To begin with, it is important to make the distinction between a mild winter and a winter with severe or extreme conditions. Why? Because the type of winter you experience will determine the choice of the right winter van tyres, the ones that will give you the best safety, mobility with grip and traction in the winter conditions you are exposed to when driving.
1 - Mild winter
You travel in a region that is subject to a mild winter when temperatures fall below 7°C and when snowfall is occasional. Winter van tyres adapted to these conditions will allow you to drive without difficulty on moderately snowy surfaces where summer tyres, less efficient in this context, would have exposed you to the risk of slipping and to a loss of control of the vehicle.
2 - Winter with severe or extreme conditions
You are travelling in a region that is subject to severe winter with frequent snowfall and ice. The roads are then difficult, slippery and expose your trips to greater risks that tyres must be able to cope with.