Torz
19 Aug 2009
Travel / Driving to Zakopane from England [21]
Thankyou I will keep that in mind while getting quotes.
Thankyou I will keep that in mind while getting quotes.
Torz
19 Aug 2009
Travel / Driving to Zakopane from England [21]
Thankyou, you have been most helpful.
i've been looking at minibus rental & I see that some do a winter package for driving in Europe so I think i will look at getting quotes off of these companys that way we know the vehicle will be legal either way.
Thankyou, you have been most helpful.
i've been looking at minibus rental & I see that some do a winter package for driving in Europe so I think i will look at getting quotes off of these companys that way we know the vehicle will be legal either way.
Torz
19 Aug 2009
Travel / Driving to Zakopane from England [21]
Hello
My family & myself are discussing driving to Zakopane in February 2010 & we are hoping to have a couple of things cleared up.
Firstly, there is a rather large group of us going, my parents & nephew will be in their own car, posibly my brother driving his small van & myself, my partner, two friends & their two children hiring a minibus.
We have been to Zakopane a few times in February now for skiing holidays & we love it. we normally fly there from East Midlands Airport but this year our plane was cancelled due to adverse weather conditions & we lost quite a few days of our holiday. We decided we would like to try driving across insead as there are more advantages for us e.g. not restricted with luggage, will have vehicles to drive to ski resorts instead of taxi etc
My dad has driven to Poland many times now but only ever in summer. This year while we were traveling from Zakopane to Krakow on a bus i was talking to a native Polish guy who lives in the UK but was holidaying in Poland. I told him of my idea to drive over next year for our skiing holiday & he informed me that our vehicle will need winter tyres.
I have never heard of winter tyres before. I've been searching on the internet to find out some information & i'm getting very conflicted information, most sites tell me it is only a recomendation & not law, a couple of sites tell me its law, some sites tell me that to drive there in winter the vehicle is required to have snow chains.
If we were required to have winter tyres by law how would we go about changing them? Do we have winter tyres here in the UK, they are not something i have ever heard of. Would we have to have the tyres changed once we reached Poland or Germany?
Would the hire vehicle be required to have the tyres changed too?
Please help, we are wanting to start planning & booking but this is holding us back a little.
Any other information regarding driving in Poland, the law, general information & customs would also be a great help.
Thankyou,
Torz x
Hello
My family & myself are discussing driving to Zakopane in February 2010 & we are hoping to have a couple of things cleared up.
Firstly, there is a rather large group of us going, my parents & nephew will be in their own car, posibly my brother driving his small van & myself, my partner, two friends & their two children hiring a minibus.
We have been to Zakopane a few times in February now for skiing holidays & we love it. we normally fly there from East Midlands Airport but this year our plane was cancelled due to adverse weather conditions & we lost quite a few days of our holiday. We decided we would like to try driving across insead as there are more advantages for us e.g. not restricted with luggage, will have vehicles to drive to ski resorts instead of taxi etc
My dad has driven to Poland many times now but only ever in summer. This year while we were traveling from Zakopane to Krakow on a bus i was talking to a native Polish guy who lives in the UK but was holidaying in Poland. I told him of my idea to drive over next year for our skiing holiday & he informed me that our vehicle will need winter tyres.
I have never heard of winter tyres before. I've been searching on the internet to find out some information & i'm getting very conflicted information, most sites tell me it is only a recomendation & not law, a couple of sites tell me its law, some sites tell me that to drive there in winter the vehicle is required to have snow chains.
If we were required to have winter tyres by law how would we go about changing them? Do we have winter tyres here in the UK, they are not something i have ever heard of. Would we have to have the tyres changed once we reached Poland or Germany?
Would the hire vehicle be required to have the tyres changed too?
Please help, we are wanting to start planning & booking but this is holding us back a little.
Any other information regarding driving in Poland, the law, general information & customs would also be a great help.
Thankyou,
Torz x