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[Sam Burton]

Car failed mot on (Non existing) handbrake and headlight alignment great  ,,.... so how much do you lovely chaps think it came to:-

1x MOT
1x handbrake cable
and a headlight adjustment?

££??

[jonathanh]

retest fee is 50% of fee for MOT I think

Is it handbrake cable?  or just readjust everything?  likely to be an hour's labour to adjust everything.  more to replace cable

light alignment - garage should do this is 10 minutes max...

[Sam Burton]

Came to a lovely Figure of £194.86p 

[RobG]

Came to a lovely Figure of £194.86p 

Methinks you`ve been ripped off Sam

[JamesV6CDX]

Assuming the MOT was £50, you've basically been charged £140 odd for a new handbrake cable and fitting, and headlight adjustment.

If they fitted the new cable properly, this price isn't extortionate really....

[RobG]

Assuming the MOT was £50, you've basically been charged £140 odd for a new handbrake cable and fitting, and headlight adjustment.

If they fitted the new cable properly, this price isn't extortionate really....

£120 to fit cable & adjust a light

[JamesV6CDX]

Assuming the MOT was £50, you've basically been charged £140 odd for a new handbrake cable and fitting, and headlight adjustment.

If they fitted the new cable properly, this price isn't extortionate really....

£120 to fit cable & adjust a light

How much is a cable new? I'm guessing best part of £50?

That would leave the garage with a profit of £70. Say £20 of this is for the light adjustment, that leaves them with a £50 profit for fitting the cable.

To do it properly, both rear roadwheels should come off, to correctly set the adjustors on each wheel etc, the exhaust heatshields etc would have to come off from the underside..

I still think that's pretty reasonable? 

[twiglet]

Cost me £30 for a new GM handbrake cable on TC and I fitted it myself. 

[JamesV6CDX]

Cost me £30 for a new GM handbrake cable on TC and I fitted it myself. 

Looks like the garage would have profited £70 from it then.

Whilst not cheap, it's still not what I'd call being ripped off, if done properly

[twiglet]

Cost me £30 for a new GM handbrake cable on TC and I fitted it myself. 

Looks like the garage would have profited £70 from it then.

Whilst not cheap, it's still not what I'd call being ripped off, if done properly

I will say, it's certainly not the easiest job in the world.  Especially those stupid adjusters on each rear wheel!  The swear box got a bit of a beating that day!! 

[RobG]

Assuming the MOT was £50, you've basically been charged £140 odd for a new handbrake cable and fitting, and headlight adjustment.

If they fitted the new cable properly, this price isn't extortionate really....

£120 to fit cable & adjust a light

How much is a cable new? I'm guessing best part of £50?

That would leave the garage with a profit of £70. Say £20 of this is for the light adjustment, that leaves them with a £50 profit for fitting the cable.

To do it properly, both rear roadwheels should come off, to correctly set the adjustors on each wheel etc, the exhaust heatshields etc would have to come off from the underside..

I still think that's pretty reasonable? 

Around £20-25 from a motor factor

[Del Boy]

An MOT, handbrake cable and light adjustment £194! How hard is it to adjust a light? Possibly one of the easiest jobs going, and the handbrake cable, although difficult, that's a lot of wedge 

[JamesV6CDX]

For those who are concerned about the price, remember the OP could have easily enquired as to the cost with the garage first, and then declined to have the work done there if they considered the price too high - and DIY'd it instead...

I still don't think it's entirely unreasonable if it was done properly

[Sam Burton]

Right get this Guys,

Garage just rung me to tell me the light cannot be ajusted, i said fine can you price up a new light, they said yep no problem £186.23 for one RUDDY HEADLIGHT!!!!!!! i laughed i told him "no your alright chap i couldnt tell your wearing a black and white stripey jumper but i can now!!!" so thanks to RobG ive got myself a conversion set which i will be doing thursday for a 'free' retest at 3.00pm but honestly

£194.86p + £186.23 = Go f**k yourself i thought it was extreme but this is mental!!

[Sam Burton]

the mot was £55 the rest was there mock up of pricing