Obligatory use of winter tyres, snow chains and studded tyres. What you need to know. Part 1
Courtesy of Continental, we bring you a round-up of information about the European regulations for winter equipment on trucks and buses for winter 2018/2019.
The first part of the guide contains information about the following countries:
Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia , Montenegro, the Netherlands.
Current information about winter equipment on trucks and buses in each country is also available on trafficban.com. It can be accessed by selecting a given country and then opening the tab “Tyres” (Pol. “Opony”).
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