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I have a motorhome and was wondering if Autosocks would work well on wet and muddy grass.
Although my Ford Mondeo has a traction control switch to assist roadholding in icy conditions, I have found as an additional measure, when driving on particularly icy and ungritted sideroads, that switching...
We live in rural Surrey. It’s not isolated but it can become difficult in the snow. We were just going to bed one night when the snow was very bad indeed and we had a ring on the doorbell. A young woman...
For a 2-wheel front or 2-wheel rear drive car, do you recommend that only the driven wheels require to be fitted with winter tyres?
Being the owner of two rear-wheel-drive cars I am frustrated at being marooned in my house during the snowy conditions. As we live on slight hill we have not been able to drive to the nearest main road...
My wife and I completed the 2010 Lands End to John O’Groats Historic Rally in December, during very bad weather, in our 1962 Rover 100 P4 fitted with M+S tyres. However, after a discussion with a colleague...
The heavy snow over last November and December left me marooned for days because our lane was never cleared. Although fond of my ageing Polo estate, I'd have felt more confident negotiating icy rural Somerset...
Is it better to leave a 10 year old Skoda frozen, as it has been for 4 days so far, or to start it and let it run for 30 minutes or so? If so, how frequently? I do not want to drive down our slippery...
I have been reading about snow shoes recently. Are they a good alternative to other forms of winter products?
Which axle should chains be fitted to on a Honda CR-V given that it has a unusual inter-diff?