Pick up phone.

Dial a local independent tyre garage.

Ask what they have in your size of tyre.

They will almost certainly recommend the tyre they make the biggest profit on which will be a Chinese ditch finder which you have never heard of, if this happens ignore this tyre.

Ask for a price on a reputable mid range tyre such as a Uniroyal, Toyo, Yokohama, Hankook, Falken, (used all of these with no issues) it won't cost much more than a ditch finder.

As an example I bought 4 Uniroyal Rain Expert last year in 185 60 14, including new valves and balance they were £200 fitted.

Don't use part worn tyres, they are a false economy and could be potentially deadly if the car they came off had been involved in an accident. Ask yourself a simple question, why would anyone remove perfectly good tyres and replace them? Simple answer, they don't, they come off scrappers.

You should easily be able to get 4 mid-range or perhaps even premium tyres fitted for that price if you shop around via the online sellers and fitters.

I don't know what size you tyres are (Width/sidewall percentage of width [both in mm], wheel Radius in inches, Speed rating letter and load rating number [e.g. mine are now 195/65 R15 H 91], but given the car's age and model/engine I'm guessing they're 14in diameter and standard-ish width and sidewall height.

This means you should get some of those Skidpan mentioned, and perhaps some premium grade tyres for between £40 - £50 (fitted) each.

Other questions for you other than the size:

1. What's your annual mileage?
2. Where approximately do you live in the UK? Do you get more than a week or two a year of light to moderate levels of snowfall, and how does that affect your car use?
3. How long do you intend to keep the car (approximately)?

I do (mostly) a low-to-average annual mileage (job dependent) but made up of almost exclusively journeys of over 10 miles on faster flowing roads, so tyre wear isn't important, but the performance of the tyre over a long period (6+ years) is. Your own situation may lead to perhaps needing a differnt type of tyre, maybe one that wears quicker but is cheaper, softer riding or grips better.

I managed to source (via BlackCircles) 4 Michelin [all-season] CrossClimate+ tyres for about £230 - £240 (fitted). Sometimes you can save a bit if your fitter charges less than the online firms like BC if their cost + the delivery charge from the online fitter is less than solely going via the online firm. Not really much in it to be honest - £5 - £12 total. Many online outfits have offers if you buy (mail order or via a local fitter) 2 or 4 (higher) tyres at the same time.

I personally wouldn't use KwikFit, not because the quality of their outlets varies quite a bit, but because they rarely are the cheapest. I've had no issues sourcing tyres from Blackcircles, though some of their 'authorised' fitters (charging the same price for fitting - £13.20 a tyre) have been rather hit and miss.

I bought mine mail order from them (BC) this time and had them fitted at my local Mazda main dealer with £10 each. If you do that, check as to when fittings can be done, as often main dealers put such work at the back of queue with all their general servicing and maintenance work (I had to store the new tyres in my flat for 3 weeks!). Going direct means you can get them fitted within 3-5 working days for most tyres.

PS. Check the plate inside your driver's door or the table in the owner's handbook to check for what sizes and especially the speed rating the manufacturer allows as standand for your car - an old car not owned from new may have had non-standard sized tyres fitted which can a) be more expensive to buy (rarer) and b) increase your insurance premium (e.g. wider tyres).

I was changing my alloy wheels (downsizing from 16in to 15in) and changing tyyres at the same time, and also to change from a V rated OEM 16in tyre to an H rated 15in (on the handbook table and the plate on the door, so allowable). Still drives fine, and saved me £15 on my insurance! Admitedly my situation was quite unusual, so probably best to stick to the OEM size combo - any change must give an overall rolling circumfrence within +/- 2% of the OEM fitment.

What I mean by this is that someone in the past may have gone for a wider tyre on the same diameter wheel with a lower sidewall percentage to give the same sidewall height and a higher speed rating, e.g.

OEM (original) fitment [just an example]: 175/65 R14 T 82 (for a 2007 Pug 206 D)

Possible 'wider' tyre someone may have fitted: 195/60 R14 (+1% rolling circumfrence).

Probably not an issue, but always check in case a previous owner fitted non-standard tyres. If your were OEM 15in or changed at some point to that larger size, then you may find that only the mid-range tyres will come in on/under budget. I was lucky that reducing the speed rating from V (149mph) to H (130) was allowable (my car has a top speed under 120) and the tyres were £5 cheaper each to get the lower speed rating. Quite often that isn't the case, as it's the popularity of a tyre that determines the price.

Best of luck.

I have a 2005, 1.4L, petrol 206 Verve. I want to get a full set of tyres, I guess I'm not completely against partworn ....

You haven't told us why you 'want' to get a set of tyres. Are the present tyres on the limit ? Failed MoT ? Too old for you ?

If they are legal, how old are they, have you read the date codes on the sidewall ? They could be no worse than a set of part-worns.