Tyre Price Advisor - Latest Shopping Basket Research
The latest shopping basket research carried
out by Tyre Price Advisor, the UKs leading tyre price and
service comparison website, has revealed the wide variations
in prices offered by online retailers, underlining the value
of utilising a comparison engine to identify the best deals.
The latest price check, carried out on Tuesday
June 7, 2011, covered four of the fastest moving tyre sizes
– 205/55 R 16, 225/45 R 17, 195/65 R 15 and 225/40 R 18.
Five randomly chosen car tyre models were
chosen for each tyre size – the cheapest budget tyre, a
mid-range tyre (typically Avon, Falken, Kumho, Toyo etc.)
and three popular premium tyre models (chosen from Bridgestone,
Continental, Dunlop, Goodyear, Michelin and Pirelli).
Online tyre prices for these tyres were then
compared using prices from fourteen of the most prominent
online tyre retailers, namely; ATS Euromaster, Best Buy
Tyres, Blackcircles, C Tyres, Etyres, Event Tyres, Formula
One Autocentres, Halfords Autocentres, Kwik-Fit, Mytyres,
National Tyres, Tyre-Shopper, Tyretraders and Value Tyres.
Based on the individual retailers’ published
online price, the survey revealed that, on this occasion,
Tyretraders were cheapest on 5 of the 20 tyres, Formula
One on 4 and Tyre-Shopper on 4, Blackcircles and CTyres
on 2 and ATS, Mytyres and Value Tyres on one each.This distribution
of the cheapest prices varies significantly with the last
shopping basket price check carried out by Tyre Price Advisor,
highlighting how the price positioning of various retailers
on different brands and sizes fluctuates on a rapid and
ongoing basis.
When the discounts offered by Tyre Price Advisor
partners was added the results looked a little different,
Value Tyres being cheapest on a massive 12 sizes, Formula
One on 3, Tyretraders on 2 each and ATS, Blackcircles and
Tyre-Shopper on one each. This means that Tyre Price Advisor
partners offered the best price on 16 out of the 20 tyres.
David Wilson, the publisher of www.tyrepriceadvisor.co.uk,
commented: “The retail tyre prices offered by online retailers
are constantly changing, so it’s always worth checking out
and comparing the very latest prices before making a purchase.
What our latest “shopping basket” survey confirms is that
online prices in the tyre market vary widely, but that the
majority of those who are offering the keenest prices are
already partnering Tyre Price Advisor".
Note: The specific tyres compared in the June
2011 "shopping basket" were;
205/55 R 15; Cheapest budget tyre, Firestone
TZ300, Goodyear Excellence, Bridgestone ER300, Pirelli P7
225/45 R 17; Cheapest budget tyre, Toyo CF1, Continental
Sport Contact, Dunlop Sport Maxx TT, Michelin Primacy HP
195/65 R 15; Cheapest budget tyre, Barum Bravuris 2, Dunlop
Sport Fast Response, Goodyear Duragrip, Continental Eco
Contact 3
225/40 R 18; Cheapest budget tyre, Avon ZZ3, Bridgestone
RE050A, Goodyear Efficient Grip, Michelin Pilot Sport 3
