Lukey the reason your neighbours drives are still full of snow is possibly the same reason mine is...we don;t need to venture out. I totally agree with what your saying, most drivers in this country have no idea about driving in arduous conditions and Craggsy is spot on with his tyres comment. Once upon a time we never saw conditions as bad as this (well the amount of snow falling so quickly over a short period) therefore a tyre law was not needed. We should implement the German ruling of a winter driving check, winter tyres and offer advice to those who cannot cope with driving in poor condit