Just to recap I have a Defender 90 50th Anniversary which came with 265x75 tyres as standard. In the handbook it specifically states that snow chains should not be used as they may damage the vehicle.
Fair enough.
But then I picked up a 2007 New Defender Accessories brochure and snow chains listed under 2 separate part numbers, one for tyres up to 235x85 and done for tyres 265x75.
I naively assumed that these chains could be used on a post 2007 Defender fitted with 265x75 tyres and I hoped that it might be retrospective and I could use them on mine.
So I phoned LR Customer Services, explained my thinking and a couple of day later they came back to me. Now the lad on the other end of the phone was doing his best but he did seem a bit bemused by the answer he had been given by the technical people.
But I understood LR to say (AIMBM) that although this is listed as an approved accessory it is not recommended for use on any Defenders fitted with 265x75 tyres as it may damage the vehicle.
Maybe I'm missing something.