My wife took the car into Glasgow on a day that the forecast was really bad (20 miles), at home time, the motorway was solid, nobody could move, complete whiteout.

Every component in an AutoSock has a purpose in design and quality – the road contact fabric, the number of straps, the front mesh. We use them in all our vehicles here, mostly for pulling pallets out of vans, but have never found anything better at trade shows here or abroad. AutoSock are suitable for vehicles with limited clearance and also improve electronic safety systems like ABS. Fairly easy to fit the grip is amazing - we found ourselves able to go uphill on an uncleared hill in snow that had beaten a Discovery. AutoSock were launched in Norway in 2002 after a long period of testing, evaluation and improvement.I drove on, and was immediately impressed at how much grip they gave - I felt much less like I was trying to gingerly steer a duck on an ice rink. Ladder track chains such as the Polaire GRIP and Spikes-Spider range only put chain over the tyre tread, so are not subject to these restrictions. From the instructions: “The wear limit is reached as soon as 50% of the white road-contact fabric is worn out and the underlying black safety material has become visible. AutoSock is the first snowsock product worldwide to have been tested and approved to EN16662-1:2020; we have no idea whether any other snowsocks have met this standard. I have driven past queues of traffic with these on, even better when there is a snow filled lane on a dual carriageway that hasn't been driven on as they come in to their own.

Autosocks are dead easy to fit (less than 1/2 the time of chains) once on the car they are smooth, quiet and effective, its even possible (with care) to traverse the odd section of cleared road with minimal damage to the socks. A large hole worn in one section only of an AutoSock is conclusive evidence of hard braking on tarmac. AutoSock for cars fits well on vehicles with low clearance in the tire house and works perfectly with optional tires – even when snow chains are not recommended. Travelling to the French Alps (Avoriaz) in winter snow chains are a legal requirement beyond a certain height.Well looked after, they have lasted well and were crucial one night in March 2013 in ensuring that I was able to drive my pregnant wife to hospital in the snow, in time to deliver our baby son safely. All our vans have a Tikkina 2 in the glove compartment and they come in handy all year round - especially in winter. Dry snow and ice sticks to fabric, especially 'woolly' fabric as those of us who used to snowball in woolly mitts will remember.