Manheim Auctions, the world’s largest car auction company, recently completed a survey looking at whether people are moving to winter tyres this year. The results may surprise you:
Less that 5% of motorists are planning to buy winter tyres this year even though weather forecasters are already predicting another winter of chaos on the roads. A recent survey by Manheim Auctions has found that 95.5% of respondents are not planning to buy winter tyres despite the chaos caused by the snow last year. Reasons for not buying include: cost – 41% said they could not afford them; weather – 28% didn’t think the weather will be bad enough to justify winter tyres; and ignorance – 16% didn’t really know what winter tyres are.
The survey also revealed that 92% of respondents do drive differently in the snow. Of those that didn’t, 63% claimed they didn’t need to as the snow didn’t cause them any problems when driving and they were skilful enough to handle all weather conditions!
“Winter tyres are an investment in safety. They will help to keep you on the move and on the road, reduce the risk of accidents and can be used over several winters. The fact that 16% don’t really know what winter tyres are suggests that calling them cold weather tyres would be more helpful,” said Craig Mailey, Marketing Director, Manheim Auctions.
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