Underworld Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 Guys how much should i pay for 5 hours labour and an MOT? How much they charge per hour is it about 30 odd an hour for a local garage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian W Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 Guys how much should i pay for 5 hours labour and an MOT? How much they charge per hour is it about 30 odd an hour for a local garage? don't know how much an MOT is nowadays to be honest (just pay the damn bill). about £40? labour from my 'backstreet' garage that i use is £28 + VAT per hour but obviously from the 'specialists' you're looking at £50+ i think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockys96 Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 have a ring around. what are you having done? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iain2010 Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 It does depend where you go for the labour. Like said above expect between 30-50 quid an hour and you prob wont be far out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underworld Posted December 15, 2006 Author Share Posted December 15, 2006 Im getting my rear dampers fitted, and new brake pads and an mot. They rekon 3 hours for the dampers which is a fair estimate, and 2 hours for the pad including inspection of the calipers. Got quoted 317, sounds a 100 high to me and its a local garage. I was thinking about 250 if it went horribly wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Harwood Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 5 x £30 = £150 Mot's usually around £35-45 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underworld Posted December 15, 2006 Author Share Posted December 15, 2006 yea i know lol. Is that 30 quid per hour guestimate inclusive of tax? £317 does sound high even with tax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockys96 Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 are you not near any traders on here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underworld Posted December 15, 2006 Author Share Posted December 15, 2006 Duno im in cambridge and the cars in there already. But im gonna go over there and say er whats going on with the price. You know when you sorta nod your head in disbelief at a price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gledo1970 Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 VOSA retail price of m.o.t's from nov 06 is £50:35 but some garages dont charge full price.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iain2010 Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 VOSA retail price of m.o.t's from nov 06 is £50:35 but some garages dont charge full price.. Wow thats getting pretty expensive! is that inc VAT cos a MOT is only an hours work (I think) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveK Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 Im getting my rear dampers fitted, and new brake pads and an mot. They rekon 3 hours for the dampers which is a fair estimate, and 2 hours for the pad including inspection of the calipers. Got quoted 317, sounds a 100 high to me and its a local garage. I was thinking about 250 if it went horribly wrong. I'm not sure 3 hours for the dampers is a fair estimate. I had mine replaced at the weekend by Phoenix. It took about 90 minutes (although my bill was only for one hour) - so it cost me £270. But that included the cost of the shocks! I'm also slightly dubious that it takes 2 hours to replace brake pads - especially since the wheels are already off the rears for the suspension. I've not done it on the Supra yet - but I replaced my front pads and discs on the 911 in 90 minutes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Posted December 15, 2006 Share Posted December 15, 2006 Im getting my rear dampers fitted, and new brake pads and an mot. They rekon 3 hours for the dampers which is a fair estimate, and 2 hours for the pad including inspection of the calipers. Got quoted 317, sounds a 100 high to me and its a local garage. I was thinking about 250 if it went horribly wrong. I have always worked in dealerships & I would say £30 is fair for a local garage. We charge £65 + VAT & when I worked at BMW it was about £95 + VAT. MOT's are £50.35 for passenger cars now. As long as that's for front & rear pads, not just one set, it's a fair deal. I agree it's maybe a little over on time for pads but only by max 20 mins I'd say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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