Some peeps find that if they use internet based sellers they can save a couple of quid on tyres. Personally I'm willing to pay the cost of a round of drinks more to have local service, these are the guys that sort you out when you are in the sh!t up against a wall. The ones who take the trouble to make sure you come back because you are a valued customer, not nameless, not £20 to fit because you bought online etc.
For what it's worth, rather than my single opinion which I've voiced many times, anyone got anything bad to say about Jim Dickson ? Pretty sure what the answer will be