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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: The Sheriff on 21 March 2015, 12:02:21

Title: Garage labour costs
Post by: The Sheriff on 21 March 2015, 12:02:21
I was just wondering what people pay for labour costs from their local garage. Not main dealers, obviously, just small, local garages. Be interesting to know how they vary around the country.

I've just picked mine up after oil and filter service, labour is £30ph, very good I think.
Title: Re: Garage labour costs
Post by: joff on 21 March 2015, 12:10:37
I was just wondering what people pay for labour costs from their local garage. Not main dealers, obviously, just small, local garages. Be interesting to know how they vary around the country.

I've just picked mine up after oil and filter service, labour is £30ph, very good I think.

About £50 an hour down here.
Title: Re: Garage labour costs
Post by: Terbs on 21 March 2015, 12:12:36
Around £50 here (if you hunt around) usually dearer :(
I get £35 with family discount if I have to pay labour
Title: Re: Garage labour costs
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 21 March 2015, 12:49:47
Recent Omega work. :y

Change discs,  pads, and wear sensor..........1 hour.......£40 plus VAT

Change oil, filter,......and also fuel filter.. 30 minutes    £20 plus VAT

Change brake fluid....and also remove corrosion from  brake pipes.......30 minutes. £20 plus VAT.



So £40 P/H for this work.

Mercedes indie £60 P/H

Mercedes main dealer £132 P/H

Spotty youth at Vauxhall main dealer  £85 P/H.


All prices plus VAT. :'(
Title: Re: Garage labour costs
Post by: The Sheriff on 21 March 2015, 12:51:50
Recent Omega work. :y

Change discs,  pads, and wear sensor..........1 hour.......£40 plus VAT

Change oil, filter,......and also fuel filter.. 30 minutes    £20 plus VAT

Change brake fluid....and also remove corrosion from  brake pipes.......30 minutes. £20 plus VAT.



So £40 P/H for this work.

Mercedes indie £60 P/H

Mercedes main dealer £132 P/H

Spotty youth at Vauxhall main dealer  £85 P/H.


All prices plus VAT. :'(
My local indie doesn't force you into buying vat. :)
Title: Re: Garage labour costs
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 21 March 2015, 12:54:00
Recent Omega work. :y

Change discs,  pads, and wear sensor..........1 hour.......£40 plus VAT

Change oil, filter,......and also fuel filter.. 30 minutes    £20 plus VAT

Change brake fluid....and also remove corrosion from  brake pipes.......30 minutes. £20 plus VAT.



So £40 P/H for this work.

Mercedes indie £60 P/H

Mercedes main dealer £132 P/H

Spotty youth at Vauxhall main dealer  £85 P/H.


All prices plus VAT. :'(
My local indie doesn't force you into buying vat. :)

Is he from Liverpool and does he 'sign on' every Tuesday?..... ;)
Title: Re: Garage labour costs
Post by: chrisgixer on 21 March 2015, 13:17:57
Free ::)
Title: Re: Garage labour costs
Post by: ronnyd on 21 March 2015, 13:23:15
My guy charges 40 quid but the best bit is that i trust him implicitly and i think thats most important these days. Hope he doesn,t retire yet. :)
Title: Re: Garage labour costs
Post by: 05omegav6 on 21 March 2015, 13:33:45
Free ::)
£20 per hour, including tea/coffee and bacon butties ;)
Title: Re: Garage labour costs
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 21 March 2015, 13:35:11
Free ::)
£20 per hour, including tea/coffee and bacon butties ;)

That is reasonable, Al. :y
Title: Re: Garage labour costs
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 21 March 2015, 13:37:48
I was just wondering what people pay for labour costs from their local garage. Not main dealers, obviously, just small, local garages. Be interesting to know how they vary around the country.

I've just picked mine up after oil and filter service, labour is £30ph, very good I think.

For the sake of argument let's assume twenty minutes to change the oil and filter on your Daewoo.

Yes...I agree. A charge of £10 is reasonable. :y ::) ::)
Title: Re: Garage labour costs
Post by: BazaJT on 21 March 2015, 14:24:43
Well it cost me £40 recently to have both rear springs fitted on Elite[I supplied springs]don't know how long the job took as I dropped car off on way to work and garage delivered it to me later in the day.That was £40  inc.vat.Main stealers wanted over £100 for same job!!!!
Title: Re: Garage labour costs
Post by: chrisgixer on 21 March 2015, 14:59:10
Free ::)
£20 per hour, including tea/coffee and bacon butties ;)

No to me. Silly! ;D

Although I need to have a word with hospitality by the sound of it. ;D
Title: Re: Garage labour costs
Post by: Varche on 21 March 2015, 16:15:38
20 euros an hour here in Spain (roughly equivalent wage wise to £20 in Uk) but parts seem to cost you more and the garage gives you a little receipt (no VAT) unless you ask specifically for a BIG receipt with VAT.
Title: Re: Garage labour costs
Post by: Keith ABS on 21 March 2015, 16:43:14
  Just had to have to fuel pump changed on my Sprinter camper. The fuel injection specialist was £73 + vat per hour

Keith B
Title: Re: Garage labour costs
Post by: The Sheriff on 21 March 2015, 17:26:33
I was just wondering what people pay for labour costs from their local garage. Not main dealers, obviously, just small, local garages. Be interesting to know how they vary around the country.

I've just picked mine up after oil and filter service, labour is £30ph, very good I think.

For the sake of argument let's assume twenty minutes to change the oil and filter on your Daewoo.

Yes...I agree. A charge of £10 is reasonable. :y ::) ::)
£15 labour.......the price of an omega.
Title: Re: Garage labour costs
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 21 March 2015, 18:16:00
I was just wondering what people pay for labour costs from their local garage. Not main dealers, obviously, just small, local garages. Be interesting to know how they vary around the country.

I've just picked mine up after oil and filter service, labour is £30ph, very good I think.

For the sake of argument let's assume twenty minutes to change the oil and filter on your Daewoo.

Yes...I agree. A charge of £10 is reasonable. :y ::) ::)
£15 labour.......the price of an omega.

I'd want a brace for that kind of money. :y

....with an elderly Daewoo thrown in for good measure. :y
Title: Re: Garage labour costs
Post by: The Sheriff on 21 March 2015, 18:35:29
I was just wondering what people pay for labour costs from their local garage. Not main dealers, obviously, just small, local garages. Be interesting to know how they vary around the country.

I've just picked mine up after oil and filter service, labour is £30ph, very good I think.

For the sake of argument let's assume twenty minutes to change the oil and filter on your Daewoo.

Yes...I agree. A charge of £10 is reasonable. :y ::) ::)
£15 labour.......the price of an omega.

I'd want a brace for that kind of money. :y

....with an elderly Daewoo thrown in for good measure. :y
Daewoos don't get to be elderly.  ;D
Title: Re: Garage labour costs
Post by: BazaJT on 21 March 2015, 19:08:11
Well that's true they don't last long enough to get "elderly"!