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Old 26th January 2021, 11:52   #16
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Originally Posted by torque2me View Post
Well, studded are not legal in the UK due to our mild weather. You will get people putting them on either on a forecast of snow/ice or at a certain time of the year. For instance I put on my winter tyres middle of December and take them off end of February. However. it is allowable to use them in Scandinavia and some parts of the European continent simply because they have known periods of snow and ice covering. In fact mandatory. A person from them parts may chip in with more precise info.

Kev
The grip offered by studded tyres is amazing from what I have seen. One day I may hire a car with studded tyres and drive in the snow just to experience it.

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