if you are in basel and you drive right across the border into Germany, just past the big mall on the left and go straight, you will run into a tire place that is cheap and good... ok, you may not actually run into the place, but.. you will see

they even store the other tires for you (I guess like most places)

I was so silly I carried my winter tyres in the car from HU... It was to warm to mount it. Zoll wanted an invoice to prove that I bought them in Switzerland. Up to now I have not received any bill to pay but I am afraid it will arrive.
I just write this so that others do not make this error.

I have also used Adam Touring in Allschwil and found them to be good.

Avoid http://www.reifen-beierer.de/.

Not only I got ripped off for the car service paying a premium of about 40-50% for the fact that my plates were from ZH, but they also messed up big time e.g. not screwing things properly and breaking a few plastic pieces. After I wrote them a complaint and sending them pictures, they responded saying it wasn't them -- I'm just furious!

When it comes to the tax refund, it's illusive. You think you get a refund but in practice they charge you a higher price e.g. the after tax price is the same (or higher) as if you paid the price in a normal garage with taxes.

Just avoid these guys!

just ordered a set of goodyear ultragrip 8s for the OH car from reifendirekt.DE for delivery and fitting in Germany.


as a summary of prices around basel.


reifendirekt.de -euro price inc fitting/disposal €254 /304chf weil am rhein


reifen direct.ch inc cheapest fitting/disposal 320.64chf /€267 - pratteln in basel add another 40chf.


atu: €283 /350 chf inc fitting after claiming de tax and paying swiss tax


euromaster: €301/371chf inc fitting after paying de tax and paying swiss tax -


tyre set is over the limit for tax free so lets assume you get the de stamp and don't run away to try avoid the swiss tax or the de guy signals to the swiss customs so you have to pay.

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Wear your groans and negative rep with pride.

neg rep is in the top RH corner please.

I wrote to ReifenDirekt in Hannover Germany (Actually they are Delticom AG, Brühlstr. 11, 30169 Hannover, Deutschland reifendirekt.ch@delti.com )
and asked if they would refund the tax, and they replied no they do not.

I then went to a tyre specialist in Lörrach, ReifenTek, and got the same price, tyre fitted, as ReifenDirekt Switzerland was
offering. I also got the 19% tax back the same day.

What ever you do, make an appointment VERY soon! Both DE and CH are already booked up for weeks ahead!

REIFENTEK Lörrach / Stetten
Ob der Gaß 25, 79540 Lörrach, Deutschland ‎ +49 7621 705200 ‎ · reifentek.de

pity the website is crap and no online prices...


but for anyone doing comparisons between Germany and Switzerland its important to figure in the extra cost of the swiss tax and not to only look at the mwst excl price.

tax free limit is 300. if I buy 2 tires for 100 each and my husband buys 2, I think we should fit in the limit. Am I not right?

is there an official date when winter tyres have to be on by? this will be my first year getting them fitted.

No.

They are not obligatory at all, but you may be held responsible in an accident for not having an appropriate tyre.

The rules are different in Germany/Austria etc if you ever go across the border...

I had very good luck this summer (fast deliver and all 4 tires at the same time) from http://www.popgom.ch

They have a list of garages (with prices) for installing the tires near you.

The website is in DE and FR.