How to compare service costs of local garages without phoning all of them

donglefan

Hi, I remember having seen web links that offer to find the cheapest local service.  I know one of them is a scam operation (s. stop)  but are there genuine sites that offer such a comparison?

boobyd

How many would you phone?3-5 max.
For the sake of 5 min call each I know what I would do.

WellKnownSid

Garages that need to advertise on these services are best avoided.  The easiest way to be 'cheap' is to rush the job.  Go with word of mouth.

Mildly_Miffed

Good garages are busy by word-of-mouth and local reputation.

Poor garages need to sign up to marketing groups.

droopsnoot

If you're on Facebook, join a local group and ask on there. You'll get loads of posts from "friends" of each garage, but you'll probably get some genuine responses. It's really unlikely that you'll get the exact information you're looking for - a price for a specific job on a specific vehicle - but you might get an idea of the range. But the only proper was is to phone them all and ask.

Arunmor

The knack is finding a garage you trust and stick with them.  All easier said than done.