Most of the copiers have copied the concept without understanding the engineering, doing it as cheaply as possible, which is why some copies don’t last as long and are prone to failure, e. After two winters with my BMW 3 series confined to the drive for weeks at a time I bought the Autosock more in hope than expectation. The level of traction they provide is outstanding and providing you follow the guidelines about where and how to use will last for a couple more years yet.

I work in the emergency services and therefore felt compelled to get in to work in bad weather so I could help those in need. Each of these items is offered with the full guarantee as if it had been purchased new, unless we state otherwise.They do wear quite quickly so ours sit in their bag in the car (not taking up much room at all) for emergency use should there be an unexpected snowfall before the winter tyres have been fitted. The reality is that there are almost always stretches of intermittent tarmac / snow / tarmac / snow before the snow is behind you. I used the socks to get from where I live, hilly and country lanes, to the main road and they were fantastic. But I still keep a set in the boot, I cannot rate this product high enough, I hate getting stuck in the snow, and now I have the reassurance, that I won't be. The standard covers all EU countries, except for Austria, and has also been adopted by Iceland, Norway, Serbia, Switzerland, and Turkey.

You must follow the makers guidelines on use particularly on steep hills and avoid if possible heavy braking.

After being stuck on the road outside my home (only after six neighbours helped push my car onto my drive, because I was blocking my narrow rural road) during the snows of 2010, I was advised by my Jaguar dealer to obtain snow-socks. Ladder track chains such as the Polaire GRIP and Spikes-Spider range only put chain over the tyre tread, so are not subject to these restrictions. Two slightly negative points are that you will probably get dirty fitting them to wet wheels and they do wear out if you drive on normal road surface as will often happen when the thaw sets in. Driving in snow is already much more dangerous than normal driving - this is not a time or place for cutting corners!

Forget about jams with snow chains made of steel, wood on AutoSock on the tires and you're on the road again, within two minutes! There are reinforced bands running across the AutoSocks; these provide overall strength, help to prevent the socks from splitting after misuse, and help prevent holes from spreading. As it turned out, they worked extremely well: we got up the hill on the snow with no problem at all. These arrived within 24 hours and after being fitted allowed me to drive - slowly and with care - on the compacted snow covered rural roads.

AutoSock for passenger cars and light commercial vehicles fully complies with this new regulation You will probably use them to get down to the gritted road, then you take them off ASAP it is safe to do so. AutoSock does not require maintenance but we recommend shaking out dirt after use and letting it dry properly before repacking. They are also ideal for use on rear wheel drives where there is minimal space between the top of the wheel and the wheel arch. The elastic keeps the tire sock in position, supports self-centering and assures stable fit to the tire.