What's best in the snow - snow socks or snow chains?

The recent cold snap has got me wondering whether I should invest in a pair of snow socks or snow chains? Which are best suited to the British Winter and do you have any recommendations?

Which snow chains do you recommend?

Which snow chains do you recommend?

Do you have to fit snow chains to the front and rear wheels?

We are planning to drive to an Austrian ski resort in the next couple of weeks in our Skoda Yeti 4x4. We want to take snow chains and wondered if we should buy them to fit both the front and rear wheels...

Snow chains for BMW 3 Series

Is there a simple easy fit snow chain available for the BMW 3 Series?

What do you think of snow socks?

Do you have a view on the worthiness of Snow Socks as advertised on www.snowchains.co.uk please?

Do British drivers need educating about using winter tyres properly?

I served in Germany, in the army, where winter tyres are the law in the winter. However, if you lived in hilly areas that were snow covered you used studded tyres or snow chains. A lot of British drivers...

Snow chains not allowed - what now?

The hand book for my C250 Estate Sport 2011 tells me I can't fit snowchains as the wheels are 255/35/18's. I spoke with a chain distributor who says that as long as there is enough clearance to allow...

Snow chains and winter tyres

I have a Skoda Octavia 1.9 TDI with summer tyres fitted. Tyre size 205/55/R16. I have a set of snow chains that fit. I'm planning to get a set of winter tyres and Skoda have recommended 195/65/R15. My...

Snow chains on a Volkswagen Golf GTD

According to the manual, the tyres on this car (GTD) cannot be fitted with snow chains. We are driving to the French Alps where snow chains must be carried. The car has winter tyres, although these are...

Snow chains advice

I would appreciate your advice on the use of snow chains as the season to be miserable approaches. If the tyre treads become filled with compacted snow why don't the chains become likewise affected? In...