http://www.joneland.co.uk/rants/seriously-tyred-out-with-kwik-fit/09/ digital evangelist, photo-imagemaker and all-round good egg. Tue, 10 Aug 2010 21:59:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.joneland.co.uk/rants/seriously-tyred-out-with-kwik-fit/09/comment-page-1/#comment-24 Richard Hamer Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:24:03 +0000 http://www.joneland.co.uk/?p=22#comment-24 Earlier this year a colleague of mine had an Alfa Romeo and kerbed it, meaning she needed a new alloy wheel. She took it to Kwik Fit, and left it with them while they got a quote because they didn't have any in. Meanwhile, she decided to go to the local Alfa dealer at lunchtime, who said a wheel and tyre would be about £400. However, as she walked past a service bay she spotted a very familiar looking wheel, yes hers. She decided to keep quiet until Kwik Fit called her, and when they did they quoted £600. Not a bad mark-up for, doing pretty much nothing. They even denied taking the wheel to the Alfa dealer. Earlier this year a colleague of mine had an Alfa Romeo and kerbed it, meaning she needed a new alloy wheel. She took it to Kwik Fit, and left it with them while they got a quote because they didn’t have any in. Meanwhile, she decided to go to the local Alfa dealer at lunchtime, who said a wheel and tyre would be about £400. However, as she walked past a service bay she spotted a very familiar looking wheel, yes hers. She decided to keep quiet until Kwik Fit called her, and when they did they quoted £600. Not a bad mark-up for, doing pretty much nothing. They even denied taking the wheel to the Alfa dealer.

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