Hi Guys,

 

I have a little concern here. My normal summer tyres are 205 60 R15 91V . I have being use another set of winter tyres 195 65 R15 91T on second hand Audi wheels for last four winters.

 

Recently notice that 91T, the speed symbol T has the permissible maximum speed of 190km/h. Check owners Manual that 1.2Tsi combi with 6 gears has a top speed of 191km/h. Although I never driven over 80mph, which is far far away from the top speed.

 

But in theory car has a top speed which is 1km/h higher than 91T's permissible maximum speed. Is it legal to use these winter tyres, will it cause any insurance issue?

 

Thanks in Advance

Talk to your insurance company, I think that in most places where winter tyres MUST be used by law, it is common place to use lower speed rated tyres in winter - probably that is why most if not all VW group and probably other other manufacturers, have a speed limit warning function to cover the period that winter tyres are fitted to that car.

 

Edit:- for what it is worth, my winter wheels/tyres are the correct speed rating for my car, but maybe my thinking is that I tend to use them for 6 months of the year to cover the really wet periods (maybe that should include summer here?)!

 

Another edit:- I've always taken the aproach that you should inform your insurance company when you are planning to use winter tyres - if for no other reason than it removes an opportunity for them to get sloppy if you are involved in "an event".

Edited 28 November, 20169 yr by rum4mo

Hi,

If you do have any issues with insurance for winter tyres at all then please feel free to drop me a line.

Regards,

Dan.