I drive to and from Southern Spain twice a year in November and February and regularly experience snow. The Spanish authorities have built lorry parks along the motorway and the police direct lorries into them when snow is imminent. I have never experienced holdups as in the UK. As a motorcyclist that rode suitable bikes in all weathers, I discovered that almost 100 per cent of traffic stoppages were caused by commercial vehicles, mainly articulated lorries. Instead of talking about compulsory winter tyres for one month of the year to increase tyre manufacturers' profits, we should take the example of the Spanish who don’t use winter tyres.