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DECEMBER 2014 PRO INSTALLER
PRO MOTORING
www.proinstaller.co.uk
Don’t get stuck
this winter
From builders to tanker drivers, none of us are immune
when snowy and icy conditions hit our roads.
During January to
February 2014 the UK
experienced around 6
major storms, separated by intervals of 2 to
3 days. The sequence
of storms followed an
earlier stormy period
from mid December
2013 and overall the
whole period saw at
least 12 major winter
storms, this was one
of the stormiest periods of weather the UK
has experienced for at
least 20 years.
Taking care on the roads
and ensuring vehicle safety
is paramount during these
times and there are ways of
helping you achieve this.
AutoSock is a reusable
tyre snow sock which pulls
over the driving wheels of
vehicles that need extra
grip on ice or snow. Created
and developed in Norway,
the Autosock also has the
relevant European patents
to help the product be innovational.
It doesn’t usually take
much snow before most vehicles, probably using quiet
and fuel efficient summer
tyres, start to slip. Businesses that need to travel as part
of their trade are particularly likely to lose business if
it snows, so thinking about
how the business will cope
in snowy weather really is a
strategic issue. This includes
getting your key staff to
work, and home again, as
safely as reasonably possible.
The reusable tyre socks
are sold in pairs and pull
over the driving wheels
when the road conditions
look particularly tricky, or
after a vehicle has got stuck.
They grip to snow and ice,
thanks to their high tech
materials, made by DuPont
and maximise the available
dry friction, making a significant difference to vehicles
on winter tyres, including
4x4s.
They come in 8 varying
sizes and are available for
almost all vehicle tyre sizes;
cars, vans, HGVs, buses, and
fork-lifts and are easy to fit,
with no special training or
experience required. They’re
also light and easy to store
in-vehicle; a packet of AutoSock is about the size of a
folded shirt.
With well over two million
pairs been sold worldwide
over the last 10 years, they
are the ideal choice and
make an immediate and
extraordinary difference.
AutoSock are already &V