i bought a set of yoko paradas off ebay last year, £200 for the set of tyres.

local place opposite work said £10 a wheel to fit and balance, i took the car in and had all 4 done, and said as your at it, fit the best tyre of the pirellis to the spare, which was in the boot so they didnt even have to take it off.

so i og to collect the car and the garage owner said they decided not to charge £10 a tyre and charged and hour labour, and £5 a tyre balancing... plus the VAT!

cost me £85 instead of the £50 i was expecting, yet had no phonecall to say they were going to charge me that!

as id have told them to fuck off as another garage said £12 a tre so i would have taken it there!

most places dont like fitting tyres if you dont buy them from the garage. a few years back bathwick tyres in chippenham wanted £5 a tyre to fit and balance if not bought from them....

they got told!!