Buying Motorhome tyres- which and where from?

We replaced all 5 of our motorhome tyres last Thursday . I checked out etyres after reading on here. They come to you to fit. Thought price was reasonable threw piece of paper away yesterday i think Michelin  £672 all in. We went to ATS, used ours for 25+ years, and got continental ones after discount CSMA now Boundless £545.46. I knew we'd not changed our tyres during our 11 year ownership but hubby reckoned they were OK otherwise it wouldn't pass MOT. When we looked at the date they were 2002 from when the motorhome was made. Neither of us knew about suggested 5-7 year change. Like you loads of tread although this year we could see slight cracks appearing. I really think that it should at least be an advisory note on the MOT. I've not driven it with new tyres but hubby says it feels better and I'd say the ride was better too.

KwickFit often seems to get negative comments on here.  However I have used their mobile fitting service several times, and certainly our local mobile man is excellent, and prices are excellent booked online.

I agree about MOT.  My Mondeo passed with tyres which were 13 years old and had obvious sidewall cracks (they were noted as advisories).   I changed them promptly.

The important thing is to fit tyres with a CP rating: tyres designed for motorhomes and the constant load and 'abuse' that they're subjected to. We started out with Michelin XC camper tyres but they became in short supply, so we changed to Continental Vanco about 10 years and 100,000 miles ago.

We've been lucky to have retired at 60 and have spent 6 months of the year travelling around Europe. Our tyres have worn out before they were old and cracked!

We've gone to our local garage for our tyres and they've always supplied our tyres at a competitive price. They don't have them in stock and you may have to wait a week or so, but try your local independent dealer.

What chasncath says. I always use a local tyre place, far more knowledgeable that High St tyre places and will match Interweb prices too.

From memory I think you will find that "0708"   means they were made in week 7 of 2008........

So the situation is even worse than you thought.....!!

Yes sadly I think it's week 7 of 2008 too. ATS got our Continental camping tyres in next day but to ensure they were there we booked the day after expected. They took 2 hours to fit them all including get the spare off. Chap asked if we had breakdown cover as he said it wasn't an easy storage arrangement and took 2 if them to get it back 😲. Before they started I checked dates on new ones week 44 2016 so can't complain as I presume they don't fly off the shelf. I found advice on here great. CT at its best. Definitely feels like a better ride since the change. No mention to hubby as he chats to our MOT chap about tyres or an advisory. Now wondering about whether to go back to same MOT chap, can't have been oversight for last 5 years plus! I hope we can get some mileage in but with elderly mother and daughter in NZ try to get there every couple of years if possible. I fear we won't get continental trip in just yet  so just UK for us for now. Plenty of beautiful places to see so not complaining. 

The received wisdom is that Continental camper tyres are less prone to sidewall cracking than Michelin, but I've not seem any definitive proof of this.

you dont say what size they are .we own a tyre retail outlet in Oswestry in Shropshire.if you ring me i will try and point you in the right direction.07802 661334

Brian & Jo

I have bought tyres from www.tyreleader.co.uk on several occasions. They offer speedy delivery, which in my experience is 3 working days and they can be delivered to a local tyre shop tied to their website or your home address.  Their prices are very competetive.  

Both Michelin and Continental camper van tyres can be found by searching 'tyres by brand' from the homepage on the website.

"Now wondering about whether to go back to same MOT chap, can't have been oversight for last 5 years plus!". The inspector will have been looking for tread depth and any signs of cracking or cuts, not the age of the tyre. If the tyre's in good condition, does it need to be changed? Up until now, we've been traveling for about 10,000 miles every year and so have replaced on tread depth before age.