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A car seller who sold a vehicle later involved in a fatal crash has joined the call for a ban on winter tyres in New Zealand.
Coroner Heather McKenzie has found the under-performance of winter tyres - or snow tyres - may have contributed to a 21 year old driver losing control of her car in fatal crash on the Napier Taupo Road in 2020.
Hawkes Bay used-vehicle salesman George Masters, who fitted those tyres, now says there is no place for them in NZ, and that drivers might as well be putting roller skates on.
Snow tyres are legal, they have deep tread and are made of a soft rubber to give extra grip on ice and snow.
But Waka Kotahi cautions winter tyres provide less grip than summer tyres in most conditions - and to beware of older 'new' or used winter tyres.
Kathryn speaks with George Masters and Terry Collins, principal adviser in the transport policy and advocacy team with the AA.
