Fair price for work carried out ?

Jayj789

Hi all only been driving a year and this is my first MOT, safe to say I don’t know much about cars and the mechanic new this. Could you give me your opinion on the work carried out. It’s a diesel Vauxhall corsa c O4

MOT test price
New rear tyre
Front cv boot
Suspension arm ball
Anti roll bar linkage ball joint
New front number plate

All in all parts labour and vat is £314 sorry if it wasn’t very specific but what’s your opinion many thanks in advance 😀

gardner1

Hi

Jayj789 wrote: »

Hi all only been driving a year and this is my first MOT, safe to say I don’t know much about cars and the mechanic new this. Could you give me your opinion on the work carried out. It’s a diesel Vauxhall corsa c O4

MOT test price
New rear tyre
Front cv boot
Suspension arm ball
Anti roll bar linkage ball joint
New front number plate

All in all parts labour and vat is £314 sorry if it wasn’t very specific but what’s your opinion many thanks in advance ��

Sounds about right to me....mot fee £45 ish tyre £45 ish vat £52.50 number plate £10 labour charges £40 per hour minimum

Lomast

I agree i had £300-350 in my head reading that list apart from the tyre and mot the parts are not going to be expensive but there is a good 2-3 hours work there

AdrianC

The test itself is a standardised price - £54.85 - although garages can choose to discount from that if they wish.


You should have noticed the tyre was illegal - the MOT standard is the same as would get you three points and a fine.
You should have noticed the number plate was "illegible" or "insecure" - the line that needs to be crossed for a fail.
Are the boot, ball joint and drop link all on the same side? If so, at least there's some labour saved.
It'll need to be tracked up afterwards.

caprikid1

£260 +VAT seems really fair to me.


£58 for MOT
£50 Tyre
£120 (2 x 1hour £60)
£12 Number plate
£50Misc suspension, boot etc
=£290

Jayj789

The tyre had worn from the inside so I never noticed it, the number plate has a hairline crack, I thinks it’s an advisory but they are fixing anyway. And the cv boots that need replacing are on the front and the back

AdrianC

A four-wheel drive Corsa...?

greengiant00

It sounds about right to me.
He certainly didn't rip you off Jayj

sevenhills

caprikid1 wrote: »

£260 +VAT seems really fair to me.
£58 for MOT
£50 Tyre
£120 (2 x 1hour £60)
£12 Number plate
£50Misc suspension, boot etc
=£290

I would have said £250; I have not paid the full price for an MOT for years, a tyre should be more like £40
A lot depends on where in the country and the level of service.

Jackmydad

Price given by the OP is about right.
Too many ifs and buts to be exact.

Jayj789

Sorry I meant inner drive shaft cv and outer drive shaft cv