Alcar winter wheels and tyres - grip, don’t slip, this winter
Alcar, the UK’s largest wheel wholesaler, has some timely advice for Britain’s many motorists who appear to be struggling in the snow – why not invest in spare set of winter wheels and tyres?
The Kent-based firm offers a wide range of purpose-built wheel and tyre packages that offer a simple bolt-on solution for the colder months, endowing the recipient vehicle with much greater grip and far more control as temperature and grip levels plummet.
Our European cousins, whose winters are not that dissimilar from our own, stare incredulously at the news coverage of the UK grinding to a halt after the first decent snowfall. In many Scandinavian countries, winter wheels are a legal requirement, with everybody having a complete spare set that they fit on a pre-ordained date for safety’s sake.
Alcar’s neat and cost effective solution is also to offer complete steel wheel and winter tyre packages. Its parent group is the largest steel OEM steel wheel distributor in Europe, with over 4.5 million steel wheels sold last year from its Swiss facility, so the company has considerable knowledge in this area. Steel wheels are not only 30% cheaper than their alloy counterparts, but are far more resilient to the type of kerb damage that often occurs in winter driving.
Alcar’s UK managing Director, Kevin Greer explained ‘Year on year this is proving to be a growth market in the UK for us, as more and more switched on consumers realise that taking 20 minutes to swap your wheels twice a year can lead to enormous savings in time and expense during the winter months. Most British cars are on completely the wrong type of tyre for snow and ice, meaning that when it arrives, safety is compromised dramatically. We find that offering a complete set of spare wheels and tyres negates the inconvenience of having to swap winter tyres onto your existing rims, and the steel wheels also require almost zero maintenance, meaning that they can take a bit of a beating from kissing the odd kerb and being pelted with salt, preserving your original wheels and tyres in perfect condition for the spring, summer and autumn months. We are a European company, so it’s unsurprising that we look to take the standards from the most stringent markets in the EU and apply them to our domestic market. There’s clearly an established way to do this more safely and we’re leading the way in bringing that ethos to our British dealers.’
With a typical set of wheels and tyres starting from just £200 + VAT, compared to the cost of major body repair – for you or the car – it seems like money very well spent indeed.
For more details of the Alcar Winter Wheel and Tyre range, or Alcar’s extensive portfolio of wheel designs, visit alcar.co.uk.
