What's the going 'Hourly Rate' for specialist garage?
What's the going 'Hourly Rate' for specialist garage?
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Hark

Original Poster:

592 posts

209 months

Tuesday 12th August 2014
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Place i used today was £60 + vat

Small one man garage, does vw Porsche and merc generally.

Is this about right nowadays or not??

Vixpy1

42,699 posts

293 months

Tuesday 12th August 2014
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Yep, sounds spot on

R26Andy

404 posts

190 months

Tuesday 12th August 2014
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Porsche specialist I use is £50/hr + VAT, depends a lot on location.

medieval

1,499 posts

240 months

Tuesday 12th August 2014
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£50 per hour plus vat for me at a local independent Porsche specialist too

Matt UK

18,084 posts

229 months

Tuesday 12th August 2014
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Sounds about right, but where are you based?

Also, do you prefer a great specialist with the knowledge to do the right job in one hour?

Or a generalist charging half the hourly rate who faffs around working out the best way to attack the job and takes 2 hours?