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The majority of countries in Europe have regulations setting a specific time frame for fitting winter tyres. Such obligation was introduced in Germany, Austria, Norway, Sweden, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Lithuania, Finland, Slovenia, Croatia, Latvia, Estonia, Romania, and Turkey, but here 27 provinces are exempt from this obligation. The law regulations require driving with winter tyres between 1 November and 31 March.

Winter tyres in Europe ● Hints from Oponeo™

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Manufacturers use more and more innovative techniques for tire production. Each single parameter is coded in marks imprinted on tire. Correct decoding will helps us to pick the right tires for our car and securely use them when driving.

Tyre markings ● Hints from Oponeo™

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Controlling and adjusting of tire pressure is usually omitted by drivers. A few minutes spent on such procedure will save not only money but will also help to avoid dangerous situations on the road. Correct tire pressure has a major influence on safety.

What benefits do we get out of tire pressure control? ● Hints from Oponeo™

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In the summer time proper care of tire pressure will help to maintain manufacturer designed traction and short braking distance. Nevertheless, part of the air escapes from the tire what reduces the pressure. Given the valves leakage and air molecules rubber diffusion, it can be assumed that the tire pressure drops about 0.2 bar per month.

Recommended pressure for summer tyres ● Hints from Oponeo™

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The use of excessively worn tyres poses a great danger. To avoid the unnecessary risk, it is worth to regularly control the condition of the tyres in a car.

Tyre wear - how to diagnose? ● Hints from Oponeo™

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Worn tyre tread suggest changing tyre for a new one. What if tread height still is adequate to recommendations after five years of exploatation?

Tyre age ● Hints from Oponeo™

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Asymmetrical tyre combines two characteristics of tread. In the past such tyres were designed only for high performance cars. Nowadays asymmetrical pattern is commonly used for different season tyres and cars manufactures choose for middle class cars this kind of tyre as a stock equipment.

Asymmetrical tyres ● Hints from Oponeo™

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Uneven saw-tooth tread wear is caused by regular tyre vs tarmac friction. Saw-tooth most often occurs on rear non-driven axle tyres (hauled). During tyre rolling blocks’ edge is treated with greater force what causes wear and as a result different height for each block.

Saw-tooth wear ● Hints from Oponeo™

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Efficient braking always is the best benchmark for tyres quality. M+S mark is only a manufacturer’s declaration stating that all materials used for producing a tire are designed to provide slightly better slush and snow performance than basic tyre. That’s why we should keep in mind that M+S mark not always refers to dedicated winter tyres. Such mark can be found on all winter tyres, however not each one with M+S mark provides winter performance.

M+S mark – is it always refer to winter tyres? ● Hints from Oponeo™

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Equivalents are used as alternative tyre sizes which can be safely installed in a vehicle. They change some driving parameters (i.e. breaking distance), improve the appearance of a car (higher rim diameter) or help to save money as the tyres with smaller diameter are usually much cheaper.

Tyres' equivalents ● Hints from Oponeo™

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