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Can winter tires stay on the bike in summer? 

2022-04-06T07:02:11.128Z


Can winter tires stay on the bike in summer?  Created: 04/06/2022, 08:50 By: Janine Napirca Person with orange gloves changes car tires © Fleig / Eibner-Pressefoto/Imago You can find out here which rules are legally binding in relation to winter tires and summer tires. The rule of thumb when changing car tires is "from O to O", i.e. from Easter to October - during this time drivers use summer


Can winter tires stay on the bike in summer? 

Created: 04/06/2022, 08:50

By: Janine Napirca

Person with orange gloves changes car tires © Fleig / Eibner-Pressefoto/Imago

You can find out here which rules are legally binding in relation to winter tires and summer tires.

The rule of thumb when changing car tires is

"from O to O", i.e. from Easter to October

- during this time drivers use

summer tires

.

However, this regulation is not legally binding.

Unlike in other European countries,

winter tires are only compulsory in Germany “weather-related”

.

That means there is no exact date when you need to change your car tires.

Is your car ready for spring?*

Then you have to drive with winter tires on the car

Since there is no time-related winter tire obligation in Germany, but driving with winter tires depends on the

weather

, you must be aware of these events if you want to drive as a driver on the road:

  • black ice

  • slippery snow

  • Black ice

  • frost

  • slush

If one or more of these weather phenomena occur, you may only drive with winter tires

– for your own

safety and that of other road users.

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What are the consequences of driving with summer tires in winter?

  • Fine

    : 60 euros

  • + 20 euros if you break down and obstruct traffic

  • If you endanger others

    : 100 euros, 1 point in Flensburg, 75 euros for the vehicle owner

Under certain circumstances, you can have insurance problems if you have an accident caused by missing winter tyres.

Even if you have

fully comprehensive insurance

, you can be left at your own expense if you don't have winter tires in the right weather conditions.

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Legally prescribed minimum tread depth for car tires in summer and winter

Even though the legal requirement for a tire tread depth is only 1.6 millimeters, the ADAC recommends at least 4 millimeters for safety reasons.

You should also replace your car tires after about six years.

Can winter tires stay on the car wheel in summer?

Driving with winter tires

in summer is not forbidden, but

it

is not recommended.

According to an ADAC test, winter tires cannot keep up with summer tires in summer temperatures and road conditions.

Because the

braking distance

is significantly longer with winter tires than with summer tires when the temperatures are high.

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Source: merkur

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