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Garage booking/quote websites

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  • waamo
    waamo Posts: 10,298 Forumite
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    Mmaatttt said:
    Does anyone have any thoughts on websites that you post your job on to get quotes? Are any better than others, issues do this,  etc?
    eg  whocanfixmycar      bookmygarage       autobutler          mycarneedsa
    I think it's wise to confirm the price with the garage directly before the work is done to stop any confusion with the third party (website).
    Do you own a barge pole?
  • Mmaatttt
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    waamo said:
    Mmaatttt said:
    Does anyone have any thoughts on websites that you post your job on to get quotes? Are any better than others, issues do this,  etc?
    eg  whocanfixmycar      bookmygarage       autobutler          mycarneedsa
    I think it's wise to confirm the price with the garage directly before the work is done to stop any confusion with the third party (website).
    Do you own a barge pole?
    No, I don't even have a barge. Can you elaborate with reasons why all are to be avoided? 
  • waamo
    waamo Posts: 10,298 Forumite
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    Mmaatttt said:
    waamo said:
    Mmaatttt said:
    Does anyone have any thoughts on websites that you post your job on to get quotes? Are any better than others, issues do this,  etc?
    eg  whocanfixmycar      bookmygarage       autobutler          mycarneedsa
    I think it's wise to confirm the price with the garage directly before the work is done to stop any confusion with the third party (website).
    Do you own a barge pole?
    No, I don't even have a barge. Can you elaborate with reasons why all are to be avoided? 
    If something goes wrong you are going to have a nightmare establishing who is responsible. The middleman will blame the garage and the garage will say your contract is with the middleman.

    Do these services tell you which garage they use and guarantee not to take it to an alternative? If not you could find it's at Botchit and Rippoff who you've been avoiding like the plague.

    How are these outfits making money? They either charge you or charge the garage. Either way you pay well over the odds for something that really shouldn't be difficult. If it's the same price through them as via the garage then where are the garage cutting corners to make up the lost revenue? 
  • angrycrow
    angrycrow Posts: 1,113 Forumite
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    edited 16 September 2020 at 5:16PM
    sweetsand said:
    OH was not pleased and rang them to explain how they could tell discs nned changing without taking the wheels off they said they would retrain the guy - 


    With the car up on a ramp it is entirely possible to assess the state of the discs just by looking at the inside face of the disc which tend to suffer heavier wear. Cars with alloys with wide spaced spokes allow you to assess the discs just by looking through the wheel. I suspect they were just humouring your oh to get rid of you. 
  • EssexExile
    EssexExile Posts: 6,506 Forumite
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    If you can't get recommendations off friends or colleagues for a good garage then go and visit a few, choose a clean and tidy place with friendly staff, if you're not satisfied with the service go somewhere else next time. I've been using the same garage for 20 years and I know they don't muck me about. They don't advertise and the don't go on any dodgy websites, always busy though.
    Tall, dark & handsome. Well two out of three ain't bad.
  • couriervanman
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    Mmaatttt said:
    waamo said:
    Mmaatttt said:
    Does anyone have any thoughts on websites that you post your job on to get quotes? Are any better than others, issues do this,  etc?
    eg  whocanfixmycar      bookmygarage       autobutler          mycarneedsa
    I think it's wise to confirm the price with the garage directly before the work is done to stop any confusion with the third party (website).
    Do you own a barge pole?
    No, I don't even have a barge. Can you elaborate with reasons why all are to be avoided? 
    OP.....you seem determined to ignore any advice given so when it all goes t--s up don't come back on here complaining of bad service
  • Mmaatttt
    Mmaatttt Posts: 13 Forumite
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    waamo said:
    Mmaatttt said:
    waamo said:
    Mmaatttt said:
    Does anyone have any thoughts on websites that you post your job on to get quotes? Are any better than others, issues do this,  etc?
    eg  whocanfixmycar      bookmygarage       autobutler          mycarneedsa
    I think it's wise to confirm the price with the garage directly before the work is done to stop any confusion with the third party (website).
    Do you own a barge pole?
    No, I don't even have a barge. Can you elaborate with reasons why all are to be avoided? 
    If something goes wrong you are going to have a nightmare establishing who is responsible. The middleman will blame the garage and the garage will say your contract is with the middleman.

    Do these services tell you which garage they use and guarantee not to take it to an alternative? If not you could find it's at Botchit and Rippoff who you've been avoiding like the plague.

