You must follow the makers guidelines on use particularly on steep hills and avoid if possible heavy braking. Some of the distributors of copy products continue to make unjustified statements about their products. I jumped out and quickly put on my socks and was home in half an hour whilst other cars were stranded for hours. There are reinforced bands running across the AutoSocks; these provide overall strength, help to prevent the socks from splitting after misuse, and help prevent holes from spreading. 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.

The fibres in AutoSock, which become hairier with use, are arranged at right angles to the direction of travel to optimise grip. These “hairs” penetrate the slippery water film and connect the tires directly to the surface (snow).They are a little tricky to get on, particularly if the gap between your wheel and the wheel arch is not very wide.

You do have to remember to take them off once you get onto a cleared road surface as otherwise it will soon render your socks thread bare. This is no big deal and will not affect their performance until it becomes obvious that they are looking ragged and well worn – then they need replacing. I had previously struggled to get out of my road (there are hills within 300 meters both sides of my house) in the snow which led to me not being able to get to work for a couple of days.The neighbours were getting ready to try and push me up the road and were amazed to see me drive off, up a relatively steep and very icy road with virtually no wheel spin. Travelling to the French Alps (Avoriaz) in winter snow chains are a legal requirement beyond a certain height. On the few patches where the road had been cleared and gritted, I was able to drive on without having to remove the socks and replace once we hit snow again. AutoSock have been tested and approved to the new European standard EN16662-1:2020 for "supplementary grip devices" - this includes not only metal snow chains but also devices made from other materials. Each thread of the road contact fabric consists of more than 100 fine high-performance fibres, which lead to a “hairy” surface of the AutoSock traction fabric.

user name) και συνθηματικό πρόσβασης (password) με σκοπό κατά την επίσκεψή μας στον ίδιο ιστότοπο αργότερα, να μας "θυμάται" και να μην χρειάζεται να κάνουμε login. Full instructions are shown on each bag which, being fully waterproof, is also designed for easy and clean carrying of dirty AutoSock once you've taken them off the wheels (pull them off with the orange straps). AutoSock does not require maintenance but we recommend shaking out dirt after use and letting it dry properly before repacking.They’re reusable, take up minimal storage space, and in many circumstances work better than winter tyres or snow chains.