> 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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> "The car, more of a liability than a convenience".
>