To think this is a rip off?

[Sozzels]

Can’t remember what I paid last year but sure it wasn’t so excessive…

Asked for a quote for a service and MOT on my car. £415! Surely not?! I don’t have an SUV, it’s a Fiesta 😂 and I’ve only put 4000 miles on it this year, 4 year old car

YABU - that’s what you pay
YANBU - they’re being cheeky

Mine was around £400 in April for a full service, MOT and air con refresh. This was a local garage in Kent.

No service Inc's brakes. It's only oils, filters etc.

So what do you think that quote menitoned of £580 for the Qashqai includes? Thats more than just filters/oil/fluids

@Purpledrank I would imagine brake fluid, spark plugs, belt, some include brake hoses
I guess when people say doesn't include brakes they're meaning pads and discs

Although to be fair on some prestige cars you're looking at £600 for just oil and filters

Brake hoses! Never heard of that one before. Yes, spark plugs and aux belts do crop up but aux belt is usually after an inspection.

Yeah the brand I work for changes them on the scheduled service at 6 years usually

Spark plugs , gear box oil, engine oil , fuel filter, oil filter, pollen filter etc. Labour average garage is £70ph plus vat 1.5 to 3 hrs work depending on size of the service

Never heard of it including brake hoses ?

Oil prices have rocketed to be fair bit the OPs quote is definitely on the High side.

Seems steep but we need to know what it includes.

Did MOT/Service couple weeks ago, 2010 hatchback. Mechanic does a deal where the MOT is free or half price, can't remember. I also needed new break lights.

Altogether I paid £230.

I’ve always found my mechanic charges a fair price so I've never gone anywhere else.

The the average mileage in the UK is 10-12k a year. So yeah, it’s low. (And your car insurance will
cost more as a result as you aren’t driving enough to maintain your skills.)

You dont half spout some nonsense. Some (if not all) reduce premiums ever so slightly for less mileage.

Having worked for one of the UK’s biggest insurers i can assure you it is true.

That's a ridiculously low annual milage 😀

Depends what the service entails.

In the service schedules there are major and minor services, so for example brake fluid might be every 2 years, so every alternate year it is cheaper.

You can go for a non dealer service, but they may not maintain it in the same way as a dealer.

I've used my local Kwik Fit a couple of times when my garage was busy. Found them to be really good. Even for something like new brake pads they video everything to prove they've done the work. Apparently they started it because they were sick of being threatened by argumentative people with weapons so that may say more about my local area than anything else 😀
Provided nothing needs doing my local garage charge about £260 for full service and MOT.