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Garage charge for estimate
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Costs soon mount up, Adrian has already added £4 to the OP's price of £54AdrianC said:You've taken the car there and said "Can you fix this?"
They've spent time - and, yes, probably dismantled various parts - to find the issue.
The bill to fix is going to be large, so they've phoned and told you.
You've said "Nah, we'll leave it".
Yes, I think being paid for their time in diagnosing the fault is perfectly reasonable.
To put £58 into context, what's their hourly labour charge?3 -
I don't often take my car to a garage but the ones I would take my car to wouldn't charge. Giving quotes is just part of running a business. I have had jobs done and been told it's free. If it only takes a few minutes they won't charge. If they were going to charge they would ask you first.0
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I'm on commission... <grin>1
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I think there is a difference between give a quote to change x and diagnose the problem and give us a quote.
The garage is not a free diagnostics service to then go to the local motor factors and fit the item themselves.1 -
I agree they have not charged to estimate they have charged for diagnostics0
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I suspect they charged you because you 'declined work once or twice before'. Imo they still should have given you prior notice of a possible charge"The Holy Writ of Gloucester Rugby Club demands: first, that the forwards shall win the ball; second, that the forwards shall keep the ball; and third, the backs shall buy the beer." - Doug Ibbotson0
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£458 for a fuel gauge???Just zero the trip when you fill up and fill up again every 200 miles or so.I want to go back to The Olden Days, when every single thing that I can think of was better.....
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No way I would have paid £458 to fix fuel gauge either. How did we manage without them? My 1996 ninja doesn't have a gauge and I haven't run out of fuel in the 11 years I've had it"The Holy Writ of Gloucester Rugby Club demands: first, that the forwards shall win the ball; second, that the forwards shall keep the ball; and third, the backs shall buy the beer." - Doug Ibbotson0
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£54 is about 20-30 minutes of a mechanics time.Past caring about first world problems.1
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It's £45+vat, so 20min would be £135/hr, 30 min would be £90/hr - either's possible at a main dealer, depending on location and brand.IvanOpinion said:£54 is about 20-30 minutes of a mechanics time.
At a non-dealer, more likely 45min at £60/hr, unless it's somewhere with very cheap labour rates, then it may be an hour.0
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