Just wondered what was the general charges per hour by dealer and independant workshops around the country (bikes and cars)? Just had the oil and filter and coolant changed in my car and was pleasantly pleased to note their labour rate was 25 quid an hour -- Steve Parry K100RS SE & F650 and a 520i SE Touring for comfort http://www.gwynfryn.co.uk
My rates vary. If I'm working on my own vehicles, I don't charge myself anything. When working on SWMBO's it's one blowjob/hour. -- Krusty. http://www.muddystuff.co.uk http://www.muddystuff.us Off-road classifieds '02 MV Senna '03 Tiger (FOYRNB) '96 Tiger '79 Fantic 250
Blimey, that's good. In London, you're looking at a minimum of £45/hour for most bike shops and a lot more than that for franchised car dealers, especially the quality brands.
My local HD stealership charges 60 quid / hr. I don't use them mind! -- Greybeard FLHRCI -01 UK ( 95 cu-in Stg 2. Big Boy!) Trumpet Trophy 1200 -96, (The Barge) for rainy days ukrm@foxtails[dot]co[dot]uk *** Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com ***
If she's any good i'll do the next oil change, takes about an hour i think. Lucky to get a thank you when i work on the wife's car let alone a BJ. Alan
Bear wrote: .. For bikes, around £40 p.h. is That counts as a very cheap labour rate for a franchised dealer in London, believe me.
£70 an hour at Peugeot in Bridlington (which let's face it, is a bit pikey, but it's the nearest one) IIRC.
<TOG@toil>; <>; <> wrote in message Bear wrote: .. For bikes, around £40 p.h. is That counts as a very cheap labour rate for a franchised dealer in London, believe me. Took the cage for MOT to be told it had a rotten bake pipe over the back subframe and it wasn't safe to drive away. Ties only a brake pipe me thinks. "okay do it and finnish the mot" says I only to get a bill for £220 + MOT charge.. Cried I did And it was only a little back yard garage in Ewloe Trev GS500 sorned it is....
Excellent - I'll get a BJ without having to get my hands dirty. You're a pal. -- Krusty. http://www.muddystuff.co.uk http://www.muddystuff.us Off-road classifieds '02 MV Senna '03 Tiger (FOYRNB) '96 Tiger '79 Fantic 250
I had this at a Kwak dealership. Dropped the bike off at 9.40am, got a call just before noon to say the bike was ready. Checked the invoice and saw I had been charged four hours labour. "That's because it's a four hour service", came the spannawanka's reply. Apparently it was my fault as I had looked after the bike[1], so lots of things that might have needed adjusting, cleaning and generally sorting. A full and frank discussion about the linear nature of time ensued, where it was agreed that two hours work done does not equal four hours billed, and the owner of the garage eventually supplied braided brake hoses and fitted them FOC by way of apology. Ironic, as I'm sure that the moment I got off the forecourt, the manager was shouting at the mechanic, "Next time, wait FOUR hours before calling, you ****." [1] Properly warmed the engine up, not thrashed it like a **** etc[2] [2] It was my first new bike, I got better
