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unfairly charged?

  • 21-08-2012 8:22pm
    #1
    mountain
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,695 ✭✭✭


    Brought my car in the garage today for them to look at a problem I have with wet floors/ heavy condensation on windows.

    When i collected the car, i was told that they had checked everything, but couldn't find the problem, and that the charge was 130 euro.

    now i accept that they spent time looking at it, but, I still have the wet floors.

    Should I of paid?(I did)


Comments

  • #2
    Jimbob 83
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,032 ✭✭✭Jimbob 83


    Does the car have a sunroof ?


  • #3
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,520 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    What car is it?


  • #4
    godtabh
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 23,243 Mod ✭✭✭✭godtabh


    They did work and couldnt find the problem. I assume they charged you the relevant hourly rate so well justified.

    If you agreed a no win no fee type deal then you would be justified not paying them

    Or you could have got a quote for the work and agreed the price before hand.


  • #5
    mountain
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,695 ✭✭✭mountain


    Jimbob 83 wrote: »
    Does the car have a sunroof ?

    it does, drains not blocked in them.


  • #6
    mountain
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,695 ✭✭✭mountain


    godtabh wrote: »
    They did work and couldnt find the problem. I assume they charged you the relevant hourly rate so well justified.

    If you agreed a no win no fee type deal then you would be justified not paying them

    Or you could have got a quote for the work and agreed the price before hand.

    i see you point, the part that gets me is that, after paying the money, i still have the leak.


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  • #7
    MugMugs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,875 ✭✭✭✭MugMugs


    colm_mcm wrote: »
    What car is it?

    Car type?


  • #8
    mountain
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,695 ✭✭✭mountain


    MugMugs wrote: »
    Car type?

    Freelander 2


  • #9
    TheChizler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,514 ✭✭✭TheChizler


    mountain wrote: »
    godtabh wrote: »
    They did work and couldnt find the problem. I assume they charged you the relevant hourly rate so well justified.

    If you agreed a no win no fee type deal then you would be justified not paying them

    Or you could have got a quote for the work and agreed the price before hand.

    i see you point, the part that gets me is that, after paying the money, i still have the leak.
    I suppose the service provided was an investigation, and they had to put time into it. I had a similar problem and it turned out the AC outlet was blocked.


  • #10
    goz83
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,035 ✭✭✭goz83


    €130 seems like a lot for them to look at the vehicle and not find a problem.


  • #11
    Tigger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,705 ✭✭✭✭Tigger


    Work is charged on a per hour basis
    I always get a quote on labour and as I do all the easier stuff myself I'm often told " man ; I'd have charged you a lot more if I had t quoted you x.

    But not finding something is like not fixing something sometimes it's just hard luck


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