Think about winter tires now - they may not be available in winter.

Drivers who plan to buy new winter tires this year should do so earlier than in previous years. As it turned out, in the autumn-winter period, there may be difficulties with the supply of winter tires.

This year we faced an unusual market situation. Usually most drivers purchased new tires at the turn of March and April. However, this time the so-called. The "seasonal peak" was almost imperceptible, so many distributors did not buy up. This situation makes the current prices very attractive, because many sellers offer promotions on summer tires.

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Buyers generally preferred branded tires. According to sellers, that is why promotions and discounts mainly concern the so-called tires. Economy class. However, they add that the amount of stock left varies depending on the size of the wheels. The larger it is, the more choice the buyer has. This year, buyers most often chose 14-inch tires, which are used, for example, in the Renault Clio, Volkswagen Polo or Fiat Punto. Therefore, the number of wheels of this size available on the market is small.

But problems with the backlog of goods do not concern all sellers. – The situation with excess inventory in warehouses does not concern our company. The number of summer promotions we offer is the same as in previous years. In 2011, despite not having a typical seasonal peak, we recorded an extraordinary increase in bookings between June and July compared to last year, said Monika Siarkowska, spokeswoman for Oponeo.pl, an online sales company.

The good sales results of this and other companies of this type are the result of foreign orders. Increased demand from other European countries forced domestic factories to use 100% of their resources to fulfill orders. This situation means that the production of winter tires started later than usual.

Delays from factories, as well as summer tires lying on the shelves of distributors, can lead to a shortage of goods at the turn of October and November, i.е. during the replacement of summer and winter tires. - The availability of winter tires in the winter season will mainly depend on weather conditions. In the event of a harsh winter, like a year ago, there may be a problem with the availability of tires on the market. However, it is difficult to predict this now,” Serkovskaya reassures.

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Last winter, manufacturers' warehouses were completely sold out of tires. This state of affairs was caused by weather conditions, as well as new legal regulations in Germany. Winter tires are required. For these reasons, store shelves in the coming months will be based solely on this year's products. Therefore, if we want to be sure that we can buy winter tires, we should not put off the decision to buy them.