Garage labour charges?

i work in a main dealer we often get cars from 'smaller' garages that they carnt/wont do ive wondered how much thay add on when they give it back to their custmomer?

the labour rate varies on the regeion as a rule its cheaper up north than south . and yes main dealers rate are more than others .we do give discounts though and corstsy cars are avialable

£40 to £60 per hour. Not to mention £180 for a service which takes less than an hour and costs £20 for engine oil and three filters. If you are a diy home mechanic and the fault cannot be traced by the usual means-using your senses, and checking that there is fuel and ignition try a small garage with diagnostic equipment. A main dealer will charge half an hour to lift the bonnet. DaveK.

Dave, your probably a really nice bloke but the quality of your grammar and spelling speaks volumes about the quality of main dealer staff (particularly Ford staff).

Regards

Stuart.

That 'your' and in 'you're' I guess ? ;-)

Andy

LOL. I am an idiot. I admit it. Never ask me to sevice your car!

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Smaller garages would charge £30+vat an hour, if the rate is any lower than that I would not expect much in the way of customer service if there are any problems. Main dealers are £60 min, and size and location can make that as high as £90 per hour.

Well I got 'as' wrong ! :-(((

Andy

£50-100/hr depending on make and location.

"Fred"

Why not ask mates or friends for recommendations.

You might find the guy under the arches, a real genuine guy, the garage is untidy a bit greasy, calenders on the wall, works in dirty overalls. None of this clinical cleanliness, that always ends in the customer paying.

Somebody who is the real backbone, somebody who makes this country great. Besides which you might get a decent cup, I mean mug of tea, not that vending machine rubbish.

Well at least he doesn't top post, and if you are going to pull someone on spelling and grammar, then try to make sure that you get you own right.

More importantly, the standard of someone's English does not reflect in any way on their mechanical ability.

On 22-Jan-06 01:40:12, SimonJ said

"you own"??? This thread is cursed! :)

I couldn't agree more, and if somebody is kind enough to post a helpful and perfectly clear response (as the post in question was) then they certainly get my vote.

All the best, Angus Manwaring. (for e-mail remove ANTISPEM)

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On 20-Jan-06 19:22:51, bigsteve said

You just conjured up Tim from The Goodies, in full flow, for me. :)

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My local BMW dealer charges 120 quid an hour.

Yeah, my post are always full of spelling mistakes, most of the time the spellchecker gets em!

Just get someone to hum 'land of hope and glory' in the background, while you read the post!

I've never used spill chuckers. Can't see the point. There never vat good anyway.

Many if not most modern cars need to be plugged into a computer to diagnose engine problems (unless it's something glaringly obvious, of course) which may limit you to certain garages as not all will have the right equipment. If you have a local Hometune they could be worth a try

- IIRC they charge a fixed price to do the basic diagnostic check.

I've just had some work done to the Volvo at an independent specialist garage which charged 45 quid + VAT an hour, to give you a rough idea of what you might expect to pay.