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Ifyourenervousaboutthecostofthaturgentcarrepairorloomingservicebewarnedthehighest
garagelabourratesinBritainhavehitarecord215anhour,newfiguresrevealtoday.
ThetopratechargedbyaBMWdealerinleafyChiswick,WestLondonisnearlythreetimesthe
averageUKgaragelabourratewhichstandsat74.33.
BerryChiswickBMWatBrentfordinMiddlesexisoneofthreeinthecapitalchargingmorethan
200perhour.

DON'TMISS

Smallvehiclesona
smallbudget
Thebestandworstnew
superminisandcitycars
forlessthan10,000
revealed

Whatfraudpandemic?
Carinsurerspaidout
2.4bnlessin2014than
in2010despitewarning
ofjumpininjuryclaims

+2

Roweruptsoverdiesel
ripoffatthepumpsas
oilpriceslidesagainto
hitan11yearlow

Repaircosts:ResearchbyWarrantyDirectshowsthatinsomeareasofthecountry,hourlylabourrateshave
soared

Industryexpertsdescribeditasajawdroppingratethatwouldmotoristsrubbingtheireyesin
disbelief.
Secondhighestwithanhourlyrateof205wasBMWHexagoninEastFinchleywhilethirdplace
BMWHighgatecharging204perhour.

More...

Tipstoavoidawatery
writeoff
AAwarnsmotoristsofan
influxofflooddamaged
vehicleshittingtheused
carmarket

DriverscouldforkouthundredsmorethanexpectedonfuelbecauseofunreliableMPGfigures
MotoringholidaysinEuropegetcheaperasfuelpricesplummetacrossthecontinent
Dieselandunleadedwholesalecostsarenowlevelsowhyisdieselmoreexpensiveatthepumps?
Cutyourmotoringcosts:Comparethecheapestcarinsurancedeals

Theamountsomemechanicschargeareasmuchasthecostprofessionalservicesfromsome
lawyersandaccountants.AnditsaboutthreetimesthehourlyrateofthePrimeMinister.
TheannualgaragelabourratesareuncoveredbyWarrantyDirectwhichanalyseddatafrommore
than10,000repairs.
Ofthe67countiesincludedinthestudy,Londonisthemostexpensiveplaceinwhichtogetyourcar
fixed,atanaverage91.99anhourforfranchisedandnonfranchisedgaragescombined.
Thereportnotes:OnefranchisedworkshopinWestLondonwasfoundtobecharging215an
hour,thehighestrateeverrecordedbyWarrantyDirectinthe11yearsofthestudy.'
TheSouthEastdominatedthetop10mostexpensiveregions,withtheHomeCountiesofSurrey
andMiddlesextakingsecondandthirdpositionsafterLondon.
FourthplacedSouthGlamorganinWalesacountywhichincludesthecityofCardiffwastheonly
areaoutsideoftheSouthEasttofigureinthetop10mostexpensiveplaces.
TheNorthandScotlandwereamongtheleastexpensiveplacestohaveyourcarfixedwithAngus

Isthisthekick
retailersneedtodrop
dieselprices?
Entrepreneur'sthree
Midlandsfuelstationsare
thefirsttoofferitforunder
1alitre
AllnewUKmotors
mustbezeroemissions
by2050:Wecompare
thesixbesthybrid
vehiclesyoucanbuy
today

Howolderdriversare
beinghithardestbycar
insurancepremium
hikestosubsidiselower
risesforyounger
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andEastLothian,followedbyCountyDurham,Ayrshire,andHumberside.
ThebiggestrisersandfallerswereClevelandintheNorthEast,whereaveragebillswereup15per
centyearonyearto72.02andWarwickshire,whichsawratesdropby10percentto69.71.
Theaveragepricechangeacrossthecountrywasa0.29percentincrease.

TOP10MOSTEXPENSIVEREGIONS
FORGARAGELABOURRATES
Region

TOP10LEASTEXPENSIVEREGIONS
FORGARAGELABOURRATES

Averagehourly
%differenceto
costforlabour
2013
()

Region

Averagehourly
costforlabour
()

%differenceto
2013

London

91.99

3%

Angus

58.46

5.8%

Surrey

85.83

1.7%

EastLothian

60.28

6.2%

Middlesex

85.17

2.5%

CountyDurham

62.45

9.2%

Ayrshire

65.18

2.8%

South
Glamorgan

83.43

10%

Humerside

65.32

3.5%

Berkshire

81.75

1.7%

NorthYorkshire

65.43

3.1%

Kent

80.81

1.6%

CountyAntrim

65.69

3.7%

Essex

80.63

0.5%

SouthYorkshire

65.98

5.1%

Hertfordshire

80.62

0.4%

Cumbria

66.34

6.7%

Buckinghamshire

79.51

0.9%

Cornwall

66.45

2.9%

WestSussex

77.76

2.4%

Plugincargrant
extendedto2018but
buyersofplugin
hybridswillreceivehalf
asmuchtowardstheir
newvehicles
Scandalofthe
hospitalsrakingin3m
ayearinparking
chargesandmostofit
goestoprivatefirms
ratherthantheNHS

