On line vs by phone Kwik fit tyre prices
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McSam said:
mercfunder said:
Why the obsession with Black Circles on here, never the cheapest in my experience.
Indeed, Camskill have been untouchable for most things (excellent service too), but occasionally winters are cheaper on Mytyres. I've never once seen anything that's cheapest on Blackcircles, not even if you were paying silly money to have them fitted locally.Gary
tbc said:
I got four Goodyear tyres from Black Circles for £200
Kwik Fit were charging £128 + VAT for one of the same tyre
It actually amazes me how some PHrs will go to a place just because they are a big name
when they could actually save a few quid
my theory is so they can come on here and tell everyone they've been
Come on, the suspense is killing me Kwik Fit were charging £128 + VAT for one of the same tyre
It actually amazes me how some PHrs will go to a place just because they are a big name
when they could actually save a few quid
my theory is so they can come on here and tell everyone they've been
I got soemthing cheaply and conveniently does not necessarily mean the same story for someone else somewhere else.
My lease company is kwikfit only, I'm sure they get a decent discount for the 50000 tyres they buy a year.
McSam said:
mercfunder said:
Why the obsession with Black Circles on here, never the cheapest in my experience.
Indeed, Camskill have been untouchable for most things (excellent service too), but occasionally winters are cheaper on Mytyres. I've never once seen anything that's cheapest on Blackcircles, not even if you were paying silly money to have them fitted locally.Number of reasons why it's cheaper:
Guaranteed work for the staff during that slot
Easier to control work flow due to booking system
Less stock has to be held in centre
Easier stock control
Faster turnaround from wholesaler to sale to customer so less money tied up in stock
No risk of having to discount in centre
The customer is doing some of the work themself by entering their own details, ordering their own stock and making their own appointment, so the staff have a lot less to do. All they do is fit the tyres, enter the fitter on the invoice and enter the mileage as opposed to spending 10/15 minutes entering customer and car details and the customer fumbling around making payment
Additionally, if you google "tyres" kwik fit will come up pretty high. If you aren't happy with the price you will check the competition so they have to discount the price to get a larger share of the market.
Pretty simple really.
Guaranteed work for the staff during that slot
Easier to control work flow due to booking system
Less stock has to be held in centre
Easier stock control
Faster turnaround from wholesaler to sale to customer so less money tied up in stock
No risk of having to discount in centre
- *cynic alert*** Kwik fit sell to fleet/lease companies at a fixed discount against their retail price (they did when I worked there), so I they may inflate their retail price to get better margins on the fleet side of the business ***cynic alert***
The customer is doing some of the work themself by entering their own details, ordering their own stock and making their own appointment, so the staff have a lot less to do. All they do is fit the tyres, enter the fitter on the invoice and enter the mileage as opposed to spending 10/15 minutes entering customer and car details and the customer fumbling around making payment
Additionally, if you google "tyres" kwik fit will come up pretty high. If you aren't happy with the price you will check the competition so they have to discount the price to get a larger share of the market.
Pretty simple really.
McSam said:
mercfunder said:
Why the obsession with Black Circles on here, never the cheapest in my experience.
Indeed, Camskill have been untouchable for most things (excellent service too), but occasionally winters are cheaper on Mytyres. I've never once seen anything that's cheapest on Blackcircles, not even if you were paying silly money to have them fitted locally.mercfunder said:
Why the obsession with Black Circles on here, never the cheapest in my experience.
Well in my case I tend to use them because the nearest black-circles affiliated place is about a quarter of a mile from my house. 
They're not the cheapest, but they're close enough to make the convenience the deciding factor for me.
I'd recommend trying http://www.robinson-tyre-supplies.co.uk/
I've heard you're better off emailing him as the site is new and it's best to email for full availability and prices.
Just what I've heard, like...
I've heard you're better off emailing him as the site is new and it's best to email for full availability and prices.
Just what I've heard, like...
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