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Have 2 summer tyres on rear of my BM which will fail MOT in a few weeks due to depth of tread so I want to replace them.

However do I have to put winter tyres on or can I just put summer back on.. I don't like the idea of paying for a couple of decent tyres only for me to take em off in a few months and put summer on

I am aware you can buy all season tyres is this the best option?


As in thread I hope there is a simple answer and maybe the best mobile fitting company as need em fitted at work

Thanks
 
Summer tyres are going to give you the safest performance for UK winters - don't let the garage convince you that they're essential
 
The above is a statement I wouldn't be making - however they will certainly give you completely acceptable performance unless you regularly encounter adverse conditions.

You certainly wouldn't want two winters or all seasons on the back then decent "summer" tyres on the front
 
rodenal said:
The above is a statement I wouldn't be making - however they will certainly give you completely acceptable performance unless you regularly encounter adverse conditions.

You certainly wouldn't want two winters or all seasons on the back then decent "summer" tyres on the front
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Thanks for the info ..so how do you propse I get round this without having to replace all the tyres,just put anohter set of summer on the rear which is what is on them at the moment?

Thanks
 
Make sure they're something decent regardless, summer or winter won't make a difference if you're just banging £20 part worn Wang Chi plastic tyres on there.
 
A decent set of all round tyres. I'm guessing where you are will be mostly urban so likely to get gritted/cleared so a good set with a bit of care will get you round fine if snow starts to lie. And if it goes full arctic storm, you're not going anywhere no matter what tyres you fit. :p
 
Pretty sure it's below zero here anyway.

In your position, I would just stick good summer tyres on. Unless you do a lot of back road country driving.

Winter tyres, for me at least, are almost essential due to my location, type of roads I drive, and how much I drive. But I only ever run winter tyres on a dedicated set of winter wheels. Bought second hand, they lose very little value, and the tyre tread cost you use on the winter tyres is offset due to not using the tread on the summer tyres. So doing it that way they are effectively cost neutral to run winter tyres.

However, if you just swap tyres on the same wheels, unless you can do it yourself, it gets expensive. It's often £10-£15 per wheel to swap a tyre, and you have to do it twice a year. So you're looking between £80-£120 a year just in swapping tyres around. So that doesn't make too much sense. And it's just as easy storing tyres on wheels as just the tyres alone.
 
You need 4 winter tyres, or 4 normal tyres. In your situation I would simply buy 2 high quality regular tyres. Like 99% of the rest of the population.

So far this winter an aquatic car would have been more use than winter tyres - as is almost always the case in England.
 
Daff_Duck said:
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Yes for once there is a simple answer and you can answer it yourself.

Q) Are you happy with the tires currently fitted to the front and rear of your car.

Yes - there you go just fit them to the rear again and go about your merry way.

If the answer is no then fit winter tire's all round and again go about your merry way.

Cheapest option fit the same tires again.
 
[TW]Fox;28936166 said:
You need 4 winter tyres, or 4 normal tyres. In your situation I would simply buy 2 high quality regular tyres. Like 99% of the rest of the population.

So far this winter an aquatic car would have been more use than winter tyres - as is almost always the case in England.
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You don't need that at all, it's a good practise and might be a risk if you don't, but there is no legal requirement at all, if you want you can have 1 winter 1 summer on front and 1 all season and 1 summer tyre on the back. You just can't mix sizes on the same axle or mix radial & diagonal tyres.

2 winter 2 summers might give some inconsistency in handling, eg. the winter ones will be better in cold weather (rain too) and snow, while the summer ones will be better in warmer temperatures and far better on dry roads. This might mean your tail might come out easier in summer or winter respectively.

Winter tyres help a lot in frozen/snow situations, but personally I wouldn't bother. Just get 2 new rears, summer, preferably the same model as the fronts.

We only use winter tyres on one of our cars because they are required in Germany, otherwise, meh ( we also continue to drive on winters during the summer, cba with swapping legal tyres over).
 
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I find it ironic that you are concerned about summer v winter tyres whilst happy to be driving about with tyres <1.6mm tread depth!
 
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I find it ironic that you are concerned about summer v winter tyres whilst happy to be driving about with tyres <1.6mm tread depth!
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I'm sure he's said before he only bothers because it's law. If it wasn't he'd probably happily cruise around on bald summers all year long :p
 
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