Kwik-Fit Offers Tyres a Hotel Respite during the ‘Off-Season’

For the first time ever Kwik-Fit Fleet is running a special winter tyre programme, and at the time the company is offering corporate customers a hotel facility to store summer tyres when the weather is at its severest. The fast-fit company is urging fleets to plan for winter driving conditions by arranging now for summer tyres fitted to vehicles to be removed in October/November before the first snows, and for £40 a van’s summer tyres can be removed, packed, labelled and stored at Kwik-Fit Fleet’s National Distribution Centre in Northamptonshire. In the spring, the summer tyres will be returned to each customer’s centre of choice for fitment with the winter tyres removed and stored until required again.

As well as offering safety advantages in the colder months, swapping over to winter tyres can actually reduce fleet operating costs. “Winter tyres last as long as summer tyres and perform better in winter conditions,” explained Peter Lambert, sales director for Kwik-Fit Fleet. “Depending on vehicle mileage, winter tyres could last for two or even three winters. As, a result wear and tear suffered by summer tyres, which is increased in harsh road conditions, is reduced so postponing their replacement.

“We believe that the ‘hotel’ facility that we are offering which enables tyres to be stored is not offered by any other supplier and once again shows that Kwik-Fit Fleet is delivering industry-leading service,” Lambert added. “We have launched the special winter tyre programme for the first time this year because fleet demand for winter tyres has increased in the last two years due to the harsh winters we have seen. As a result, we are advising fleets to plan and book their changeover now as once the snow starts to fall it could be too late.”

Kwik-Fit Fleet points out that winter tyres typically summer tyres. Yet it adds that even an H-rated tyre – one of the most popular rated tyres – has a maximum speed rating of 131 mph so even in winter conditions driving performance will not be compromised.