If you’ve done your research then you’ll know two prices are being charged for tow bar supply and fitting.
Cheap and nasty, or what some feel is expensive. So let’s look at the price of having a tow bar fitted and how it compares with similar services.
Firstly, the cheap and nasty prices that can be found on social media and from back street garages. These tow bars are often cheap imported items sourced from eBay, or in many cases, so-called refurbished tow bars, having been removed from scrap accident-damaged vehicles and repainted to look like new.
Pricewise the tow bar fitters offering the service to supply and fit these bars can be as low as £250. cheaper than buying a new tow bar on its own.
As with all things in life, you get what you pay for. If buying the cheapest then it will be futile trying to contact the supplier/fitter if the product breaks a week after having it fitted, or if the electrics don’t work. Guarantees are not usually not supplied with cheapo tow bars. or if they are then you will be directed to the tow bar manufacturer for resolution. Which will be of no use at all if they are based outside of the UK.
One major issue with cheap tow bar fitting is, what happens if things go wrong?
You’ve just hooked up your caravan and the lights don’t work.
You call the mobile number of the fitter and…nothing.
You call another tow bar company and they refuse to look at it as the parts aren’t approved for your vehicle or aren’t fitted to type-approval regulations.
We recently took a call from a guy who had this exact problem. He’d hooked up his caravan and no lights came on the van, what he did notice is that after hooking up his car dashboard warning lights were all lighting up and showing faults. He’d tried to contact the fitter and had no luck, he then went to Ford who told him they could not help due to the non-approved wiring. The decision to have the cheapest tow bar he could get fitted was now going to cost him his annual family holiday in Cornwall plus the expense of having the car’s electrics repaired. An expensive mistake that is made by many.
You can normally tell if you’re dealing with a cheap and nasty tow bar merchant by things such as asking for cash payment, only having a mobile phone contact number, not advertising their address, and always being the cheapest quote you can get.
There’s also the worrying fact that most cheap tow bar fittings are carried out by untrained and uninsured individuals who do not have the required skills and knowledge,
Don’t take a chance on safety.
So, ignoring the nasty cheapest unapproved tow bar fitting, how does the price of having an approved tow bar and wiring fitted by an approved company compare?
Compare this to similar motor trade products:
Thule XT towbar mounted 3 Cycle carrier – £742 (Halfords)
Michelin tyres X4 for an Audi Q5 – £851.96 (National Tyres)
Basic 60k service for a Kia Sportage – £478 (Kia Dealership)
At Ultimate Towbars our prices for an approved tow bar with approved dedicated wiring start at just £485.50 plus VAT.
We also include:
Free vehicle software update (where required)
Free written guarantee for the tow bar, electrics and fitting.
Free peace of mind and safe towing.
We like to think that most people put safety and reliability near the top of their needs list.
If you buying a parachute, would you go for the second-hand used a few times bargain or stick with a new never used one that’s guaranteed to open?
Our advice is always to check what you are buying and make sure you get a written guarantee.
Don’t be the guy with the ruined holiday.
Contact us today for a competitive and reliable tow bar fitting service.
0114 360 7080