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Hi Jan,

So did you get your new tyres sorted? Bought a pair of Firestone's last year from an online company called "Best4Tyres.com". Non of the usual suspects could get anywhere near them on price and they delivered them direct to my favourite Darlington based garage within 2 days, so someone local got the fitting fee ().

Best part of the deal was that there was nothing to pay online, I paid the local tyre fitter once I was happy with the job.

Tyres are always an emotive subject, choose a soft compound for grip and they will wear out quickly, choose a hard compound for longevity and they will have less grip and probably a lot more noise. Just Remember, the area of tyre in contact with the road is very small and winter is coming - choose the best tyre you can afford, cos it may be the difference between a near miss and eternity.

Tyre sellers now have to give info re a tyres performance in rain and also road noise in db - thanks EU, so you can compare some of the less well known brands with the more expensive ones. 

If you want to keep the car stock, then buy what is already fitted (if you trust/like them) and find the cheapest deal on those particular brand tyres - seemples.

Cheers - Tom

Got to say that this post is right on time for me, as I am busy comparing car insurance at the moment. The quote from my current insurance company was nearly twice as expensive as last year (Ohhh Yess), so it seems loyalty doesn't pay?

I usually go online and compare all of the comparison sites (if that makes sense), but I think it might be time to #keepitlocal and talk to a broker in Darlington and see what they can do, as I think we sometimes overlook some of the great local businesses around us.

Cheers - Tom