drivers penalised in tyres

aurongrande_2

My mum's car had developed a puncture through the tyre wall. As it's through the tyre wall, it can't be repaired.

My brother who works as a mechanic got her a price from a local dealer.

The new tyre will cost £85 per tyre. As my brother knows the manager, he can get it for £70. These are not the premium tyres as it's for a simple Ford Galaxy.

I remember that mid last year a new tyre would have cost £30.

For the fuel goes up, then road tax and now tyres, now I here the government wants to run diesels off the road. How long will it be till there's barely any cars running???

scottishblondie

Running a car is expensive, and unfortunate fact of life!!

I would suggest that your mother order her tyres online for fitting, it will be much cheaper than a local garage. I save over £100 last year by getting 2 new tyres ordered online and fitted locally.

lincroft1710

What size is the tyre?

Forwandert

That sounds a lot for a tyre, especially if its going to go through trade price, has you brother gone to a independant place or nationwide as most of the cheaper places tend to be run by the owner not a manager.

Jennifer_Jane

Why is the Government to blame for the high price of this tyre? Was talking to a friend today who mentioned going to the Toyota branch for a tyre last week, which was £52 and included a free valet/car wash and cup of tea.

Online is cheapest, otherwise why not go to KwikFit?

moonrakerz

Jennifer_Jane wrote: »

why not go to KwikFit?

...just what has the OP done to upset you that much ??

biscit

A ford galaxy is not a small car, I would be surprised if you could get a tyre for it for £30 last year. Last year I paid in the region of £50-£60 for a budget tyre for a Ford Fusion.

hoyles10

I had a Peugeot 407 and the alloy valve snapped off whilst I was putting air in my tyre, put the spare on and took it to my local tyre place who said it would cost a couple of hundred quid because of some sort of sensor in the tyre. I ended up trading it in a couple of days later and the dealership only knocked £50 off the trade in price they'd given me before. I could have had a normal valve put in for a tenner but it wouldn't have been connected to the sensor so I figured as I was trading it in anyway i'd leave that decision up to the person who was going to sell it.

moonrakerz

biscit wrote: »

I would be surprised if you could get a tyre for it for £30 last year.

Likewise !

biscit wrote: »

Last year I paid in the region of £50-£60 for a budget tyre for a Ford Fusion.

I just paid £152-80 for a pair of Eco Contacts to go on my Fusion .............

kev.s

www.blackcircles.co.uk cheaper than mainstream dealers, get them delivered and fitted at choice of your centre

dealer_wins

From the thread title thought it was going to be about hidden speed traps in a place called Tyres