Bit of a debate here.

Going to get new tyres fitted, Nokian Weatherproof, the current wear WRG2 have been excellent all year round. They might, at an extreme push do another winter, well the rears definitely would, but the fronts are down to a gnats over 3.5mm, so time to change soon.

As when fitted the last set going to get a 4 wheel alignment done, but the tyre fitter going to use this time doesn't have 4 wheel alignment kit. The nearest place with Hunter kit is about 7 miles away.

So get it aligned first then fit the new tyres, or fit them and drive to the alignment?

One school of thought says any miles if the alignment is out is bad, especially early on when they're bedding in. Second school of thought says why take accurate measurements on something you're going to take off shortly after. Another school of thought is why not go back to the place used before, except they are now getting a bit reluctant to fit tyres bought off Internet. My response to that is that if they would deal in Nokian, even as a special order, would buy from them, but instead they try and push expensive alternatives that aren't wanted / have inferior performance.

If your current tyres are displaying abnormal wear, I would get alignment first as obviously something is out. Otherwise get new tyres fitted and if it's only 7km to get 4 wheel wheel alignment this is perfectly acceptable. MY15
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I would get the new tyres fitted first then drive to the other place for the allignment..

or.. buy the tyres cheaper at the fisrt place, that them to the other place and pay ~£10 a corner for them to fit and allign?

just a thought..

Theres a few places who used to fit tyres provided by you that will no longer do so, they wont fit tyres they havent supplied as if it blows just down the road and causes an accident they could be liable, whilst you might understand them not wanting to fit the cheaper Chinese branding Kumhongs etc, they wont even fit new top name/brand tyres as they say we dont know if they have been stored correctly from elsewhere.

Whilst you can perhaps see where they are coming from on that they will however remove any tyre to repair a puncture and refit that regardless of what or whose tyre it might happen to be, then you could drive off and it could blow and cause an accident, whats the difference??

I can see how its going no repairs or tyre removed and refitted unless you have one of their brand new ones to replace it with or they dont want to know??

I suspect there's nothing much wrong with the alignment tbh, apart from what you get from the usual up and down potholed farm and forest tracks. The set has done well over 30k, apart from a bit of outer shoulder wear on the fronts, and it's only a bit, then very even across the rest.