Winter Tyres in Bristol

The point of a winter tyre is its softer compound and the thousands of fine sipes in its tread, and that pairing keeps its grip below 7°C, on ice-cold tarmac, in slush and on frost anywhere around Bristol. Once the roads warm up they wear quickly and the steering goes vague, so they are a seasonal set rather than a year-round one on the roads from Bristol to Chippenham.

Winters that are wet rather than cold, with the days below 7°C coming in bursts rather than for months on end in a normal year are what Bristol gets, and the tyre question follows from it. For most drivers around here a winter set is a choice rather than a need, earning its keep from December to February, particularly for early shifts, exposed routes and anyone who cannot sit out a snowy morning around Bristol.

As a rule, drivers who fit them keep the summer set for the rest of the year and swap over twice, and the swap is nothing to dread near wherever you are in Bristol. A second set of steel wheels turns the swap into a 10-minute job at the fitting bay near wherever you are in Bristol.

BS5 and BS10 hold the 2 closest to the middle of Bristol, 2.8 miles and 2.9 miles out; both take bookings for winter tyres, and every one of the 9 centres quotes them fully fitted, and any of them can be picked at checkout.