Who can you trust as a tyre dealer.

Yesterday a female friend of mine had to take her car to a well known 
national large tyre dealer to have a puncture repaired. Her work colleague

picked her up and took her to work some 30 mins away. She asked if I would

pick up the car for her and handle the details for her. About two hours 
later, I got a phone call from the tyre dealer rep stating she needed 4 
tyres replaced as they were almost not legal and she would be wasting her 
time spending the $25 for the puncture repair. I asked for a quote and was

told $115 per wheel fitted and balanced, plus $10 for tyre disposal. I
then 
asked for a discount (I would dispose of the tyres myself) and as it would

be a cash deal, considering there were 4 of them. He came back and said
$99 
each.
I made the call to my friend and she said what did I think. As I didn't
know 
the condition of her tyres, I told her she should be able to trust this 
particular company.
When I got the call in the afternoon to pick up the car, I went to check
the 
old tyres for wear, but couldn't find them. I then asked the assistant
where 
were they. 5 mins later, 2 guys came out with the 4 tyres and put them in 
the boot. After I got home I went to check on the tyres to see if they
would 
be good enough for my trailer as spares. I was somewhat amazed to notice
how 
the punctured tyre had been repaired and all 4 had been painted to make
them 
look good. There was still almost 40% tread on 2 of them and 30% left on
the 
other 2.
So it now appears to me, this particular branch had intended to dispose of

the tyres by reselling them........probably to local trailer manufacterers

as they all seem to put second hand tyres on their new trailers which is 
another story again. Tricky situation.

Roger.