where to go after that Radford roundabout, how any foreigner was supposed to manage i don't know.

Enjoyed the short Fosse excursion haven't really used it since many years ago when i used to collect wheat barley and rapeseed from farms in the heart of England belt.

* i think the time when our roads grind to a complete halt are not far off.

Agree about the roads at the moment, its a symptom of salt attracting the damp, can make late afternoon surfaces treacherous, but out OP was finding the problem on dry roads which makes me suspect more than simply a tyre problem.

Edited by gordonbennet on 28/11/2016 at 14:07