Morning

I was quoted for some work today for some work that falls out side my warranty (which it may/may not do). I was a bit surprised to be told their rates (Guy Salmon Bristol) were £150+VAT/hour

Is this the going rate now across the franchised dealerships?

Stuart

Guess so. When I had a recall on an elderly 330BMW 3 years ago ISTR the sservice bod said rates were £175 +VAT  Cheers
Richard

(there are no such things as an ordinary FullFat, an ordinary cat or too many tools)
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Mercs labour rate is roughly the same per hour. 2006 4.2 SC

Go to some of the London dealers. They really know how to charge for labour. £180 + VAT per hour is not unheard of. 2017 5.0 Autobiography Supercharged
2005 Merc SL350
2005 Disco HSE 2.7 oil burner

rjff wrote:

Guess so. When I had a recall on an elderly 330BMW 3 years ago ISTR the sservice bod said rates were £175 +VAT

Not sure, but Audi rates cannot be that high. My A3 was on the extended service regime, so only serviced every two years, some years the cost was about £170 all in; vat, oil, filters etc. 2010 Range Rover TDV8 Baltic Blue Autobiography (2011 MY) - SOLD
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Shocking isn’t it, as soon as my vehicles are out of warranty they go to specialists,with a saving of a third or more. Worth some research. When it comes to sell it doesn’t put anybody off. My merc clk is the youngest car they look after, one day picked up the car and it was flanked by 2 gull wings. Holland and Holland Range Rover By Overfinch

Brunel wrote:

Morning

I was quoted for some work today for some work that falls out side my warranty (which it may/may not do). I was a bit surprised to be told their rates (Guy Salmon Bristol) were £150+VAT/hour

Is this the going rate now across the franchised dealerships?

Stuart

£150+vat is dear. my conclusion is that they are trying to earn as much as plumbers

Find a good independent! We charge less than half that hourly rate for arguably a better service! Go figure

Yes, I know re indies - was just interested to see what the going rate was. The work they quoted for is now (after the obligatory argument) being done under warranty

Craig, do you ever have anything to do with activity keys ? I have the key and transceiver and wondered if the l405 has the plug on the loom on the boot harness to just plug and play ? My l405 is a 17 se sdv8

£137 + VAT recently in North Devon (Barnstaple) and I thought that was high enough