Snow chains and Tyres Questions and costs Forums

nukeadmin · Site Admin

Planning for a winter trip maybe depending on some variables.

I need to replace front tyres which are

Continental Vanco Winters
215/75 R16C

What sort of price these going for in the UK ?
Is it cheaper to buy these in France ?

Also need a set of snow chains for the front wheels, i have sent off a few enquiries to UK suppliers but have been told they are much cheaper in France, where from ??

spykal · Moderator

Hi
Ages ago i found this site:

dodger148

Dave
I recently bought 4 x 15inch Continental Vancos in France. A mate in the trade got me some uk prices SE England - and we reconned by buying in France (from a commercial tyre company as against a car tyre dealer) we save about 25 to 30 pounds sterling a tyre
Good saving ay !!
Roger

peejay · Campsite DB Admin

Hi Dave,

In this country £85 - £100 is a reasonable price for chains. We got a set of Konigs for £85 (15in) from

nukeadmin · Site Admin

thanks for the info guys,

Roger, what was the name of the company who supplied your tyres in France ? were they a national chain ?
Oh and how much if you can remember was it per tyre ?

dodger148

LaGrange Pneus - SiliGom at Montreuilmer its on one of the main roads into this small town they also have a place at Abbeville. Would need to do digging to see if I still had invoice but without asking they gave 30% off the invoice. After refititting wheels they even torqued the bolts up !! never seen that done in this country only on alloy wheels
My 25 to 30 pd /tyre saving was in comparison with K-F and a commercial dealer over here that my mate did for me when we were in France