Was he talking BS

Hunter said:
So if your Z had come originally with 17" wheels and you had fitted 18s your saying they wouldnt be allowd to fit tyres to them?
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No he would have because 18" is an OEM size. Technically he might have refused if you had 19"+? :?
 
MRol said:
I think at the beginning of this year cars fitted with runflat tyres as part of the origional car design will have to have runflat tyres to get through the MOT.
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I had an MOT earlier this month with non RFTs - no prob :)

You do need to notify your insurers though, and I had to sign a disclaimer at the fitters that I had notified the insurance company. Many insurers just don't care (mine's Admiral and they didn't care). But other people have had a very slight premium increase upon notification.
 
When I put my winters on with non RFT Direct Line didn't BT an eyelid, even though I said it twice to make sure the guy had heard me :thumbsup:
 
National in Dunfermline fitted a non RFT for me no problem whatsoever, sounds like you got a by the book man going by is own book,
more commonly know as a tosser.
 
You should have responded that you had no insurance to invalidate when he mentioned insurance...

Sorry not the most constructive comment, but agree with both arguments about National having to abide by their company policies and that also it's your choice as the consumer which tire you wish to purchase, I was once quoted by a main VW dealer that they wanted over a grand for replacing my whole exhaust because of a broken bracket, the chap was so honest he said that it was company policy to do so as they can't do repairs but have the replace, but said that I could take it to a local garage who could weld it for £50-60! Now that's what I call customer service!
 
Out of interest did you remember to re set the sensor? If you didn't I will come back on again after a few minutes even if you don't loose any pressure.
 
cj10jeeper said:
Problem is here that the tyre fitter is part of a national chain and while we all know non RFT's will fit and indeed be accepted by insurers, he's constrained to fit OEM type else in breach of his companies rules.

If you drove around the corner on a non RFT he'd fitted and crashed then guess who'd be held responsible by many in out litigious society...

Of course add to that that some tyre fitters are not top of the food chin and they get mixed up between fact, fiction, myth, policy and a bit of BS :)
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i went to my normal tyre guy and he wasnt happy to fit non RFT's for this reason. he made a phone call to his mate at bmw who said they have no problem and called my insurance company to get the OK before he would go ahead. i totally understood where he was coming from as some tossers will do anything these days for an easy buck
 
mason storm said:
Out of interest did you remember to re set the sensor? If you didn't I will come back on again after a few minutes even if you don't loose any pressure.
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Yep, sensor reset with no issues :thumbsup:
 
Absolute cobblers!- Ive changed all my tyres and my insurance company say they are not interested as long as the speed rating is same or above and suitable for the vehicle.
Wayne
 
WizzEssex said:
Absolute cobblers!- Ive changed all my tyres and my insurance company say they are not interested as long as the speed rating is same or above and suitable for the vehicle.
Wayne
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:thumbsup:
 
esure's view on my 130i was as long as the new tyres do not increase the performance of the vehicle (!) then they dont consider non RFTs to be a modification = no charge.
 
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