Thereportalsofoundthatofficialfranchiseddealerschargeonaverage45percentmorethan
independentgaragestheaveragefranchisedmaindealerhourlyrateof92.11comparestoa
nonfranchisedrateof63.56.
Eightyearsago,officialfranchisedgarageswere83percentdearerthanindependentgarages.It
meansthatthepricegapbetweenmaindealersandindependentgarageshasclosedupbyalmost
40percentovereightyears.
Unfortunately,thisislargelydownduetoanincreaseintheaverageratesatindependentpremises
upfrom49.61in2006to63.56anhourtoday.
Bycontrast,maindealersrateshaveremainedmoresteadyincreasingfrom91.07to92.11
overthesameperiod.
Attherateofan8hourdayoverafivedayweekof52weeksperyear,someonecharginganhourly
rateof215wouldearn447,200ornearly500,000.
ThatsthreetimesthesalaryofthePrimeMinsterwhoearns142,500ayear.However,the
individualmechanicwillnotreceivethefullhourlyratechargedforlabour,mostofwhichwillgoto
thedealership.

Policefailto
investigatearound
30,000cartheftsayear
duetobudgetcutswith
229minvehicles
stolenwithoutaprobe

VolkswagensaysUK
ownersofdieselgate
carswillbe'attractively'
compensatedandrecall
willhave'negligible
effect'onvehicle
performance
Supermarketfuelprice
warison:Tescoand
Sainsbury'sjoinsAsda
andMorrisonsby
droppingpetrolbelow1
alitre

Doessizematter?
Daimlerrevealstwonew
droptopswitha185k
pricedifference.RAY
MASSEYcomparesthe
SmartandSClass

Petrol'ssixyearlow
hitsgaragesandoil
firmswhileairlinesand
motoristsreapthe
benefits

Save30ayearon
yourcarinsurance
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providerschargeforasa
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Firingline:ThetopthreemostexpensivegaragesforhourlabourratesareBMWrun

DavidGerrans,WarrantyDirectormanagingdirector,said:'Whilelabourratesremainfairlysteady,
Londoncontinuestosetnewbenchmarksforthecostofgettingcarrepairs,withajawdroppingrate
fromonegaragethatwouldhavemanymotoristsrubbingtheireyesindisbelief.
'Theshrinkingpricedifferencebetweenmaindealersandnonfranchisedworkshopscouldbedueto
theincreasingpopularityofdearerfastfitsandautocentresthatseemtobetakingbusinessaway
fromlessexpensiveindependents,aswellastheadventofmanufacturerschemesthatoffer
discountsforoldercarsandhelpkeeptheoverallfranchisedratedown.'
BerryChiswickBMWdidnotrespondwhenasked
tocommentonfindingsthatits215perhour
labourratewasthehighestinBritain.
ButBMWdefendedtheratesofitsUK
dealerships.Itsaid:BMWcompetesinahighly
competitivemarketplaceandstrivestooffer
exceptionalvaluewhereallaspectsofcar

Whatdieselemissions
scandal?
WedriveVW'snew
superefficientpetrolGolf
toseeifitisas
economicalasthefigures
say...
That'swhatwecalla
Christmasdelivery
Ferrarirewardsdealer
withanF1carbutbedlam
ensuesgettingitintothe
showroom

Retailersarepayingat
least3plessfordiesel
thanunleaded,sowhy
hasn'titdroppedto1
alitrelikepetrol?

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ownershipandservicingareconcerned.
Itsaidithadrecentlylaunchedanewwebsite
whichofferscustomerswithanyBMWoverthree
yearsofageafixedpricefortheirservicing
needs:ThispriceisfixedatallBMWauthorised
dealersandservicecentresacrosstheUK.
'BMWvehiclesalsooperateaconditionbased
servicingsystem,whichinsomeinstancesmean
intervalsbetweenservicingarelongerthanwith
othervehiclebrands.AverageBMWannual
runningcostsremainextremelycompetitive.

Saturdayat9:28am
willbethemost
dangeroustimeonUK
roadsasChristmas
partygoersgetbehind
thewheelstilloverthe
limit
Fiveofthebestclassic
carsforlessthan30k
Industryinsider'stipson
thefuturestarsthatwill
soarinvalue

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12months

Scrappingofcartax
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Isthisthefutureof
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Kadjarwillholditsvalue
betterthanrivals

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