Tips for winter driving – Winter driving conditions are the most challenging throughout the UK, often resulting in many drivers being intimidated to be out on the roads more than any other time of the year.
Winter elements make it difficult both day and night for driving – with significant hazards resulting in your car requiring a lot of preparation to reduce the hazards faced. No matter how experienced a driver you are, some conditions can greatly affect your vehicle’s performance and aesthetic.
It is now more important than ever to ensure that your car is operating how it should and that your alloys are in their best condition to handle the threats lacing the roads during the winter.
Snow on the Roads
Every winter season, we will see a few feet of snow fall onto the roads. Whilst there will be clearing tyre marks as the day goes on, it also means that regular potholes on roads will be more hidden than at any time.
If you currently have any exterior damage to your alloys, it is worth having mobile alloy wheel repair Manchester conducted before the snow season starts. That will better prepare your wheels and protect against corrosion.
Black Ice
With the cold season comes more and more black ice on the roads at all times of the day. Not only does this pose a bigger risk of collisions and accidents, but it also increases the risks of kerbing.
Many customers see their greatest scuffing and kerbing of alloy wheels during this time just by simply pulling up to the side of the road. Harsh scratches and scuffs to your alloys will lead to much more significant problems with your car performance – and the onset of corrosion on your inner alloys. As with snow, black ice warnings means that any existing damage to your alloys must be fixed before ice becomes a road hazard.
Salt and Grit
With the onset of bad weather, snow, and ice on the roads, gritting and salt trucks will be out every night and day to ensure road safety. However, it should be noted that salt and grit will cause some exterior damage to your alloys.
Salt – being acidic – will cause some exterior scratches to your alloy lacquer and will require some refurbishment throughout the season to keep it healthy. Grit will also cause some scratches and chippings to your alloys as you drive along the roads. Unfortunately, these are unavoidable in most cases, but it pays to have mobile alloy wheel repair before the season to repair any existing scratches and scuffs to the alloys.
For more tips for winter driving and information about alloy wheel refurbishment Macclesfield contact our team at SOS Alloys today to prepare your alloys for the winter roads.
