National Tyres pricing, wtf?

[_nicolai_]

So, I feel like my car needs new rear tyres. I am usually a fan of National Tyres, since they've done me very well in the past, especially for some urgent work. However, their pricing is quite out of line with everyone else. For Pirelli Pzero 265/35 R18 97Y tyres, for example, the approximate price per tyre including fitting from several local

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[gerald_duck]

Could I put in a good word for Protyre?

[_nicolai_]

I did consider them, but they didn't seem to have the tyre I was after, and their selection is somewhat eclectic.

Now they do seem to have it, and if their catalogue simply has a typo of a load class 98 (rarely seen...) instead of the correct 97, then their cost is £162. National Tyres is still out of whack there.

Noted for future reference.

[uitlander]

Last time I had to do this blackcircles.com knocked the socks off everyone else.

[_nicolai_]

For the types of tyre I was interested in, they are competitive but not exceptional.

I didn't realise they would organise fitting at a local garage, so that is more useful than I thought they would be. I will consider them next time.

[_nicolai_]

In the end, Halfords were competent. The staff also complimented me on the low price I got for the tyres :)