Driving in snow

Lopéz said:
The main roads round here are fine but country and side lanes are just pure unbroken snow. Most of the lower layers are frozen and fresh snow has fallen on top, so downhill sections are VERY tricky because touching the brake has you locking up and even engine braking using 1st means the car is going too fast to be controllable.
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exactly whats happened round here. even our defender got defeated earlier on a steep incline :p had to go another way. the disco behind didnt even bother after witnessing our struggles!
 
My car fell off a B road today into a field, luckily I had just left a friends house so he pulled me out with his discovery with no damage.

It was a really sharp corner and I was a bit distracted in my mind and my speed was too fast.
 
blueboy2001 said:
That's even more factually incorrect than the original statement which was rubbish itself! Why post when you clearly no nothing on the subject?

Excepted vehicles can run on red diesel, it matters not who owns or operates them.

http://customs.hmrc.gov.uk/channels...CE_CL_000164&propertyType=document#P191_17858
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exactly

tractors have always been allowed to drive on the road to and from fields etc..

I cant see HMRC going round the rural villages checking how far they are pushing stranded motorists.

Heck if the ambulance service in rural areas are asking local 4x4 clubs to rescue people for them, i cant see customs giving a toss about the tractors clearing roads or helping others to be honest.
 
Not been driving as much. Been using public transport to work. And im not gona move my car from where it is. I cleaned my spot the other day. Dont want anybody else parking on it. Not easy cleaning this snow shiznit.
 
blueboy2001 said:
That's even more factually incorrect than the original statement which was rubbish itself! Why post when you clearly no nothing on the subject?

Excepted vehicles can run on red diesel, it matters not who owns or operates them.

http://customs.hmrc.gov.uk/channels...CE_CL_000164&propertyType=document#P191_17858
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Another example of how quickly inaccurate information can become 'truth'.

The shovelling snow is a load of rubbish too. You may as well say that if you drive and crash, you might be found liable, so don't even get in your car. If you shovel snow off in a manner that causes a nuisance then you could hypothetically be sued. If you do it like a normal person and pay attention to what you're doing, make sure you aren't throwing it all over the road for example, then there is no problem whatsoever.
 
Bug One said:
Snows simple if you're careful.

However if you hit sheet ice, you're a passenger regardless of what you're driving. (unless you've got spiked tyres)
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That's not quite true - studless winter tyres give bags more grip on ice than summer or all season tyres.

You'd still want chains or socks if negotiating steep hills but you won't be getting stuck on car parks.
 
blueboy2001 said:
Rubbish. Gritters and snow ploughs are permitted to run on red diesel.
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blueboy2001 said:
That's even more factually incorrect than the original statement which was rubbish itself! Why post when you clearly no nothing on the subject?

Excepted vehicles can run on red diesel, it matters not who owns or operates them.

http://customs.hmrc.gov.uk/channels...CE_CL_000164&propertyType=document#P191_17858
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I was about to jump on you when I read your link mate, I stand corrected and quickly did a Ninja! :o
 
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I drifted sideways all the way up a hill this morning, if I would have stopped, I would have gone backwards into a very expensive Mercedes.

I was just praying my car kept going and luckily it did :)
 
Got to work this morning and found my car :

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PiKe said:
The right tyres really do make a difference...

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This is the key reason why countries that have lots of snow seem to have few of the problems we have in the UK. It has little to do with councils, snow plows or how many gritters we have in reality, but then that wouldn't sell newspapers or keep 24 hour news channels busy would it...
 
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