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Review category tyre fitment to vehicles specific to seasonal conditions

Submitted by Philip Watson on Saturday 10th January 2026

Published on Tuesday 10th February 2026

Current status: Open

Open until: Monday 10th August 2026

Current Signatures: 16
(count is updated approximately hourly)

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Cars ~ Colder ~ delayed ~ design ~ Economy ~ Lost ~ Money ~ month ~ Reviewed ~ ROADS ~ Safer ~ Save Lives ~ Saving ~ Seasons ~ snow ~ Snowfall ~ Tyres ~ Winter ~ work

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Review category tyre fitment to vehicles specific to seasonal conditions

Petition Details

Winter tyres or all season winter categorised tyres greatly outperform Summer tyres in snow and ice. Most new cars are fitted with Summer tyres which give very little traction/grip in snow or ice. Summer tyres actually lose a great amount of traction/grip in temperatures around 0 Degrees C.

Additional Information

Having the correct tyres on a motorcar for the UK climate conditions such as All season winter categorised tyres (which can be used all year safely) or summer tyres only during warmer months and Winter tyres during colder months could result in a huge reduction in delays on roads during snowfall saving lost time and money from the U.K. economy. It could make roads safer and possibly save lives. Some new cars are fitted with Summer tyres and these are not designed to work in winter conditions. We call on the Government to take action on this matter.


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