Having bought 3 pairs of lovely new wellies for us, it transpires that our car needs new tyres too, although not because the ones on the vehicle are worn out...
A legal requirement in both Germany and Austria is winter tyres fitted to all axles, so a quick stop at the tyre shop had our perfectly good summer tyres removed, and replaced with brand new rubber with the all important different tread suited to driving on ice, snow, slush and mud - something we're highly likely to encounter whilst crossing Europe. And if we encounter a friendly German or Austrian policeman, we'll avoid a heavy fine too.
Its common practice on the Continent to switch tyres for different seasons, with the tyre shop storing your summer tyres in the winter, and switching them back once Mother Nature brightens up, thus storing your winter ones in the summer.
We have now stored our summer set in our Devon storage facility - aka Dad's garage. Thanks Dad!
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