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Kwik Fit - snapped locking nut key

jojooneill · 2013-02-11 14:14:11

Hi, We've just had Kwik-Fit mobile tyre fitting service out to fit new tyres-: a) the tyres I purchased weren't the tyres I have a purchase receipt for b) When trying to remove the tyres the mobile fitter snapped my locking nut key. The fitter left stating he would only come back after we have purchased a new key (£30 from…

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forgotmyname Posts: 32,930 Forumite

18 February 2013 at 10:59PM

The new tyre labels are a joke.

Fit the same tyre to several different cars and it will behave differently.

All tyres are a compromise. Long life usually means its a hard compound, But you lose out on grip. So you get great fuel economy and they last a long time, But when it rains you have to drive around at 20mph because it slides off the road if you go faster.

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