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Tristan Campbell, fleet advisor for drinks business Chivas Brothers and secretary for ACFO's Scottish region, tells BusinessCar: "September, October is about right. I've heard evidence of people looking at it in June, July, August, but I've never had any problems waiting until September, October or even sometimes November, but that all depends on what type of vehicle you're putting the tyres on. A lot of fleets have a blanket policy, so if you've got a BMW 5-series and larger cars like that then it may be harder."
As usual, the cost of winter tyres is what's likely to be the one thing that puts operators off more than anything. As good and vital as the benefits are in certain cases, there is a big price tag attached, and it's not just a case of buying and fitting the rubber - there's storage of the summer tyres, the cost of swapping back when the weather improves as well as other factors to consider.
Peter Lambert, director at Kwik-Fit Fleet, adds: "You've also got to take into account when that car's registered and when the tyres change around that - so you might end up running a car on one set for four months before it's defleeted. You then have to take into account how much rubber is left on the tyres when the vehicle is defleeted."
Crinson adds: "It's probably about £30 a set for the switchover but the exact figure is up to the distributor and will vary depending on the fleet size. Kwik-Fit store all theirs at their distribution centre and ATS actually store them in their fitting centres. Yes, there is a cost to store them.but by doing that a customer is getting his tyres checked every six months then it's another safety check that would not take place normally."
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