The Natural Philosopher wrote:

In this country, we hover around zero, and it both makes ice more likely
than snow, and salt grit a possible deicer, as well as making people
never get used to snow, or have proper vehicles with 4WD and M&S tyres
that can drive on it safely at reasonable speeds.

So we fall apart.

My parents recently retired back to the UK after a few years working in
Moscow. They brought their car back with them, together with its winter
tyres.

Mum says she's been getting evil looks (of the "you're a dangerous
nutter who's about to kill themselves" variety) in the recent snow, as
she tools past people on her studded tyres and Russian driving skills :-)

Pete