Vauxhall Astra brake discs and pads

maurice28

I took my 59-plate Vauxhall Astra (47,200 miles) in to an independent garage yesterday for a full service and MOT. They advised changing the rear brake pads (as they were an MOT fail), and also the front pads and discs (still OK but likely to need changing sooner rather than later). As far as I know, it's the first time these have been changed on the car.

The total bill for the MOT, service and the brake work came to £569 (that includes VAT). It seems like a lot of money but in context, does that sound a fair price?

markudman

Yes I think that's a fair price,
you now have a years driving for £569 excluding other expenses

System

£100-£120 of parts at retail price, a couple of hours labour. I'd want change out of £250. £54 for the MOT, couple of hundred for a major service. Its a tad expensive but not overly expensive if you're happy with the quality of work they do.

caprikid1

Tarambor wrote: »

£100-£120 of parts at retail price, a couple of hours labour. I'd want change out of £250. £54 for the MOT, couple of hundred for a major service. Its a tad expensive but depends on the labour charges.

Add on a full Service, Add on the MOT Add on VAT.


Not outrageous

System

caprikid1 wrote: »

Add on a full Service, Add on the MOT Add on VAT.


Not outrageous

I altered my post for clarity.

fatrab

Depends what quality of discs and pads were used too. My initial thoughts were that's it's a bit on the high side but when you break it down it's probably fair enough.