Winter Tyres and Chains

Jon - very good advice.

We saw a large 4X4 on it's side in a ditch in Hemsedal, Norway last season (April). It didn't have norwegian plates - I think it was a dutch or belgian vehicle. Presumably on summer tyres.

We have 4x4 coupled with winter tyres but on an Audi A6 so we don't have the high centre of gravity problem. Best of both world's (other than grim fuel economy!)

I would like to make a comment about the company mentioned in the link above.

Both myself and a friend had issues when we tried to use them to buy tyres and wheels online a few years ago. They refused to accept a credit card (even though the website accepted it for the order) and contacted us directly to state the card had been declined and to insist we either used a debit card or transferred the money via bacs. I smelt something fishy so pulled out of the order as did my friend, especially as we did not want to lose the protection of using a credit card. Further checks with my credit card revealed they had not even tried to put the charge on it.

After doing further research, I found several stories of people being forced to pay the same way they wanted us to, and then not receiving their orders, either at all or until well into the following season making the order next to useless.

Just want to give people a heads up of how I was treated, that's all.

Dids1 wrote:We also have an automatic Merc.

How would one get round the fact that winter tyres are pointless if the law says you have to have them?

Hi Dids we had a Merc which we fitted Nokian wrs, and had no problems worth the investment even in this country for the confidence they will give.
Goff

Far Queue wrote:I would like to make a comment about the company mentioned in the link above.

Both myself and a friend had issues when we tried to use them to buy tyres and wheels online a few years ago. They refused to accept a credit card (even though the website accepted it for the order) and contacted us directly to state the card had been declined and to insist we either used a debit card or transferred the money via bacs. I smelt something fishy so pulled out of the order as did my friend, especially as we did not want to lose the protection of using a credit card. Further checks with my credit card revealed they had not even tried to put the charge on it.

After doing further research, I found several stories of people being forced to pay the same way they wanted us to, and then not receiving their orders, either at all or until well into the following season making the order next to useless.

Just want to give people a heads up of how I was treated, that's all.

Cheers for the heads up....in that case I will use Kwik-Fit, went into see them and they could do the Continental TS800 winter tyres ( 175/70/R14 ) supplied, balanced and fitted for about £69 ish, which considering my mileage should last me 3 - 4 seasons.....better than a big insurance claim I think.

Cheers once again

jon.

I bought some winter tyres from Mytyres last October..had no trouble and they were delivered from Germany in 3 days

Can I ask how you paid for them DaveD? They were very blunt with me, and absolutely insisted I pay by either debit card or bank transfer. The woman on the phone was quite rude, and this was for a sale including wheels, so nearly £900 in total.

Our household used MyTyres this summer for a big purchase. No problems with card use or delivery.

Fair enough, we have two happy customers and two people who will not go near them again. I only wished to let people know my experience of them. I hope that anyone who uses them gets the level of service that Bandit and Daved seem to have had.