Comment

Representation ID: 11171

Received: 24/09/2021

Respondent: Mr Richard Carter

Passing legislation that requires summer tyres to be replaced with all season/all year or stud-less winter tyres during the winter months would:
Improve road safety, reduce the number of accidents and save lives;
Lower insurance premiums;
Reduce the burden on the police, fire and ambulance / healthcare services and motoring organisations;
Dramatically decrease the amount of gritting required, its urgency and gritting related local authority costs,
Increase seasonal employment (more tyre fitters will be required);
Improve tyre industry, wholesaler and retailer productivity and turnover with a possible resultant increase in employment;
Allow more tyre retailers to introduce “Tyre Hotel & Swap” services;
Prevent the road infrastructure from closing down;
Allow life to continue as normal.