When you get your replacement tyres, has it ever crossed your mind who you are giving your money too?
Business can be ruthless, I am no stranger to that. Having worked in the industry for more than 40 years, I know how difficult it can be trading in a recession and the true affect price wars can having on profit margins. The majority of the UK public go to national companies like Halfords and Kwikfit simply because they know no other place to go. Often customers know with these companies they won’t get good service and prices are never really that competitive. But do they also know that the nationals are killing off small independent garages who are fighting to trade?
Halfords spends over £14million a year of your money marketing across the UK. How do they get your money? Its simple really. They hike up the price of your new tyres to pay for their large marketing campaigns instead of focusing on customer service and what really matters. In comparison, small independent garages don’t have the luxury of large scale budgets. Instead they are fighting to stay open. Across the UK 15 garages a month are closing down. This may not mean much to you, but to the families of the employees and local economies, its driving our high streets further into a recession.
Nationals are killing off small town economies and taking away their right to be sustainable. All in the name of greed. What do you the customer get out of it? 4 new tyres at a rip off price. Did you know if you go to an independent garage you can save up to 43% compared to the nationals? We are all saving the pennies these days, but by going to independent garages you are saving money and getting a great service.
Where do you find these local garages? TyreQuote.com. TyreQuote.com refuses to be brought out by national companies or have the nationals feature on our site; we are dedicated to reviving the British high streets and local economy. This starts by supporting the independents. By supporting TyreQuote.com you are giving small businesses a lifeline, we work for the sole benefit of the independent garages in this heavily draining recession.
A National paper was interested in our story until we said we don’t support the nationals, only the small guys. What was their response? They feared it would impede on lucrative advertising deals with nationals. Whose side are they really on? They claim to want to help the recovery of the economy, yet instead when TyreQuote.com is being proactive in changing the future, they hinder our progress. Will you? All we ask is that you give the independents a try. They are real honest people, with real honest prices.