| Re: The cost of fixing your car reaches as high as £200 an hour as labour charges go through the roof |
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Group: uk.transport · Group Profile
Author: nik.morgannik.morgan Date: Sep 2, 2008 02:32
On Tue, 2 Sep 2008 09:26:41 +0100, Conor wrote
(in article <6i4bm0Foo1edU23@ mid.individual.net>):
>> 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.
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>> "The cost of servicing a car can be as high as £200 an hour as labour
>> costs soar ahead of inflation.
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>> The average cost of labour at a garage is now £75.17 an hour.
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> £35-£40 an hour around here. I found it a hilariously bad article.
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28.50+ vat here in darkest Cornwall, small independent family owned garage
with good local reputation.
I was speaking to one of the fitters a few moments ago about this very
thread. he says one of their customers brings his Audi down from London for
it's servicing, the difference in cost over London covers all his fuel and
travel expenses, a free weekend in Cornwall
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