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27/11/2024 at 1:38pm
Location: Turriff Aberdeenshi
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I nearly had a financial heart attack when I saw the bill for Mot, Service and repairs to my campervan. It wasn't the cost of the new parts that had to be fitted, they were reasonably priced. It was the cost of labour and Vat which more than doubled the bill. The garage has an excellent reputation and I'd be reluctant to go elsewhere, but still....
Labour was £60 per hour + VAT. I don't know if this is the 'norm', but I could do without it with Christmas coming up.
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27/11/2024 at 3:57pm
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I've just had a water leak sorted at a cost of £200, it was a 20p O-ring in a housing at the rear of the engine.
At one time of day I'd have done it myself, but now its a job for someone more mobile and with little hands and a ramp
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27/11/2024 at 6:03pm
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£60 per hour isn't bad, I pay £75 per hour and the local Jaguar Land Rover dealer charges in excess of £100.
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27/11/2024 at 6:45pm
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It sounds like I'm in good company. Now in my 70's I don't feel like tackling the work that I would once have happily undertaken.
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27/11/2024 at 7:50pm
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A plumber that has done a couple of jobs for me charges £75 an hour plus VAT. Both jobs would have been something I would have done myself in the past but now find it easier to pay someone. A caravan service dealer will also have more fixed costs?
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28/11/2024 at 1:46am
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Quote: Originally posted by Bernie47 on 27/11/2024
£60 per hour isn't bad, I pay £75 per hour and the local Jaguar Land Rover dealer charges in excess of £100.
It's £72 including VAT, so nearly the same.
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28/11/2024 at 8:58am
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£60 an hour really isn't excessive. £150+ an hour at main dealers isn't unusual.
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28/11/2024 at 12:16pm
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Quote: Originally posted by blueexpo97 on 28/11/2024
Quote: Originally posted by Bernie47 on 27/11/2024
£60 per hour isn't bad, I pay £75 per hour and the local Jaguar Land Rover dealer charges in excess of £100.
It's £72 including VAT, so nearly the same.
£75 plus VAT.
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28/11/2024 at 10:32pm
Location: East Herts
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I think my local garage charges somewhere between £50 and £60 an hour + VAT, but I haven't had any work done by them in several months. That may have gone up since.
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29/11/2024 at 10:31pm
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Quote: Originally posted by Oswestry Ed on 29/11/2024
I try to do as much as I can on both car and van :- oil, filters, batteries etc, even changed discs & pads on van this year to save money. But it doesn't get any easier the older you get.
My garage charges £60 / hour. (£950) for cam belt replacement, new throttle
valve and service.
I used to do the same at one time. Years ago I did everything on my cars, including rebuilding engines and changing gearboxes, but it simply isn't possible today. Too complex, too much electronics, and I'm no longer up to it. I only wish I was.
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30/11/2024 at 1:50pm
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Quote: Originally posted by Fiona W on 28/11/2024
unlike Arnold Clark (locally known as Arnold Shark - good at selling, lousy at sorting warranty problems in our experience).
We bought Mrs. L's car from Arnold Clark in Elgin and get it serviced in their Peterhead branch. We've found them both to be generally very good, so I suppose it's all down to the branch and the staff who work there.
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