hi i have been driving since 1960 .my best advice i can give to you is treat the road with respect take your time remember to leave extra distance between you and the vehicles in front because if you can not stop you will have more time to take other actions if you begin to skid when trying to avoid something try to let the brake off and gentlY steer around . LAST TWO COMMENTS TREAT ALL OTHER ROAD USERS AS IDIOTS KEEP AWAY FROM THEM.. IF YOU CAN DO WITH OUT GOING OUT DON'T. BUT IF YOU DO TAKE ENOUGH FUEL A WARM BLANKET or SLEEPING-BAG AND A SHOVEL . AND STAY SAFE GOOD LUCK .TONY. PS MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A MOBILE PHONE WITH YOU

Drive in a gear higher than you would usually and change gear a little earlier than you would in the dry. This will make acceleration more gentle. Keep your distance from the car in front. Before slowing down give your brake pedal a little dab to activate the brake light before you actually start to use the brake, this will give extra warning to the car behind what you are planning. Keep all movements slow and deliberate.Dont make any sudden movements that will upset the car. Keep everything smooth.Make sure your radiator has proper coolant in it. It should be a mixture of Anti freeze and water mixed 50/50 or pre mixed coolant. A garage will check it for you for little or no charge.Make sure there is screen wash in your washer bottle.Keep a can of de-icer and a scraper in the car. And a blanket too in case you get really stuck

Ive just passed my test i dont think id have the guts to go out in the ice and snow Your bl**dy brave id be scared the car would go sliding on its own and id crash.Good luck but if you have to go out in it be carefull drive slow.My husband crashed on black ice the car turned over on its roof and slid half way down the road.He had friction burns on his head.:-)

Slow and steady! Whatever you do don’t cram on the brakes pump them, keep plenty of distance between you and the object in front of you. But best advice for both inexperience and experienced drivers is to not drive at all if anyway possible.Good luck!

Tap your brakes when stopping. Give yourself an extra 20 minutes to drive at least. Take about 3 times the stopping distance to stop.

I think most things have been pointed out, but here's a couple more.1) If you don't have ABS, then you can do whats called cadence braking. This is basically coming on and off the brake to make the wheels momentarily skid. It's the closest thing to having ABS as far as humans are concerned!2) Learn about how to apply opposite lock. If the back end of the car slides, then you need to steer into it. If you watch the film Fast and Furious Tokyo Drift, you'll see what I mean (except they use the tail slide to show off). They deliberatly provoke a slide and then control it.3) Stick a blanket and a credit card in the boot, and make sure you have credit on your mobile. If you break down you need to keep warm and be able to contact someone.

stopping for junctions, could be impossible.

People used to use snow chains on their tyres,but they seem to have gone out of fashion. Drive as smoothly as you can and leave plenty of space in front of you.Slow down at junctions especially on hills using 2nd gear to slow down, leave braking till later.Ive heard that instructors dont advise you to use the gearbox to slow down anymore because it "wears the gearbox" well better a worn gearbox than a crunched car. Its kept me out of trouble for 34 years!.