It is wiser to buy a new tyre than a used one

Mar 31, 2017 Letters

Dear Editor,
I know of a friend who has been around used tyres since he was 13. That was his first job. Now he is an importer of used tyres and he says that he is in total support off this ban. Here is the truth about this business. When an importer brings a container of used tyres to Guyana, he will declare that at least 20% are bad and need to be destroyed. This is 20% of junk government has to process through their waste management, at society’s cost, not the importer’s. The importer basically writes off this loss against his profits and therefore he escapes the cost of his actions. The importer will soon discover that his supplier has been unscrupulous and that another 10% of his tyres are not of the size Guyanese demand so he will find these tyres difficult to shift. This explains why when you drive past the bank at Diamond you see large quantities of tyres in retailers’ bonds. These tyres will more than likely be dumped to free up space for the more selling sizes.
Now for the importer to realize a profit he will raise the price of the other good tyres and selling sizes in his stock. So the consumer pays for his waste. Used tyres have little to no guarantee so their life is a gamble. A new tyre on the other hand brings safeguards with manufacturer’s warranty and better structural integrity. Used tyres are a false economy. If one were to add the retail cost to the disposal cost and all the other costs such as transport etc. you will soon discover that buying a new tyre has never been beyond your budget. Guyana will be better off without this junk.
Malachi James

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