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3PMSF - Car Rental (hire) - Geneva
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Greetings!
This season, as documented on these forums too, France are mandating that a trip to the Alps will mean you
must
have 3PMSF winter tyres fitted. A step up from M+S from last season.
For years, I've happily used "winter" and "snow" tyre interchangeably. However, it appears (according to the EU) there is a difference.
* Snow tyre = M+S
* Winter tyre = M+S and/or 3PMSF
I have for years hired a car from the Swiss side at Geneva and driven to the French Alps. The key benefit here being that Swiss side, the rentals had snow tyres.
Now comes the question...
Is anyone aware of whether the Swiss side will have proper (EU compliant) winter tyres?
Cheers
Andy
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@Haz
, Yes, they will. Winter=Snow and neither = M+S which are for mud. Sort of.
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The rules
are no different to what they've been for a few years. They're just going to enforce them this year.
You need chains or socks if you don't have 3PMSF tyres.
I'd imagine any hire car with winter tyres on will have proper ones on rather than M&S as that standard has been out dated for years.
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Thanks for the information - worry over.
Cheers
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@paulhinch
, swiss companies will have 3pmsf otherwise their insurance is effectively invalid.
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I assumed that'd probably be the case.
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