We were looking at this at work. You need to get the tyres that mean you can be loaded with 3/4 of a tonne of bricks and still do 166MPH or you will crash and die.

How did you get on with your insurer? Interested for future as I want to fit M&S tyres in due course. Needless to say none of my choices in the original speed rating.

 

Cheers

 

 

Grumpy

See reply elsewhere, but you won't find anything in 17".

So, to throw a spanner in this, what if you fit a tyre with a poorer wet grip rating to the OEMs and then slide into someone in the rain? How far can they take this?

So, to throw a spanner in this, what if you fit a tyre with a poorer wet grip rating to the OEMs and then slide into someone in the rain? How far can they take this?

 

If the tyre meets the specification as laid down by Skoda then there is nothing they can do about it.

If the tyre meets the specification as laid down by Skoda then there is nothing they can do about it.

I know, I'm just extending the silliness of the situation as it is. They latch on to an issue with a a perfectly safe and suitable tyre (V rated) but don't care if you go out in the snow with 1.6mm tread G rated Linglongs.

I know you go out in the snow with 1.6mm tread G rated Linglongs.

 

Correct; but how did you know...

If the tyre meets the specification as laid down by Skoda then there is nothing they can do about it.

Which is...?

My insurer (LV) were fine with the V rating.

 

So I ordered 4 tyres from My Tyres and they are due to arrive at the fitting shop in Tiers Cross next Wednesday.

 

I'll let you know how I get on. I will just have to avoid any standing water on the road until then, just in case I aquaplane off over the hedge.

 

Of course that is very easy to do in Pembrokeshire. :think:

The manual states you *can* go to a lower speed rating for winter tyres, and the Vector 4Seasons are winter tyres that are designed to be used all year round. The key thing is to make sure the load rating matches that required by the vehicle.

The manual states you *can* go to a lower speed rating for winter tyres, and the Vector 4Seasons are winter tyres that are designed to be used all year round. The key thing is to make sure the load rating matches that required by the vehicle.

+1  .My Yeti has been very happy, this last 2 winters ,on it's Continental winter tyres.

I've just had a quick look and they're "only" H rated.

I'm running winter H rated on the Octy but the factory were V, however I bought these with the steel rims as approved parts for my model from a Skoda dealer.

 

 

TP

+1  .My Yeti has been very happy, this last 2 winters ,on it's Continental winter tyres.

I've just had a quick look and they're "only" H rated.

Mine are only H rated too, but that's still up to 130mph, and the top speed of the fastest (unmodified) Yetis is 125.

We have a Korean car and I'm changing my Skoda for a Japanese one. Both of them, on the sticker with the tyre pressures, also show the minimum load and speed ratings, which are both sensible (H/V). The Japanese one also shows a lower approved speed rating for winter tyres specifically (H). How much work would it be for VAG to do the same?

Isn't on the label in the fuel filler cap?

Which is...?

 

Check the brochure.

Isn't on the label in the fuel filler cap?

 

Just looked - tyre size yes, speed rating and load rating no.

If it was, we wouldn't be having this discussion.

Wanna bet!!

Too many owners don't look anywhere to find info, such as the tyre info plate or even the Handbook!

True

Wanna bet!!

Too many owners don't look anywhere to find info, such as the tyre info plate or even the Handbook!

 Oh dear, I am sorry to have been a nuisance 

Mike, I'll forgive you since you live near H'ford!

1. Choose an appropriate tyre, with a speed rating in excess of vehicle's top speed.

 

2. If applicable, contact your insurance to inform them the speed rating differs from the manufacturer supplied tyre.

 

They are likely to approve this if you have successfully completed step 1 above.

 

The end.

Found this in my Registration Certificate:

Speed rating: T
For winter tyres there used to be a note telling that Q (160 km/h) was sufficient, but I'm not sure if this is applicable anymore due to some new EU regulations. Will need to check this.....

Check the brochure.

Really?! The brochure struggle to get basics right, I would never consider it a legal document with binding specifications in it.

Its not a legal document! Nobody ever said it was. The correct tyres specs are in there. That's why you need to check the brochure. Or ring Skoda UK if you prefer.