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Official Skoda Accessory Winter Complete Wheels Not Matching Recommended Alloy Wheel v. Tyre Pairing Sizes. Living in Scotland and having a twenty five mile drive to work, one of our cars needs to be 4WD to cope with the winters, be big enough for four of us plus the grandparents and keep the family safe in testing driving conditions. Hence the Kodiaq. Until moving to Scotland I didn't even know that having different tyres for winter driving was even a thing. Now, having experienced their superior winter performance, I am a total convert. Any hooose...the insurance company allow the fitting of winter tyres but they have to be the manufacturer recommended offering. Fair enough. The rule was the same for the Tesla. Likewise, the actual wheels can also be changed as long as they are the same dimensions and tyre combination as one of the manufacturer recommended combinations. To save having the tyres pried off the rims and back on again twice a year (and the attendant stress on both tyres and rims) I have two sets of wheels for my cars; one set with 'summer' tyres and one set with 'winters'. As the Kodiaq is new I have yet to furnish it with [complete] winter wheels. So, I went looking for the Skoda official offering via the Skoda shop (.co.uk) and my local dealership. Attached is the current official Skoda winter complete wheels offering. So, speaking to the local Skoda dealership parts department (and through them to Skoda Technical UK) I was informed that, for my model, I could fit either the 20", 19" or 18" offerings. So far, so good. The cost of the 20" was quoted at around £3200 (inc VAT) and the 19" were about £2200 (inc VAT) - ouch! Not so good. I was sure I could find the same combination cheaper and separately via Black Circles/Tyres-Pneus...etc and ebay. And so I can...but... Whilst researching the combinations I realised that whilst the 'Skoda official' 235/45s fitted to the 20" (8J) rims is within the rim width v. tyre width combination recommendations (Tyre Equivalence), the 235/50s and the 235/55s fitted to the 19" and 18" rims respectively are not with in the recommended rim width combination of a 7J rim. In all of the Tyre Equivalence tables I can find (including the one linked above) the maximum recommended tyre width for a 7J rim is 225. So...what gives? How are Skoda offering an official winter complete wheel combination that, as far as I can see, is not recommended by tyre or alloy wheel manufacturers? I queried this with the local parts department who then referred to Skoda Technical and, figuratively, everyone shrugged. I've tried but I can't seem to find any official governmental or motor trade governing body absolute rules. Thanks for your kind attention. Zulu. skowkr297x210mm2324rzds.pdf