eTyres in receivership?

Supersonos

I used to use eTyres bacause if I contacted my local branch directly by phone, I'd get the tyres even cheaper.

Last time I called them, the Oxford branch (44 miles away) answered the phone and explained my local branch had their eTyres franchise revoked as they were running a secondary business offerering customers cheaper tyres!

Today I've had an email from "Buzzy Bee Tyres" saying they used to be eTyres but, since eTyres is now in receivership, they've set-up as an independent.

I can't find any info about eTyres being in receivership. Is this a con? Sounds to me like they've saved details of eTyres' customers and are trying to steal them.

DUTR

What are you asking?

Supersonos

DUTR wrote: »

What are you asking?

If eTyres is actually in receivership. Their website is working and I can't find any info on it.

DUTR

Supersonos wrote: »

If eTyres is actually in receivership. Their website is working and I can't find any info on it.

Well I'd never heard of e-tyres but the business model is quite common nowadays, the Birmingham number announces it is disconnected.

AdrianC

Look at the eTyres website, and it says it's Electronic Tyres Online Ltd.

https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/12193422/officers
Not in administration...

But only founded last month.

So they've probably been through a pre-pack.

Either way, it won't affect their depots, because they were a franchise op.

Supersonos

So is an ex-franchisee able to contact the customers of the main company?

Doesn't this come under GDPR? I didn't give authroisation for Busy Bee Tyres to have my email address (and I would imagine name, address, number etc.)

ris2015

etyres is in administration and liquidators appointed on 2nd October
https://www.thegazette.co.uk/notice/3397914/

EdGasketTheSecond

Try RAC tyres; I've always found them ok

buglawton

I used them last in April with the usual good service. Shame, will have to source a reliable replacement for mobile fitting.

AdrianC

Supersonos wrote: »

So is an ex-franchisee able to contact the customers of the main company?

Doesn't this come under GDPR? I didn't give authroisation for Busy Bee Tyres to have my email address (and I would imagine name, address, number etc.)

Yes, it would. But you would have given the info to the franchisee, not the franchiser. So when the franchiser ceased to exist, I suspect the data remained with the franchisee as data controller.

It'd involve a lot of commercially-confidential paperwork to find out whether it was legit or not, that's for sure.

Mercdriver

No surprise going into admin/remodel if their franchisees are undercutting them after getting referrals...