Poster: A snowHead
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Hello, perpetual lurker and occasional commenter (not sure that’s a word, but had a glass of vin!) here,
We’re off to Cervinia at Easter (first week of school hols, not Christian festival for the pedants out there) We normal drive to the likes of Tignes, Val Thorens or Les Arcs, but this time we’re branching out and driving to Italy! Any tips, or words of wisdom? Any advice gratefully received.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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It's a spectacular drive, enjoy! Shame you can't pay the road and tunnel fees in advance before the pound tanks.
There is a non political Brexit thread giving practical advice to drivers and other European travellers post March 31st. It's very useful.
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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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The normal wisdom: winter tyres. It isn't necessarily self-evident in Italy.
I haven't driven there myself, but took a taxi transfer there from Milan Malpensa. The taxi driver was clearly amused by the visiting cars stuck in the snow that we passed. He had some choice words regarding the cognitive abilities of the drivers.
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Use a TransferWise Debit account and shunt Euro’s in when it’s good, provided some buffer.
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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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"In the Val d'Aosta area, all vehicles must be fitted with winter tyres or snow chains between October 15th and April 15th." So not necessary for an Easter trip, but I would still reccomend taking snow chains
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@johnE,
Still, winter tyres are much more convenient as one wouldn't need to fit anything on by the side of the road. On the other hand, if it's not a rented car and one does not own winter tyres from before, the investment might feel like overkill. And of course, it depends very much on the conditions.
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@SkiingDad, Agreed, I was only pointing out that winter tyres are not required for Easter
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We’ve driven to Cervinia twice, once in good conditions, second time with it snowing hard. Winter tyres for second trip ensured we made it up the mountain without too much grief. Good quality road up to Cervinia.
Be aware that you can queue quite a long time for Mont Blanc tunnel, and this can add to journey time. The only other comment to make is the additional journey time seems longer in reality than on paper, so schedule in plenty of proper breaks.
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I was only pointing out that winter tyres are not required for Easter
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Not required at any time provided you have chains.
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