I check and adjust pressures mostly between October and March as the variations are more pronounced than during the summer. I feel running at low pressures  causes more wear and 

adversely affects road holding. 

7 minutes ago, Ootohere said:

@Gerrycan  Yes, because of winters. Maybe just more in Scotland because they go Ski-ing, to the hills etc and travel on roads with snow or ice and then have days of the sun and warmth.

 

I do think that down south in the UK there is less adjusting of tyre pressures, even among the Emergency Services / Police.

 

Now I have disturbing images of all those kilted Scotsmen constantly bent over by the roadside adjusting their tyre pressures 🤮

You have your fantasies and i will just stick to what i see here on a regular basis. 

 

Not so much roadside, but in their driveway or at the Filling Stations / Supermarkets which are pretty busy with people adjusting pressures even at 50 pence or £1.00

Even more using the Windscreen wash top up as well. 

On 04/02/2025 at 09:12, Rockinghorse said:

Thanks for your comments guys.

My car has been on Skoda Allin package for the last three years and supposedly had new spark plugs and filters last year but I always find that my MPG is down after it has been serviced and gets back to normal after a few weeks and that happened again last year.

I find if I do a long run of 250 miles it seems to sort  it out. I have never before noticed a drop of more than a mile or two in winter, but I have never managed to achieve the 62 mpg that some people publish either.

I have to admit that ( senior moment ) I hadn't considered the brake issue even though my rear pads are almost shot but my fronts are only 10% worn. I am thinking it is probably the electronic parking brake issue that I have seen many people complain about.

I have never noticed any issue with it coming on and off and not detected any drag but the wear would certainly point to it. Cheers guys.

Unless your front pads have been changed previously and the rears were not, I'd check why they are so worn - vast majority of braking effort would normally be taken on the fronts.

I second that, I’ve never had rear pads replaced before 110,000 miles, front pads normally last 60k to 70k miles. 

42 minutes ago, Warrior193 said:

Unless your front pads have been changed previously and the rears were not, I'd check why they are so worn - vast majority of braking effort would normally be taken on the fronts.

 

 

I am on the original pads all round as I have only completed 24,600 miles since new in 2019. I was surpeised as I would expect to change front pads 1st but they are only 10-12% worn 

I am very light on brakes and would normally expect to achieve 50-60,000 mile on a set of pads. That has always been the case over many cars in my 55 years of driving.