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Title: Labour rates for specialists
Post by: mrggg on July 07, 2015, 12:39:27 pm

what would you say is a reasonable price for labour rates from vw specialists per hour?

Title: Re: Labour rates for specialists
Post by: PT82 on July 07, 2015, 01:14:07 pm

Specialist I use charges £33 an hour including vat although I travel 30 miles to get to the. The local grease monkeys charge £40 plus vat.

Title: Re: Labour rates for specialists
Post by: bigeyd on July 07, 2015, 01:15:40 pm

40/50 here in the midlands

Title: Re: Labour rates for specialists
Post by: Rob. on July 07, 2015, 01:37:08 pm

Think the place I use is £50+VAT (in the South East)

Title: Re: Labour rates for specialists
Post by: OSB on July 07, 2015, 05:17:06 pm

The local VW main dealer here is £90 / hr
Local indy - v good place BTW and with an ex VW trained mechanic - is £75 / hr.......
Those previous prices look so cheap!!!

Title: Re: Labour rates for specialists
Post by: Stooey on July 07, 2015, 05:25:55 pm

Not to rub it in or anything but my local vw specalist is £25 p/h  :P

Title: Re: Labour rates for specialists
Post by: Ricky123 on July 07, 2015, 05:43:48 pm

Couldn't dream of paying some of those prices  :surprised:

I can honestly say I've never taken any car of my own to a garage, I always try and have a go myself lol