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All-season tyres are very popular. Often they are purchased by economical owners of transport equipment so as not to buy two sets of Tyres Swindon, one of which will necessarily not be used, for example, winter tyres in the summer and vice versa. In addition, they are installed on special equipment since each set of tyres for it costs quite a lot and all-season rubber is the best option.

Winter tyres differ from summer tyres in the composition of the rubber which determines their main qualities, the level of adhesion and density under certain weather conditions. Consequently, all-season tyres are produced with average properties which allows you to achieve optimal performance in both summer and winter.

It should be noted that recently world manufacturers have mastered the production of all-season tyres which change their properties with temperature changes. Such an innovation can easily be attributed to the technologies of the future. However, even the most expensive all-season tyres cannot fully replace tyres adapted to specific temperature and weather conditions.

Most of these tyres have an asymmetrical tread structure that is, it consists of two parts each of which has a separate pattern. So the inner part of the tyre, which has a structured rectangular tread, allows you to easily move on a snowy road and provides excellent traction in ice. 

Main Varieties

As strange as it may sound, all-season tyres are not identical, but have their own varieties.

Common are those all-season tyres that are maximally adapted for use in the summer period on roads with a good asphalt surface. These models have good traction and allow you to move with increased comfort. It is better on such tyres to not drive on snow-covered highways.

There are also such all-season tyres which are specially designed for driving at higher speeds in off-road conditions. On snowy roads, traveling on them will be very difficult, but this tread structure will provide maximum safety on a wet highway.

It is also worth highlighting all-season tyres for crossovers and all-wheel drive cars which can really make the vehicle versatile. But they have certain disadvantages among which are:

• low level of comfort while traveling on asphalted roads
• increased fuel consumption
• noisiness
• decrease in dynamics
• rapid wear of the tread

How to determine that the Rubber is of Universal Type?

Strangely enough, only winter tyres are marked. Summer and all-season tyres are not marked in any way. For this reason, there is a new requirement of the technical regulations for the customs union countries which obliges all road users whose vehicles are equipped with all-season tyres to have the appropriate certificate and present it for inspection to a police inspector in case of a stop.

Only in the technical documentation for tyres is their seasonality indicated. However, here it is necessary to be careful and pay attention to some pitfalls, which is that most manufacturers produce tyres for summer driving the documentation of which recommends their use as all-season tyres.

However, the owner of a motor vehicle, when buying such tyres, should be interested exactly in their certification which indicates that the tyres can be used as summer and winter. Nevertheless, all-season rubber has some labeling, but it is not an official confirmation of the current standards.

Often on the side surface of such a tyre, you can find the inscription M+S (mud + snow). 

Once again, we would like to remind you that no markings on the tyre determine its all-season nature. The only confirmation of this is the corresponding certificate of the manufacturer.

Main Advantages

With all-season tyres installed on the car, you no longer have to buy sets of tyres for the corresponding seasons-winter and summer. This is especially true if the car is purchased for a short period of use.

All-season tyres are much cheaper than specialized sets. In addition, there is also an additional savings on tyre fitting services for rewinding wheels in the offseason.

As shown by various test results of this rubber, in a relatively warm winter, late winter tyres work much better than specialized tyres. When snow melts quickly and opens asphalt appears, tyres for winter are subject to rapid wear and tear. All-season wheels are not afraid of this.

Most universal models have been designed specifically for quiet, measured driving. As a result, they are extremely dangerous to drive at excessive speeds. Because of this, manufacturers deliberately reduce some of their characteristics.