Oh dear, what a shame! Maybe this might force those car addicts to
leave the cars at home though or even get rid of them. Also cars are
now so electronically complex most drivers can't mend them cheaply
themselves as they used to. The prospect looks bleak.

"The cost of servicing a car can be as high as £200 an hour as labour
costs soar ahead of inflation.

The average cost of labour at a garage is now £75.17 an hour.

Franchise dealers are charging an average of £94.70 an hour for work
on vehicles compared with £87.91 in 2006 - a rise of 7.7 per cent.

The average rate for a mechanic at an independent garage has risen
14.9 per cent over the same period - from £48.43 to £55.63.

Greater London is the most expensive region at £94.26 an hour.

This compares with £68.70 for Edinburgh, £78.81 on Merseyside and
£78.01 for Cornwall.

The survey, commissioned by Warranty Direct, analysed labour rates at
nearly 2,000 garages to highlight price differences.

Duncan McClure Fisher, Warranty Direct managing director, said: 'This
is not great news for motorists who are already feeling the pinch at
the pumps.

'Car sales are falling, used car residuals are falling, and people are
putting off that annual service.

'As economic conditions worsen, prices could rise further to
compensate.'..."

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