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getting a jimny stuck in snow

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20 Dec 2010 08:00 #7834 by bertbuckie
Replied by bertbuckie on topic Re: getting a jimny stuck in snow
Are studded tyres road legal in the UK ?
I know chains are not :( - maybe one day they will change this....especially the winters we seem to be getting lol

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20 Dec 2010 09:15 #7836 by zukhunter
Replied by zukhunter on topic Re: getting a jimny stuck in snow
:I know chains are not:

i thought chains were legal

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20 Dec 2010 09:16 #7837 by mlines
Certainly a few cars around Henley on Thames were sporting chains on Saturday morning

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2003 M13 early KAP build.
3" Trailmaster lift with 1.5 Spacers on front
Customised winch bumper and roll cage
235/85R16 Maxxis Bighorns on 16" Rims, 4:1 Rocklobster, Rear ARB locker and on-board air
Corrected arms all-round, rear disks, Recaro seats and harnesses

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20 Dec 2010 12:57 #7840 by biggaz
Replied by biggaz on topic Re: getting a jimny stuck in snow
they sell them in halfords, cant imagine there for "offroad use only" lol!

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20 Dec 2010 13:30 #7843 by ooky_123
SNow Chains are NOT illegal, although it IS illegal to use them on tarmac when there is no snow as they will and do damage the surface of the road.

www.theaa.com/motoring_advice/safety/win...and-snow-chains.html

Former owner of Little "Ooky", who has now started a new life in Shetland

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20 Dec 2010 18:06 #7851 by bertbuckie
Replied by bertbuckie on topic Re: getting a jimny stuck in snow

ooky_123 wrote: SNow Chains are NOT illegal, although it IS illegal to use them on tarmac when there is no snow as they will and do damage the surface of the road.

www.theaa.com/motoring_advice/safety/win...and-snow-chains.html


I stand corrected, a policeman told me they were 100% illegal :/
I will ask on another forum I use - quite a few traffic cops :)

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