What seven-seater car rental for Iceland in February would you choose?

Holiday in Iceland's winter! We have a choice of 4 cars as there are 6 of us plus luggage. Obviously the weather will be snow/ice, which, living in the UK I'm not used to driving in very often. Our options...

What are the best all terrain tyres for my Nissan X-Trail?

I have a 2006 diesel Nissan X-Trail 4x4 and occasionally use it in forestry which can be mud snow or ice, also farm tracks which are either bone dry or wet and slippery. My main driving is village roads...

Are Michelin Cross Climate tyres acceptable as winter tyres in France?

I read with interest your article regarding winter tyres in France and wondered whether my Michelin Cross Climate tyres would be acceptable under French law? If not are snow chains acceptable?

Should I buy a four-wheel-drive car for snow or will winter tyres do the job?

I want to buy a car to drive down to the Alps for the winter ski season. I'm thinking that an AWD or 4WD would be best, or will an ordinary car fitted with winter tyres be as good? I do appreciate that...

What's the best small automatic SUV/crossover for driving in snow?

Me and my wife are a young couple (28 years old) and we're after a new car. We would prefer a fun but very reliable SUV/crossover with sufficient power to go off-road. We live in the Balkans and had very...

Hyundai Santa Fe: Do I need four-wheel drive for these conditions?

I am a lady driver living in the country side - up a mountain with a small narrow laneway up to the house. Conditions in winter are wet, mucky and sometimes a week or two of snow and ice. There are...

Do car tyre 'snow socks' work?

Can you advise me about the car tyre snow socks? This is a new innovation to me and I wonder how efficient they might be, and if are they value for money in your opinion?

Which snow tyres should I use?

Could you give some advice about snow tyres. My tyre size is 215/60 R16. Which make (Michelin, Continental, Bridgestone, Goodyear, etc.) is best?