Its only a bit of snow

[pugolliek]

On the continent many change the tyres twice a year and buy new winter/summer sets as a matter of course. Hence the availability of imported part-worn tyres, especially so within the last few years here.

That's not strictly true. Whilst we've had an influx of part-worn tyres from the continent, the primary reason is down to the fact that their legal tread limit is 3mm, not 1.6 as ours is. Their limit is much more strictly enforced too.

I stand corrected so!!