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Hi,
Sorry, I know there are a lot of posts about winter tyres and snow chains, but I couldn't find an answer to my question in any of them.
I am renting a car from Unirent (Europcar) on 3rd April from the Swiss side at Geneva airport.
The voucher I have confirms that the car will come with winter tyres (Winterization), but snow chains are an optional extra.
We are driving to Les Menuires, I am just wondering if Winter tyres negate the need for snow chains in the eyes of the french authorities or are snow chains a legal necessity?
Thanks in advance 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Legally you'll still need a set of chains in the vehicle.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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@newrealm22, slightly surprised the answer wasn't evident in other threads as it has rather been done to death.
If if has snowed enough you will be obliged to fit chains unless you have a 4/4 with all round winter (3mpsf) tyres in which case you might /probably get away with it.
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You need to Login to know who's really who.
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If its not snowing or forecast to be going to I wouldn't even give it another thought.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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@boredsurfin, also has a point.
I've lived in Geneva and spent most weekends in the alps and (my car is 4/4) don't even own chains.
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The op doesn't say how long they will be in resort for, but if it's a week or more than they aren't going to know whether it's likely to be snowing for their return journey.
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@thelem, while I totally agree that such mid term forecasting is unreliable, a trend can be established.
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