I've spent the last 3 winters on summer tyres and so have my parents (Polo and a Merc) - never had any problems. As some have already said it's down to how you adapt to what you're driving. Luckily I'm on 185/60/14 Avon ZV3s so although summer tyres, I stand half a chance as per usual, and if worst comes to worst, I've got alternatives to driving. I've always found that keeping a shovel and a pair of boots in the car at all times seemed to stop me getting stranded. Karma I suppose?

Well my forecasting was total rubbish.

It is now almost down graded to 'a wee cold breeze blowing from the north and a few flurries of snow down the east coast.'.

Certainly not 'From the East the snow will blow and from the west the snow will go.'

george

Bloomin baltic here tonight

They have started Salting here, a beautiful clear night & very dry.

Still at 3 degrees celcius.

'A braw bricht moonlicht nicht tha nicht' , actually.

george

It's a bit nippy down here too now. Definitely colder than last year, got a lot of leaves going down too making the roads really slippy. Bought a squirty bottle of deicer today so I'm all prepared

Looks like fun from Monday though....

I've not seen, what's a coming? As long as I can get to Stoneyhaven end of next week I'm happy. I think I'll wait until I'm back before the car gets a bath though!

C4 weather tonight suggests it's going to be bad from Monday.

Apparently the top end of Scotland have had their first dump of snow now... I'm getting excited

It has at least reach Forfar now, an ickle shower of big flakes.

then back to hazy sunshine.

george

Looks like fun from Monday though....

B@gger, Next week is Dumfries, Lochgilphead and Huntly - could be interesting

It's snowing in York as I type this!

It's always crap weather up north, In my part of Essex it's the driest in the UK, practically Carribean weather

It's always crap weather up north, In my part of Essex it's the driest in the UK, practically Carribean weather

No it's not!

A little bit of a generalisation maybe.

You would have to ask what was more like the Carribean this summer, part of Essex or the Outer Hebrides.?

I know where the tourists went.

http://www.bbc.co.uk...otland-19476629

george

Tourists wouldn't go to Essex regardless of the weather :lol:

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A little bit of a generalisation maybe.

You would have to ask what was more like the Carribean this summer, part of Essex or the Outer Hebrides.?

I know where the tourists went.

http://www.bbc.co.uk...otland-19476629

george

Fair point! I'll be flying south over the outer Hebrides in about 2 hours.

A little bit of a generalisation maybe.

You would have to ask what was more like the Carribean this summer, part of Essex or the Outer Hebrides.?

I know where the tourists went.

http://www.bbc.co.uk...otland-19476629

george

I've been on the west coast a few times this year - Oban, Mull, Skye etc and weather has always been good.

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Seem to remember it was hoofing it down last Sunday at Brands Hatch and lurvely up here. Felt bad about staying in to watch the BTCC it was so nice.

Doesn't seem to bad where I am, currently raining

Yep raining here now too outside temp is 6.5 I want snow dam it lol

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It's always crap weather up north, In my part of Essex it's the driest in the UK, practically Carribean weather

Is Dundee not the sunniest city in the UK?

The junkies all have the sun kissed look.

NE Scotland tends to be pretty dry anyway since the hills to the West take the brunt of the rain/snow. Tends to be pretty feckin cold in the winter for the same reasons