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Posted At 03/02/2009 GCheeseman  |
Does anyone use snow chains and are they worth the investment?
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GCheeseman
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Posted At: 03/02/2009 10:01:12
Does anyone use snow chains and are they worth the investment?
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AA Patrol
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Posted At: 03/02/2009 21:32:55
Well it’s illegal in some European countries if you're driving to a ski resort. I've never used them or found the need to want them tbh. I don't think there is going to be a right or wrong answer here. You'd need to check what type of snow chains can be fitted before you buy though.
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Leander
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Posted At: 24/08/2009 18:02:57
Quoting AA Patrol (03/02/2009 @ 21:32:55): "Well it’s illegal in some European countries if you're driving to a ski resort. I've never used them or found the need to want them tbh. I don't think there is going to be a right or wrong answer here. You'd need to check what type of snow chains can be fitted before you buy though."
But it's compulsory to have them with you on certain mountain roads in winter. I have always had them when driving to ski in the Alps and, in a car with summer tyres, I would have occasionally been completely stuck without them , including last year, when it didn't snow all week until the morning we were leaving (typical!). I have bought chains for each different type of car we have taken skiing (only about £70 for standard types, and we don't change cars at all often), and I even took them in airline baggage once when we were hiring a car at the airport and had booked (and actually got!) the same model as our own car. How I got them in our baggage allowance, I don't know, but, as there were five of us, I also took roof bars in one of our ski bags, again to save the cost of hiring them with the car! |
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Pandamonium
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Posted At: 28/08/2009 22:39:59
I'm just looking into driving over to Germany next January for a couple of weeks of snow and gluhwein.
Fiat says that there are no snow chains to fit my Fiat Panda 4x4 as the space between the wheels and wheel arch is limited, but in Germany the Ministry of Transport states that you must fit snow chains when conditions require it. Several companies market snow chains that allegedly fit my car. Does anyone have thoughts on these products? I know snow socks are not "legal" in Germany, so need to keep within the law. 1. My little car never failed me during our earlier snowy weather, when she was fitted with "Highway/Terrain" rated tyres and I shall be replacing them with "mud and snow" tyres this winter and carrying full winter driving kit (army shovel, tow rope, etc). Therefore I can't believe a car that is designed for mountain roads can't be driven to The Black Forest in winter! Any thoughts/suggestions most welcome. (My car did get to the Arctic Circle last summer) |
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lizzie
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Posted At: 02/09/2009 11:01:56
we have been driving to Europe for over 20 years in the winter and I am so glad we have had snow chains. We have used them lots of times. If you are driving up or down a windy pass road in a blizzard you can only do it with snow chains. We have seen people without and it is quite frightening as you watch their cars slip and slide towards the edge. The police in Austria stop cars when the weather is bad and make you put them on, even on motorways. It is not easy to get up and down slip roads without. It is compulsory to have them.
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