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Tyre dealers could save £1000s in payment processing fees

Tyre dealers stand to save thousands of pounds a year by shopping around when selecting payment processing providers. For a long time tyre retailers did business with cash, cheque and invoices. The next generation brought with it credit and debit card processing, something that has become the norm in garages. Now, a new generation of payment processing providers are offering to streamline the critical payment part of any business while also significantly reducing the associated fees.

11th June 2021/by Chris

Better together: Regional NTDA meetings show national strength

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At the end of February Tyres & Accessories attended the NTDA’s North West region meeting. For years the National Tyre Distributors Association kept in touch with the grass roots of the industry via a regional structure. This dissipated and virtually evaporated in recent decades, but not in the North West where it has continued to be strong – representing the local needs of the association and working together for the common good of tyre distributors as part of the national NTDA organisation. Latterly, the NTDA has experienced something of a resurgence of the regional approach with other regions being re-invigorated (prior to the North West meeting, the South East and Central South regions met in Watford on 10 February).

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31st March 2016/by Tyrepress Editors

NTDA members issue credit card scam alert

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At least three NTDA members have come across a credit card scam and are warning others in the tyre industry about it.

In one instance of potential fraudulent credit card activity an NTDA member based in Preston received a phone call from a “Mr Khan” claiming to be based in Manchester. The caller stated that he wanted to purchase 30 tyres on his credit card and that he couldn’t collect in person and would be sending a courier to collect them. The member declined and said that he would only agree to the purchase if “Mr Khan” came in person and paid for the tyres using chip and pin with his card.

16th February 2016/by Tyrepress Editors

NTDA warns of Northern Ireland tyre scam

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The NTDA have told us of a tyre scam currently doing the rounds in Northern Ireland. Regional Chairman Roy Nutt says that two retailers in Northern Ireland have been approached by a person looking to buy tyres with a stolen credit card. An enquiry was submitted via the website and, in what seems like an early April Fool's joke, the enquiry was submitted in the name of a Mr. Fraud and the e-mail address given was rip@tyretradeoff.com.

1st March 2013/12,345 Comments/by Tyrepress Editors

National warns of online scam

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National Tyres and Autocare has warned businesses to be aware of attempts to defraud unsuspecting traders using National’s name. Fortunately, the fraudulent activity was identified and National has initiated proceedings to ensure the false listing is removed as an infringement of trademark legislation. However the company is concerned that other organisations could encounter similar scams.

11th April 2011/by Tyrepress Editors

Stoke-on-Trent Tyre Firm Stung by Credit Card Fraudsters

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Kevin Ecclestone’s For Tyres shop in Bucknall, Stoke-on-Trent has lost nearly £600 after Streamline – his credit card handler – reclaimed the money paid by people using cloned cards, reports The Sentinel. “They are all people who have seen us trading on the internet,” Ecclestone told the local paper. “They ring up and pay over the phone with a credit card before the tyres are picked up. When you say they can pay when they collect they make up an excuse, like they need to send someone else to get the tyres.”

17th August 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

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