Fitting Supplied tyres (Basingstoke)

[iyrix]

Does anyone have issues with getting supplied tyres fitted. I've called 3 places in Basingsoke, two won't do it and one want's £25 a tyre, which is just ridiculous...

Anyone else have this trouble?

Cheers.

 

[Ex-User (19928)]

That's the upper margin of normal. I'd expect you to pay at least £15 per wheel for tyre fitting/balancing and disposal of the old tyre.

I wouldn't buy supply only tyres unless I was friends with a tyre fitter or was getting a particularly special rate on the tyre, if you're just going to your local tyre shop expecting £5 per wheel then those days are gone.

 

[iyrix]

Yeah i agree, but i need track tyres fititng.

 

[James]

Take it to your local part worn tyre place. If it's anything like stoke there will be hundreds of them

 

[ilovewilly]

From my experience, I'd look up your independent local tyre fitters. Drop by with the wheels and tyres in the back of your car on a Friday afternoon/Saturday morning and ask.

 

[Chrisgti6]

As said, you need a friendly place. I have one that Ive used for about 15 years who will happily fit for £5 a wheel. But you're average guy off the street will pay £10-20 usually.

 

[andy_coops]

Just Tyres mate. They'll do it for cash usually; use them all the time.

 

[green]

Just Tyres mate. They'll do it for cash usually; use them all the time.

Another one for just tyres.. Just take some cash with you and have a quiet word :wink:

 

[TimR26]

I use Merityre in Hook.

 

[smac4494]

Get a manual tyre changer. Or use a large vice to break the bead on the old tyre and use levers for the rest. £80max and you can change your own tyres for the rest of your life

 

[Karlos182]

Go on mytyres.co.uk - there's a list of fitters local to you and prices they charge. Cheapest one from memory is in Dogmersfield near Hook and it's about £10/tyre.

 

[Karl_F]

Go on mytyres.co.uk - there's a list of fitters local to you and prices they charge. Cheapest one from memory is in Dogmersfield near Hook and it's about £10/tyre.

I've done that before, and the prices on mytyres were half what the tyre fitters actually wanted, and then they couldn't fit me in for 3 weeks.

 

[boorek]

Exactly same happened to me. I wanna take tyres from th and go elsewhere, but they wanna charge me for fitting anyway... I won't be using fitters from mytyres again.

 

[Karlos182]

Well that's disappointing that the prices are incorrect. If you find anywhere that's charging a reasonable amount do let us know. I've just bought some part-worn winter tyres for the wife's car.

 

[DCELEC 182]

Part worn places will usually do the business for a tenner a wheel, cash.

 

[loggyboy]

Hook tyres do mine for good prices. (Left and left at he Hoggett Traffic lights)