Advice Required - Garage Charge

gener8or

I took my Skoda in today, issue was identified as handbrake cables stretched.

They are stating it needs new handbrake cables, shoes and drums.

The cables are stretched and the shoes and drums are distorted.

£395.

Seems expensive, I priced the parts at eurocar parts at 180.

Any thoughts guys?

DUTR

So do you expect free labour?

MovingForwards

Dealer garage or regular garage?

Age and make of Skoda?

EdGasketTheSecond

Never known drums to distort; they should last the life of the car.

Jackmydad

It actually sounds quite reasonable if that's an idea of the parts cost.
Garages aren't cheap places to run.

gener8or

DUTR wrote: »

So do you expect free labour?

Hi, no I don't but I do expect to be reasonably charged. I just dont know if its reasonable.

gener8or

MovingForwards wrote: »

Dealer garage or regular garage?

Age and make of Skoda?

Hi, regular garage

2015

Fabia

gener8or

EdGasketTheSecond wrote: »

Never known drums to distort; they should last the life of the car.

OK I don't really understand how they work, so I'm in their hands with this one.

gener8or

Jackmydad wrote: »

It actually sounds quite reasonable if that's an idea of the parts cost.
Garages aren't cheap places to run.

Thanks, I understand but I'm just a person on the street, those parts from eurocarparts are £94 if I put a discount code in.
Surely I wont get them cheaper than they will.
If thats about right, thats £300 labour.
Whats a standard garage hourly rate?

Cheers

born_again

gener8or wrote: »

Whats a standard garage hourly rate?

Cheers

Well that depends on where you live & how much they can get away with charging.
Local back street (great garage) is £60 a hour here.

Seems Fabia rear drums are well known for issues.

lexington013

My garage lets me purchase the parts and charges to fit. Whereabouts are you located? Ideally source the correct parts, ask for them to be fitted. £50 per hour labour at my local garage and he is very good!