AutoSock - textile wheel covers with an elasticated edge; you just slip them over the driving wheels when you find yourself getting stuck. ("Yes - it really is this easy" and "Yes, of course they work!") Be prepared for the winter by carrying a set of AutoSock in your car, happy in the knowledge that

• fitting them is easy. If you can pull a sock over your foot you can push a fabric cover over a wheel.
• fitting them requires no practice.
• they weigh less than 1kg and take up minimal space.
• It's sensible to keep them with the spare wheel, always ready for use.
• they are relatively universal, i.e. one size fits over 60% of cars.
• they're reusable again and again - providing value for money for years to come.
• they work!

Probably the most difficult part of the operation is remembering that they're there!

AutoSock provides an ideal "Get me Home" or "Get me to that meeting" solution - but only if you keep a set in the car! Although developed in Norway, they're particularly appropriate for the UK, where we experience sudden and sporadic snow fall, usually short lasting, but so often the cause of massive disruption and inconvenience while it lasts.

Although it is important to emphasise that AutoSock are not a substitute for winter tyres, the use of winter tyres is sometimes difficult to justify if UK snowfall is only occasional and short lived. The good news for AutoSock is that tests show AutoSock to be more effective than winter tyres when used on snow, including hill starts, braking and cornering. These tests used AutoSock on winter tyres, but it is our experience that they also make an extraordinary difference when used on summer tyres. To learn more about testing, research and development click here.

Who uses car snow socks?

• Women and Men
• Young and old drivers
  
• Families with children
  
• Ambulances
  
• Police
  
• Fire service
  
• Airports
  
• Taxi drivers
  
• Government cars
  
• Fleet management
  
• Car rental companies
  
• Lease providers and more
  

Tips for safe fitting, use and removal.

FITTING: It could hardly be simpler. 1. Stop the vehicle and apply the handbrake. Fit AutoSock to the driving wheels of the car, starting at the top of the tyre and working downwards. 2. Move the vehicle approximately 1 metre and put the remainder of each 'Sock' into position. 3. The AutoSock will automatically self-centre when you start driving.

USE: There's NO need to turn off any electronic traction and stability devices, e.g. ETS, ASR, ESP, DSC. Drive off gently, avoiding wheel spin. Extreme acceleration and braking could damage the product.

REMOVAL: Take AutoSock off the wheels, shake off any snow, and put them back in their storage pouch pending washing or further use.