Take it easy, with Locauto, winter equipment are free and already included in rate!
From November 15th to April 15th, it is mandatory to drive with safety winter equipment on a significant portion of the Italian roads. With Locauto, (chains and textile snow chains) are included in the rental rate at no additional costs. If you wish to rent a vehicle equipped with winter tires, you can choose it during the online booking process.
How to fit snow chains on tires?
Wrapping tires with snow chains may be uncomfortable but it's necessary to guarantee maximun safety driving on snowy roads.
In this guide we show how to fit them correctly in 4 easy moves:
- Ubend the chains and be sure there's no tangle in order to prevent the wrapping of the tires, then put themon the floor close to the driving wheels.
- Start wrapping the tire and match the two ends of the support blocking them through the proper pin.
- Once all the chain components are hooked and all the chain links are fixed, just pull the colored wire for the chains to be tightened.
- If chains are not perfectly tight, just move the car to get the wheels turning and pull the colored wire again to give a better grip.