National tyres are now charging £1.50 to dispose of old oil

bosseyed

Strider590 wrote: »

How bizarre I can find no references to it anymore.... It came up around the time that watchdog aired the kwikfit program. Lots of people mentioned it, there were lots of references to it online too... Hmmm...

Those expensive lawyers earning their money again, damn their eyes.

As for oil if its that much of a problem, as others have said just ask for it back so you can drink it/throw it at the neighbours/make art

savemoney

Some tips take old oil mine does if you can get them to put old oil in a container you could save money doing it that way but its only worth doing that if your near a tip or planning on going to one assuming it takes old oil

Post 2 is having a laugh dont ever pour oil down drains

A_Doonhamer

clever_username wrote: »

tell them to put the old oil in a bottle for you and flush it down the toilet when you get home! (why are you looking at me like that? isn't that what everyone does!?)

Not cool! :eek:

giraffe69

The garage near me charges about £1.80 "environmental charge" which is code for holding on to the old tyre when purchasing a new one. I wouldn't be surprised if some of these sorts of charges are making money as well as that gained by selling the old product whether it is oil, tyres or anything else.

colino

Do you think disposal of old tyres and oil is free? You even need a licence now to use the old oil to heat the workshop! I think it is misguided though to have such an itemised bill, it can only be done to make the initial, bare price look comparitively cheaper.

photome

savemoney wrote: »

Some tips take old oil mine does if you can get them to put old oil in a container you could save money doing it that way but its only worth doing that if your near a tip or planning on going to one assuming it takes old oil

Post 2 is having a laugh dont ever pour oil down drains

Hes not !!!:D

jasons_2

I'd have to defend National, I use them for oil changes and I cant fault them. My car takes 6.5 litres of Castrol Edge, the last oil change cost me £31.50. To buy Castrol Edge in the likes of Halfords (for example) if £15 per litre- do the math, I wouldnt even consider doing it myself for that sort of pricing.

Even though the manager was telling me that they use it as a loss leader...

J

Wig

clever_username wrote: »

tell them to put the old oil in a bottle for you and flush it down the toilet when you get home! (why are you looking at me like that? isn't that what everyone does!?)



CLEVER USERNAME :cool:

Why not take it to the civic amenity site and put it in the oil recycling tank?

Wig

jasons wrote: »

I'd have to defend National, I use them for oil changes and I cant fault them. My car takes 6.5 litres of Castrol Edge, the last oil change cost me £31.50. To buy Castrol Edge in the likes of Halfords (for example) if £15 per litre- do the math, I wouldnt even consider doing it myself for that sort of pricing.

Even though the manager was telling me that they use it as a loss leader...

J

How do you know they use Castrol Edge? and not a cheaper equivalent/adequate

jasons_2

Wig wrote: »

How do you know they use Castrol Edge? and not a cheaper equivalent/adequate[/QUOTE

Because I watched them pump it from the large barrell that said castrol edge on...