Summer Tyres in Croydon

The tyres most Croydon cars were sold on are summer tyres, with a compound made to grip best above about 7°C, in the dry and in warm rain, and to wear slowly even at motorway pace. Below that the compound stiffens and loses its bite, and braking distances in the wet grow, which is the 7°C rule in a sentence, and why it counts from Croydon to Walton On Thames.

Across the Croydon area summer tyres are in their comfort zone, by the 7°C rule, from around April to October more often than not, and the month strip below says the same. The mild winter months are where they fall short: colder than 7°C, the compound hardens and the wet grip thins out in Croydon.

If the car can sit out the coldest mornings, or a second set covers the cold months, summer tyres are the best value for the warm months around Croydon. If you are out in all of it, then, all-season tyres are the sounder choice, and comparing the two fully fitted takes a minute from Addiscombe East to Colliers Wood.

For summer tyres near the centre of Croydon, the 2 closest centres are 0.8 miles and 1 mile out; both fit summer tyres, and the other 34 centres are spread from Croydon to Walton On Thames, and the slot is booked at checkout.