I have noticed this, I was planning on getting a set of Nokian's for the Omega before the weather hit. Alas work got in the way and I never had chance. However the tyres were ~£60-70 a corner, now the same tyre is £173
Both of these are from MyTyres. I wouldn't mind a bit of a markup, but that is disgusting!
I wonder if the tyre manufacturers had anything to do with it too.
problem is tire chemicals are expensive..and tire shelf is short.. all customers demand newly produced tires .. (no one accepts 1-2 year old tires) so tire manufacturers being experienced about sales numbers on every country , I estimate they were short on stock..
the summer tires (bridgestone potenza) I bought last time for omega was some months old and distributor (not the tire shop) had bad moments with me

he said what you expect, those tires are expensive not everyone buys them and those come from japan ,and the cargo takes long time with ship.. :-?
but of course this doesnt change the fact that when the snow falls , winter tires price goes up as usual but not that much as I witnessed in your country..