    How are these outfits making money? They either charge you or charge the garage. Either way you pay well over the odds for something that really shouldn't be difficult. If it's the same price through them as via the garage then where are the garage cutting corners to make up the lost revenue? 
    From what I have read about whocanfixmycar the garages pay about £240 a year to be on the platform. It's a way of getting customers for when they have capacity, analogous to hotels maxing occupancy rate, and I get that the best garages might not need more customers.
    When you post a job on the website the garages gives you a quote and you choose which to use, you take the car to the garage and pay the garage directly. The website saves you phoning around. I feel there is a lack of understanding of how different platform work - I was not sure myself so asked the question on here.
  • Mmaatttt
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    couriervanman said:
    Mmaatttt said:
    waamo said:
    Mmaatttt said:
    Does anyone have any thoughts on websites that you post your job on to get quotes? Are any better than others, issues do this,  etc?
    eg  whocanfixmycar      bookmygarage       autobutler          mycarneedsa
    I think it's wise to confirm the price with the garage directly before the work is done to stop any confusion with the third party (website).
    Do you own a barge pole?
    No, I don't even have a barge. Can you elaborate with reasons why all are to be avoided? 
    OP.....you seem determined to ignore any advice given so when it all goes t--s up don't come back on here complaining of bad service
    I'm not ignoring what people are saying. I have read the posts about the one company that was referred to and responded appropriately. There are several other companies out there doing things differently. Some responses are not helpful as they provide no justification to their viewpoint, so don't add anything.
  • waamo
    waamo Posts: 10,298 Forumite
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    Mmaatttt said:
    waamo said:
    Mmaatttt said:
    waamo said:
    Mmaatttt said:
    Does anyone have any thoughts on websites that you post your job on to get quotes? Are any better than others, issues do this,  etc?
    eg  whocanfixmycar      bookmygarage       autobutler          mycarneedsa
    I think it's wise to confirm the price with the garage directly before the work is done to stop any confusion with the third party (website).
    Do you own a barge pole?
    No, I don't even have a barge. Can you elaborate with reasons why all are to be avoided? 
    If something goes wrong you are going to have a nightmare establishing who is responsible. The middleman will blame the garage and the garage will say your contract is with the middleman.

    Do these services tell you which garage they use and guarantee not to take it to an alternative? If not you could find it's at Botchit and Rippoff who you've been avoiding like the plague.

    How are these outfits making money? They either charge you or charge the garage. Either way you pay well over the odds for something that really shouldn't be difficult. If it's the same price through them as via the garage then where are the garage cutting corners to make up the lost revenue? 
    From what I have read about whocanfixmycar the garages pay about £240 a year to be on the platform. It's a way of getting customers for when they have capacity, analogous to hotels maxing occupancy rate, and I get that the best garages might not need more customers.
    When you post a job on the website the garages gives you a quote and you choose which to use, you take the car to the garage and pay the garage directly. The website saves you phoning around. I feel there is a lack of understanding of how different platform work - I was not sure myself so asked the question on here.
    From your description they are nothing more than advertising platforms then. I don't see the point of them when they offer no guarantees whatsoever. Just take it to any fixed price service place if you don't want a recommendation.
  • sweetsand
    sweetsand Posts: 1,826 Forumite
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    Mmaatttt said:
    waamo said:
    Mmaatttt said:
    waamo said:
    Mmaatttt said:
    Does anyone have any thoughts on websites that you post your job on to get quotes? Are any better than others, issues do this,  etc?
    eg  whocanfixmycar      bookmygarage       autobutler          mycarneedsa
    I think it's wise to confirm the price with the garage directly before the work is done to stop any confusion with the third party (website).
    Do you own a barge pole?
    No, I don't even have a barge. Can you elaborate with reasons why all are to be avoided? 
    If something goes wrong you are going to have a nightmare establishing who is responsible. The middleman will blame the garage and the garage will say your contract is with the middleman.

    Do these services tell you which garage they use and guarantee not to take it to an alternative? If not you could find it's at Botchit and Rippoff who you've been avoiding like the plague.

    How are these outfits making money? They either charge you or charge the garage. Either way you pay well over the odds for something that really shouldn't be difficult. If it's the same price through them as via the garage then where are the garage cutting corners to make up the lost revenue? 
    From what I have read about whocanfixmycar the garages pay about £240 a year to be on the platform. It's a way of getting customers for when they have capacity, analogous to hotels maxing occupancy rate, and I get that the best garages might not need more customers.
    When you post a job on the website the garages gives you a quote and you choose which to use, you take the car to the garage and pay the garage directly. The website saves you phoning around. I feel there is a lack of understanding of how different platform work - I was not sure myself so asked the question on here.
    Dear OP
    This is what the forum is for and you should never be allowed to be intimidated by a poster assuming just becuse they know something everyone does.
    You was right to ask the question and I hope that some of the others have helped.
    Take care
    x
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