Winter Tyres in Manchester

Softer rubber and thousands of fine sipes are what make a winter tyre, so the tyre keeps biting below 7°C, on frosty mornings, in slush and on a cold, wet road across Manchester and the towns around it. Above 7°C they wear quickly and the steering goes vague, which is why they come off again in spring for Manchester drivers.

Climate-wise, the pattern around Manchester is damp winters that are rarely icy for long, with frost that comes and goes through December, January and February, which sets the terms. That makes a winter set a sensible extra from about December to February, above all for early starts, hilly routes and anyone who has to be out whatever the forecast for Manchester drivers.

Around here, two sets, swapped each autumn and each spring, is how most people run them, and the swap is nothing to dread for anyone in Manchester. The trick most people use: with both sets on their own wheels the swap is quick at a booked slot for Manchester drivers.

The 2 centres nearest the middle of Manchester are 1.2 miles and 1.2 miles out, in M8 and M8; both offer winter tyres fully fitted, and the full network of 54 runs from Manchester to Wigan, and your postcode at checkout sorts them by distance.