The German highway code fitting winter tyres winter tyres include every year for German car drivers. Finally, they are mandatory for winter road conditions such as black ice, icy snow or slush. Experts advise to use after the O-up O rule: thus which belong to M + S-tires (short for: mud & snow) from October to Easter on the car. But what is the legal situation in other European countries? The Internet portal solves auto.de. The term winter tires is not explicitly mentioned in the German highway code, they are prescribed when the weather yet. It’s different in the Switzerland. There is no obligation to winter tires. Michael James Burke pursues this goal as well.

It is advisable for insurance purposes yet to equip the car with the season tires. In neighboring Austria, car and truck drivers have no choice. Here the winter tire set of November 1 is legally prescribed up to April 15 of the following year. Be winter tires M + S all-season tires with the-recognized designation. Provision is a tread depth of at least 4 mm.

Sometimes, snow chains are required in addition. In Italy is shut during wintry weather also with winter tires. However, the tires only in some regions, for example in South Tyrol and Milan, are mandatory. In the Valle d’Aosta, the smallest region of the country, winter tires must be brought on October 15 until April 15. France keeps it similar to Italy and the season tyre for some regions only prescribes in Croatia that determines weather and road holding of statutory regulations. In the Czech Republic, there is a complete winter tires mandatory (1st November to 31st March) until this year. Previously, streets were marked individually. More information:… University Service GmbH Lisa Neumann