Cost of service and MOT?

puddy

thanks, no im not shopping around, i decided in september when he came out before that i would use him, i was just wondering about the price. my friend (with same car) always seemed to have much cheaper prices with her mechanic so i wondered what others thought.

if im happy with what he does and says then i will continue to use him, but dont misunderstand, i expect the call out charge for picking the car up as he had to jump start it, i expect it to be £15 for call out and whatever it was to jump start it, or it might be included in the service cost as im using him, but we'll see

svmitche

Our garage charges £150 for the service, so your chap sounds reasonable to me.

Read this: http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/travel/cheap-mot for ways to get your MOT costs down.

broxiebear1

jenner wrote: »

thanks, no im not shopping around, i decided in september when he came out before that i would use him, i was just wondering about the price. my friend (with same car) always seemed to have much cheaper prices with her mechanic so i wondered what others thought.

if im happy with what he does and says then i will continue to use him, but dont misunderstand, i expect the call out charge for picking the car up as he had to jump start it, i expect it to be £15 for call out and whatever it was to jump start it, or it might be included in the service cost as im using him, but we'll see

i work for an independant tyre company and we charge FROM £99 for a service and mot yes mot is £54 vosa could be cheaper depends on garage here is the con when you do an mot you check the car throughly
so what are you doing for the service change oil ,oil filter air filter mybee spark plugs . anything else needed is extra ie brake pads ,etc. what your mec is charging i would say is a bit much if he didnt do any repairs to car
yes he has to make a profit but unless he has charged you £50 for coming out to your car and charging it

waynedance

I have seen many garages offering servicing and mot from £99.

Is this a full service where the wheels are removed and brakes cleaned & checked, all levels topped up etc..??

puddy

all levels topped up for sure, wheels removed??? not sure, should have asked.

normally, i would do a bit more research and check things out in the car beforehand, but as i had to get it to his to get it charged and i was going to get it serviced and MOTd soon, i thought i would do it all in one go. think it would have been a better decision really to get it just serviced and then MOT next week really, but whats done is done

Bobby2

Anihilator wrote: »

No but your on here suggesting your cars about to die because the battery is flat (due to your own stupidity) and that a service and MOT for under £200 seems dear.

You know that little you probably shouldnt be allowed a car!

Why do you have to be so rude? This response is so "not helpful" MSE users ask the questions because they do not have the answers - if you cannot say something useful, perhaps you should say nothing at all

shuaibf

jenner wrote: »

i always find this sort of thing odd. the expectation (from some on here) that if you ask a question about something, you are somewhat irresponsible for not knowing the answers.

you live in a house, drive a car, own a computer, go shopping, go on holidays, engage with the neighbours, have relationships, have a job, dont have a job, watch telly, have a social life, dont have a social life,,, etc etc etc etc

but to do any of the above, or not,,,, you MUST know all about it, you must know how your TV works, computer works, have perfect interaction with neighbours and partners, have a perfect job and abilities, know how your house is constructed, have no queries about them at all and above all, you must know basic maintenance for your car or you shouldnt be driving or owning one!!!!

have a good evening:money:

I KNOW ALL THAT LOOL:j

shuaibf

broxiebear1 wrote: »

i work for an independant tyre company and we charge from £99 for a service and mot yes mot is £54 vosa could be cheaper depends on garage here is the con when you do an mot you check the car throughly
so what are you doing for the service change oil ,oil filter air filter mybee spark plugs . Anything else needed is extra ie brake pads ,etc. What your mec is charging i would say is a bit much if he didnt do any repairs to car
yes he has to make a profit but unless he has charged you £50 for coming out to your car and charging it

well he has to take time out to come to her house pick her car up and take it to the garage dont you think he has other cars to deal with aswell if iw as him i would charge that much aswell £50 is cheap hes wastin his time to come to you and pick your car up

broxiebear1

waynedance wrote: »

I have seen many garages offering servicing and mot from £99.

Is this a full service where the wheels are removed and brakes cleaned & checked, all levels topped up etc..??

yes the mot tester will check your car for everything that mot requires then someone else will top up washers change oil .remove wheels to check brake discs and pads check wheel alignment (if out costs you extra) change air filter .spark plugs if required . the worst bit is changing oil and filter . if it was my car i would pay garage for oil and filter change .ask for free brake check free wheel alignment check saving you about £30 the mot tester checks everything else anyway.

rev_henry

That sounds a good cost saving way of having a service done, thanks.