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[Pigmy Pony]

Maybe check out Black Circles next time Barry, normally good value and even if you don't use them, you can use them as a bargaining chip, as most tyre places are open to haggling when you mention Black Circles prices.

I'll be getting four new tyres for the Vito in the next couple of weeks, I'll get Anita to check them out. She tends to buy tyres online and have them delivered to our local National Tyres. Looks a bit cheeky to do that, but NT seem to be fine with it.

[Barry]

Maybe check out Black Circles next time Barry, normally good value and even if you don't use them, you can use them as a bargaining chip, as most tyre places are open to haggling when you mention Black Circles prices.

Thanks Tim. I have just entered the tyre make and specification for my car: Bridgestone 215/40 R17 AO XL 87

Black Circles quote £146, whereas KwikFit quoted £134.30.

[Tim]

Maybe regional then, or maybe the tyre size? Black Circles beats everyone around me for tyre quotes - KwikFit are one of the most expensive around Cardiff!

I normally get a quote from Black Circles then get my National Tyre Centre to match it, happy days

[Barry]

The tyres are low-profile, and possibly unique to my car (?). I wouldn't expect them to be cheap.

[Tim]

I meant my tyre size being a factor, I can only relate to my experience

[Barry]

It wasn't a criticism, only the results in my case.

[Barry]

Like most people I pay for virtually everything by card these days. But this afternoon whilst shopping in my local greengrocer, they announced that they could only take cash because something had happened to their card reader. Even worse, one of their electric tills wouldn't open either.

The only cash I had on me was £10, and I knew my shopping could be more than that. No matter, they added it all up to a figure of £10.67; I went to the cash point 10 yards away and drew out another £20 - two £10 notes. However when | went back to pay, they had run out of loose change, because only one till was operational. I've been shopping there for ages: they know me, and said to pay the extra 67p when I had it.

I made me wonder what would happen when all the clearing banks close, the cash points dissappear, and everything is done online. Technical faliure this afternoon was an inconvenience, but at least I could still use cash.

[Macca]

Cash will always be around otherwise how will the black economy work?

It's probably the only growth area we've got.

[Barry]

Cash will always be around otherwise how will the black economy work?

It's probably the only growth area we've got.

That's what everyone says, and whilst I use online-banking, when cash dissappears, we will have no overal control of our finances. Wages are no longer paid in cash, taxes, and all direct debits, standing orders, and subscriptions etc. are cashless.

[Macca]

That's what everyone says, and whilst I use online-banking, when cash dissappears, we will have no overal control of our finances. Wages are no longer paid in cash, taxes, and all direct debits, standing orders, and subscriptions etc. are cashless.

In 2024 supposedly only 9 percent of UK transactions were in cash, probably less now but that's still a lot of transactions.

I mean you can still get postage stamps and postal orders, some things take a long, long time to die.