Maximising your budget: smart tips for buying tyres when you are over 50

Collaborative Post | In the Southeast of England, the cost of living is high enough already before you get to the expenses associated with daily motoring. Although those over 50 might not use their car every day for commuting, a vehicle is often essential in many locations around the UK for instance Watton at Stone, Hertfordshire, Beaconsfield in Buckinghamshire respectively. Buying new car tyres when the current set has worn down, in particular, can lead to unnecessary expense. How do you avoid spending too much? Read on to find out.

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Buy Premium Brands

To begin with, buying a premium brand of tyre might sound like the last thing you should do if you are watching the pennies. However, budget brands often don't provide the same value for money that premium tyres do when you take into account their entire life cycle. In other words, low-cost tyres are seldom the bargains they appear to be. In fact, the reverse can be so because they simply won't last as long, especially if you live close to major roads, like the A1(M), where cheaper tyres are put through their paces with more high-speed motoring that is likely to occur.

Order Online Before You Buy

When buying car tyres, you don't have to turn up at a tyre fitting centre and take what is available. Instead, it is usually better to go online and order the tyres you want fitted before you take your car in. This way, you can buy the best tyres you can afford without having to settle for a more expensive set  or an inferior set, for that matter – just because this happens to be what is in stock at the centre. If you are travelling somewhere around Hertfordshire you can easily book tyres in Stevenage from Ecotyre Services and have them fitted for you at a convenient moment down the line. Reputable tyre centres will be only too pleased to have the tyres you've ordered sent to them by a distributor ready for your fitting appointment.

Purchase When Offers Are Available

Like any other consumable product, there are offers and discounts on offer with certain makes and models of tyres that you can take advantage of. Don't be tied to one manufacturer. Just because you have two Michelin tyres on your rear wheels doesn't mean you have to have them fitted on the front, too. You can opt for any manufacturer you like so long as the tyres actually fit your car. Consequently, you should be able to bag a bargain when a certain tyre maker reduces end-of-line products to clear space for newer ones. Avoid tyres that have just been launched onto the market. Last year's tyres, if new, will be just as good for most over 50 motorists.

Check Out Discounts for Retirees

Finally, some tyre dealers offer discounts for people over a certain age. This might not mean that you can take advantage of special deals from the moment you turn 50, however. In some cases, it might be only those over the age of 60 who can participate or motorists who are over the state retirement age. That said, it is always worth checking out if any tyre fitters near to where you live provide such promotions. There have to be some benefits to getting older, after all, so being able to access cheaper tyres shouldn't be overlooked.


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