Feb 24, 2017
Department of ambulance services the UK National Health Service, working in the north-west of the country, passed on the use of Michelin CrossClimate+ tires, which were installed on 160 vehicles Skoda Octavia and Volkswagen Passat of the service fleet.
"Our main task - as soon as possible to get to the patient after receiving the call, and this must be done in any weather," - said Andy Pritchard (Andy Pritchard), technical specialist fleet ambulance service. According to him, earlier on cars year round Michelin winter tires are installed that have been safe in the winter and provide a compromise in terms of performance and wear in the summer. After the transition to CrossClimate + vehicle fleet will reduce the cost of replacement tires, because "all-weather" tires the French manufacturer last longer and are more reliable. In addition, they are suitable for local climatic and road conditions.
Regional emergency department serves more than 952 thous. Of calls per year.