Recommended websites to buy tyres from?

Post Mon Nov 05, 2012 9:37 pm

Hi guys,

Need a new tyre - Toyo Proxi 205/55/R15.

Any suggestions where I could get one cheaper than my local garage is trying to charge me?

Cheers,

Nick

Post Mon Nov 05, 2012 9:39 pm

I recently used tyretraders.com , very good service

Post Mon Nov 05, 2012 9:44 pm

Camskill.

Post Mon Nov 05, 2012 9:48 pm

Oponeo

Post Mon Nov 05, 2012 9:53 pm

Thanks guys! Just want to find the cheapest option really.

Post Mon Nov 05, 2012 10:01 pm

go to a dead kwickfit on a sunday and you get a good price. cash in hand is always good for the person running the place on that day. tyres go missing

Post Mon Nov 05, 2012 10:35 pm

kieran325 wrote:Camskill.

+1, undercut x3 tyres by £60 each last week

Post Mon Nov 05, 2012 10:45 pm

+2 for camskill, used them alot.

Post Tue Nov 06, 2012 12:11 am

Even I use Camskill.

Paying for 4 tyres for my E39 shipped from UK to Spain they came in around 30% cheaper then any Spanish based website / discount tyre supplier.

TBH I don't know how they do it, but I don't care !

Post Tue Nov 06, 2012 1:32 am

Bear in mind that your local tyre place usually includes fitting valve balancing and old tyre disposal

Camskils are on average £10 cheaper than my 2 local places however by the time you all deliver and fitting charges it's only a few quid saved.

For the aggro of hanging around at home waiting for a delivery and then loading them up into my nice clean car it's hardly worth it

But anyway camskils are the cheapest. Black circles are cheap too and can offer a fitted price as well

Post Tue Nov 06, 2012 8:07 am

Kos wrote:
But anyway camskils are the cheapest. Black circles are cheap too and can offer a fitted price as well

I've always used black circles, they give you several options, give you a list of garages where they can be fitted and balanced on their website... The price is all in that is showed per tyre.. you just turn up with your receipt..

http://www.blackcircles.com/

Post Tue Nov 06, 2012 8:20 am

Camskill.!

Post Tue Nov 06, 2012 9:34 am

I check the prices on camskill/black circles and then go to speak to the local independent tyre fitter. He always comes in cheaper and you'll be back on the road within 24hrs.

Post Tue Nov 06, 2012 5:29 pm

Thanks again guys!

Will look into camskill and black circles. My local garage had been quoting £85 + VAT + £15 fitting!

Post Tue Nov 06, 2012 5:59 pm

best thing to do, is always try and make a friend/contact at a local tyre place for fitting, £5 a corner for me for balance,valve,fitting

Post Tue Nov 06, 2012 7:51 pm

The cheapest I have found in order is allnewtyres, oponeo then camskill but there's not much in it. Oponeo takes a while to deliver allnewtyres are in Macclesfield if your close they may fit for the same price

Post Tue Nov 06, 2012 7:51 pm

The cheapest I have found in order is allnewtyres, oponeo then camskill but there's not much in it. Oponeo takes a while to deliver allnewtyres are in Macclesfield if your close they may fit for the same price

Post Tue Nov 06, 2012 7:55 pm

www.mytyres.co.uk are pretty good, loads of choice not seen a site with more choice however camskill is usually a couple of pound cheaper if they have the same tyre.

Post Tue Nov 06, 2012 8:04 pm

Toyo t1r
Camskill 58.75
All-new 58.95
Tyre wizard 62 inc postage!!

Post Tue Nov 06, 2012 8:06 pm

I've used blackcircles a few times - good service.

Kos is right - camskill are cheap but by the time you've factored in postage and the hassle factor plus then getting ripped off asking a tyre fitting place to fit tyres they havent supplied you may as well go with blackcircles or a local place.

Post Tue Nov 06, 2012 8:56 pm

On average your looking at £15-£20 a corner for fitting/valve/balance/disposal at a regular tyre place. If you buy from tyre traders they will send the tyres to a local fitters for you to turn up at and have them fitted.
Or if you live near me you can bribe me with ££ notes/favours

Post Tue Nov 06, 2012 9:15 pm

Loads of places near me will fit balance and dispose of the old tyre for £5

Post Tue Nov 06, 2012 9:19 pm

£10 - £15 a corner phoning round here last time I tried - the attitude I got from most places last time I checked was that they didnt want to be fitting tyres they hadnt supplied so if you want it done you pay through the nose for it

Post Tue Nov 06, 2012 9:20 pm

Pop over stoke mate I will take you to some cheap places

Post Wed Nov 07, 2012 12:20 am

Did those DIY workshops not take off in the UK then?

I use one here if I need to lift the car or use specialist equipment.

The E39 tyres I fitted there myself and IIRC it cost me about 30â‚¬ to fit all 4.

As mentioned above, no garage would fit tyres that they hadn't supplied.

Post Wed Nov 07, 2012 9:06 am

clipper wrote:Did those DIY workshops not take off in the UK then?

I use one here if I need to lift the car or use specialist equipment.

The E39 tyres I fitted there myself and IIRC it cost me about 30â‚¬ to fit all 4.

As mentioned above, no garage would fit tyres that they hadn't supplied.

Tell me more? I'd love to be able to hire a lift or a garage for the day/hour/whatever

Post Wed Nov 07, 2012 10:30 am

http://pitstartgarage.com/

Post Wed Nov 07, 2012 10:44 am

Best thing to do is get a freind to go with you who knows the guys running the place.

My dads friend owns a tyre place in slough and I got a literally brand new tyre for my peugeot 106, fitted and everything for......wait for it.........£5!

It was a good brand aswell, Pirelli or something