Why is Kia charging me a fee per tyre?

Hi,

I was looking at the Kia price list and it includes the following: "Also excluded are the new regulations on tyres, which adds €2.80 per tyre." Can you explain what this is about, please?

Thanks, Philip

Philip Donegan (Ballina)

Oct 2018 Filed under: tyres

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Expert answer

Hi Philip,

I spoke to someone from Kia about this, as it's news to me, too, but apparently, since last year, all suppliers of new tyres must charge this per-tyre recycling fee. That applies to the car dealers as much as it does the tyre depots. This fee is collected by the dealers, sent to the distributors and then paid to Repak. There's zero profit in it and no choice in the matter.

Shane O' Donoghue - Complete Car Advisor
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