Visiting your Tyre Retailer

Buying tyres can be a complicated business. There are hundreds if not thousands of different sizes and types so always go to a specialist in whom you feel you can have confidence or who belongs to a professional body such as the National Tyre Distributors Association (NTDA).

It is not just expert advice you will need for example, your old tyres will need to disposed of and an environmental charge is usually made for this, this covers the cost of collection and responsible re-use or recycling. Most tyre retailers already use TRA members to collect their old tyres but if you are unsure just ask. Remember, all TRA members are Responsible Recyclers and are regularly audited to ensure proper environmentally compliance.

To make it easier for you the motorist or commercial user many TRA members issue certificates to those retailers from who they collect your old tyres. These are designed to be displayed in the customer waiting area and confirm that your retailer is using a collector who is registered under the TIC Responsible Recycler Scheme, and therefore a TRA member. The certificates usually look like this: