Hi Guy's
just been round to few local tyre companies and 2 refused to fit tyres supplied and one quoted £157.00+ vat to fit 4 tyres !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! one of which I have bought all my tyres for all our cars for the last 10 years !
Owning four cars they have just done themselves out of a potential customers for anymore tyres. I will keep hunting as I would of expected about £15.00 a tyres but just wondered what issues any of you may of experienced ?
Thanks

Up to £20 per tyre plus valve balance and VAT. ______________________
2011 Full Fat RR 4.4 TDV8
2012 FL2 SD4 Auto HSE
2013 Kawasaki Versys 650

If you go to www.mytyres.co.uk and put in your postcode it will show you a list of 'fit only' establishments and their charges. Circa £15 all in in my area.

Bought 2 new goodyears from my local - best price around, new tyres fitted for free and they also fitted a pair of part worms for me for free - top service

In my experience , If you go to a high street tyre shop during mid week in the afternoon when they are not that busy, speak to one of the lads and he'll do it for a couple of drinks! Just watch he don't put the jack through your door which I have had also! Freelander 2 TD4 Auto, SE, Narvik Black, Alpaca full leather, Rear Headrest Entertainment System, 6 CD, 18 HSE Wheels, Privicy tints

I believe ATS? wont fit tyres supplied by anyone else only ones they have supplied, something to do with liablity if one should fail and cause an accident, they dont know how they have been stored either prior to fitment is another reason too.
Think its to cover their backside should something go wrong with the tyre, as no doubt in the event of a fatal accident caused by a tyre they had fitted but not actually supplied some claims solicitor would no doubt say they should have noticed they werent any good before they fitted them, and they would end up paying out where the person that supplied the tyre would walk away.

Captain Worm wrote:

they fitted a pair of part worms for me for free - top service

speak to one of the lads and he'll do it for a couple of drinks!

Dont think I fancy some part "worms" bet theyre a bit slippy on the corners.

Thank you recordman
Spot on, found a guy via mytyres, will fit them £13.00 a wheel including V&B and disposal.
Once again thanks for the heads up,Brilliant .

I checked price recently when considering buying online. ETS tyres in Newark quoted £10 per tyre F&B. 10MY (Sept 09) TD4 HSE Auto in Stornoway Grey (Now Gone)

08 FL2 TD4 SE Manual in Rimini Red (Now Gone)

Mona Geeza wrote:

I believe ATS? wont fit tyres supplied by anyone else only ones they have supplied, something to do with liablity if one should fail and cause an accident, they dont know how they have been stored either prior to fitment is another reason too.
Think its to cover their backside should something go wrong with the tyre, as no doubt in the event of a fatal accident caused by a tyre they had fitted but not actually supplied some claims solicitor would no doubt say they should have noticed they werent any good before they fitted them, and they would end up paying out where the person that supplied the tyre would walk away.

More likely they want you to buy the tyre from them, Afterall it is a bit like taking your own beer in to the pub and asking for a glass

Been done before Junior - it's called "corkage" 10MY (Sept 09) TD4 HSE Auto in Stornoway Grey (Now Gone)

08 FL2 TD4 SE Manual in Rimini Red (Now Gone)

'corkage' usually refers to wine being taken to an unlicenced establisment (BYO) that doesn't sell alchohol, ATS do sell tyres and I can't see 'tyreage' catching on with tyre and exhaust centres

Mona Geeza wrote:

Captain Worm wrote:

they fitted a pair of part worms for me for free - top service

speak to one of the lads and he'll do it for a couple of drinks!

Dont think I fancy some part "worms" bet theyre a bit slippy on the corners.

oldgeezer wrote:

Thank you recordman
Spot on, found a guy via mytyres, will fit them £13.00 a wheel including V&B and disposal.
Once again thanks for the heads up,Brilliant .

AJS fitted 2 for me yesterday at £15 each. Many local fitters won't touch fitting part worn tyres. One said it was dangerous despite me reminding them that some people swap from summer for winter tryres about now and back again in spring to avoid having to buy another set of wheels. AJS specialise in 4x4s so they are used to it. Good service from AJS - straight in and done in just a few minutes. I suppose the others just want to sell new tyres. - 2007(57) XS Auto, Rimini Red, Alpaca Leather.
- GCS Hawke - Sports, BRG, Vulcan 2.1 inj'. My toy - built it myself in 2001.

It may be the Tyre companies are getting a hammering from on line sales, so of they make it harder for you to get them fitted hoping people will think twice about buying on line and pay the local prices.

I normally get mine done for around £15 a wheel with disposal or tenner if I don't want any paperwork In fact I had one done for work this week and use the same tyre fitters and they did for nothing as I go their regularly and they were to busy to do a receipt.