tyre retail

BMTR Birmingham has become Pirelli’s Performance Centre (PPC) of the Year and 4x4 Key Dealer of the Year. The two awards recognise the tyre retailer's "commitment to excellence" and its "outstanding" automotive service,. Pirelli said. This is the fifth time BMTR has been crowned PPC of the Year. Its Birmingham store is the flagship of the network and Birmingham’s largest retail tyre warehouse, according to BMTR.

ETB Autocentres and Britannia Tyres have gone platinum for their customer service levels for second successive year, with global review experts Feefo heaping more praise on the networks. Both brands have scooped the Feefo Platinum Trusted Service Award for 2024, in honour of the retail experience created for their customers over the past 12 months. The award is an independent seal of excellence and they qualified to win having recorded more than 50 ratings of between 4.5 and 4.9 between January 1st 2023 and December 31st 2023.

Business is booming for Cully Tyres & Autocare in mid-Devon, the biggest independent tyre dealer in Cullompton, after it invested £100,000 on a wide-ranging refurbishment, new equipment and opting to become a member of the First Stop network. Formerly known as Marsh Tyres, the depot has recruited new staff and now offers additional automotive services, such as repairs and solutions for electric vehicles and hybrids. Its First Stop membership has also given the depot broader access to a range of premium tyre brands in stock, featuring the Bridgestone and Firestone brands.

ETB Autocentres has unveiled a package of money-saving measures for customers to combat the cost-of-living crisis. The 43-depot network, which has sites in the Midlands, Wales and the South West, Free brake pads, Amazon gift vouchers and winter safety kits are just three incentives to lighten the load, while daily competitor price checks take place to ensure the lowest possible charges on tyres and other automotive solutions.

Halfords’ Tyre Safety video game, 20,000 Miles in Two Minutes has now been played over 7,000 times, revealing that many drivers lacked basic safety knowledge. But what did it reveal about basic safety knowledge amongst the UK driving public?

Statista research published in May 2021 found that over 93 per cent of consumers had made a purchase online in the last 30 days. The tyre sector is no different with both pre-sale research and online tyre retail booming. But tyres are a highly technical specialist product. So, is buying tyres online a good idea? Here, Dartford Tyres shares three reasons in favour of buying tyres online.

Kwik Fit has launched a Kwik Fit Club membership that sees drivers pay a monthly subscription that covers all their tyre wear, including repairs and premium tyre replacement, wheel alignment and six-monthly health checks. They also have the option to include their MOT and servicing costs. Drivers can join the programme and keep track of their subscription through an app, and although they can nominate a ‘home garage’, their membership can be used at any of Kwik Fit’s 600-plus centres across the country. The new tyre subscription is being trialled in Yorkshire and the North West, with a view to rolling it out nationwide in the summer of 2021.

Bridgestone has launched its Mobox all-inclusive monthly tyre subscription service in the UK. The Mobox subscription offers new tyres, full warranty and other premium vehicle-related services from £7 per month. It is initially available in five ETB Autocentres prior to rolling out across all 31 ETB centres.

Halfords Autocentres is offering free MOTs with every interim, full or major service booked, to ensure “vehicles that still need to be on the road are safe to drive during this challenging period”, according to the company.