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"lock doctor" in limerick

  • 23-01-2009 04:19PM
    #1
    garyegt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 220 ✭✭


    i had an issue with my 206, the key wouldnt go in fully, the little latch that falls in place into the hole in the key was down sothe key wouldnt go in.

    called these guys out and the guy was in the car for no more than 3 minutes, got it sorted and charged me€80:mad: for just a few mins work 80 quid!

    stay away from this crowd unless ya have a serious problem, i regret ever calling them:mad::mad::mad::mad:


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  • #2
    TwoShedsJackson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,438 ✭✭✭TwoShedsJackson


    I wouldn't let someone do work on my car without giving me a price first if my life depended on it.


  • #3
    alias no.9
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,539 ✭✭✭alias no.9


    Let me get this right, he came to you, fixed your problem and charged you €80 and you have a problem with that? Seems pretty reasonable for a callout and successful resolution.


  • #4
    nytraveller
    Closed Accounts Posts: 76 ✭✭nytraveller


    I dont think 80 euro is unreasonable for a call out. If it was such a simple 3 min job why didnt you do it yourself?


  • #5
    Stevie Dakota
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,816 ✭✭✭Stevie Dakota


    The guy solved you problem in 3 minutes and you are complaining, would you have preferred to have him there for 3 hours and charge you the same? He solved your problem quickly, having come to you. Come on.


  • #6
    SV
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,533 ✭✭✭SV


    Aye.
    You just seem to have a problem because he fixed it quickly..


    Sure if it's done quickly it's not worth the money eh?
    :rolleyes:


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  • #7
    seasam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 146 ✭✭seasam


    A bit harsh OP most tradesmen have a call out fee and 80 dosen't seem bad at all he had to travel to you to fix it ! !


  • #8
    ninty9er
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,351 ✭✭✭ninty9er


    Sounds reasonable to me! Not cheap, €50 would be cheap, but you could be an hour waiting.


  • #9
    Vain
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,689 ✭✭✭Vain


    He came to you fixed the problem and your telling people stay away from them:rolleyes:


  • #10
    bazz26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,889 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    Considering the guy had to come to you and fixed the problem quickly I don't think you were ripped off.

    Did you not ask for a ballpark price before agreeing for them to call to you?


  • #11
    Mena
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,178 ✭✭✭Mena


    €80.00 to pop out to you and sort out your problem... hmm, I would have been happy with that, though I would have agreed a price before-hand.


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  • #12
    Sleipnir
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,513 ✭✭✭Sleipnir


    How much did you expect to pay, a fiver?


  • #13
    Savman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,323 ✭✭✭Savman


    garyegt wrote: »
    called these guys out and the guy was in the car for no more than 3 minutes,
    Talk about a glowing recommendation!!

    btw you're dead right OP, they should've charged you €5 and took 2hrs to fix it.


  • #14
    trailerparkboy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 225 ✭✭trailerparkboy


    80 euro thats madness should only be 10 at the most.


  • #15
    Mena
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,178 ✭✭✭Mena


    trailerparkboy wrote: »
    80 euro thats madness should only be 10 at the most.

    For a call out? That would be nuts! Remember, you need to take travel time into the equation as well, not only the "3 minutes" spent fixing the problem.


  • #16
    Drummerboy08
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,090 ✭✭✭✭Drummerboy08


    garyegt wrote: »
    the guy was in the car for no more than 3 minutes, got it sorted

    He might have been only in the car for 3 mins, but the man had to drive to you, possibly thru heavy traffic, and possibly from a fair distance from where you live.

    Then he had to drive back to his garage/office/wherever.

    So in reality, it might have been a 3 minute job for you, but it could have easily been an hour + for him.


  • #17
    green-blood
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 610 ✭✭✭green-blood


    sure put it on the back of a truck and bring it him next time... I'm sure it wil be cheaper


  • #18
    Stevie Dakota
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,816 ✭✭✭Stevie Dakota


    I wonder is "lock doctor' behind this thread, it's great advertising for them!


  • #19
    BnA
    Closed Accounts Posts: 616 ✭✭✭BnA


    I'd just like to ask the OP.... How much did he expect it it cost ?


  • #20
    Slig
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,550 ✭✭✭Slig


    When the majority of posts are saying that €80 is a good price for a very basic repair is it any wonder our economy is Flucked? Do you hire an electrician to change your light bulbs?

    Personally I would have used the passanger door if I was in a rush, same thing happened on a pugeot 406 I used to have but instead of using the phone I used wd40.


  • #21
    Stevie Dakota
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,816 ✭✭✭Stevie Dakota


    Slig wrote: »
    Do you hire an electrician to change your light bulbs?

    No, but if you hired an electrician to come to you house to fix something would you expect him to do it for free?


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  • #22
    L-M
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,536 ✭✭✭✭L-M


    Even before i opened this this i was thinking the title was a bit harsh. I was thinking "Lock doctor, my bad experience" kinda thing. But to open and see they successfully did the job for you i don't understand.

    Thread should be deleted or locked and let fizzle out incase it even dents there reputation. Lots of people read the Motors forum. I'm be pissed off if it was my business.


  • #23
    h3000
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,466 ✭✭✭h3000


    Here is a good experience with Lock Doctor.

    Like most others I think €80 is good value for a professional call out job.

    0118 999 881 999 119 725 3



  • #24
    Slig
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,550 ✭✭✭Slig


    Stevie Dakota wrote: »
    No, but if you hired an electrician to come to you house to fix something would you expect him to do it for free?

    Absolutely not, if they did the job right. The above mentioned business did what they were paid to do and I dont begrudge them their money at all.

    My point is why the hell were they needed in the first place? €80 was an outlay that could have been completely avoided.


  • #25
    ART6
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,629 ✭✭✭ART6


    This thread reminds me of the old story: Man's central heating boiler won't start so he calls a service engineer. Engineer arrives, gives boiler a good kick upon which it starts immediately. Engineer hands man a bill for 75 yoyos. "You want me to pay you all that for just kicking it?" yer man demands. "Nope" says engineer. "The kick was 50 cents. Knowing where to kick was 74.50.":D


  • #26
    trellheim
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,341 ✭✭✭trellheim


    €80 sounds reasonable.


  • #27
    Drummerboy08
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,090 ✭✭✭✭Drummerboy08


    I wonder why the OP hasnt come back to defend his comments?:rolleyes:


  • #28
    Berty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,197 ✭✭✭✭Berty


    I charge my customers €120 before my engineer even pulls his finger out of his ass. €80 including labour is reasonable.


  • #29
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 98,313 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    seasam wrote: »
    A bit harsh OP most tradesmen have a call out fee and 80 dosen't seem bad at all he had to travel to you to fix it ! !
    how much do plumbers / electricians charge for a call out ?


    clampers charge that much for even less work


  • #30
    Berty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,197 ✭✭✭✭Berty


    Drummerboy08 wrote: »
    I wonder why the OP hasnt come back to defend his comments?:rolleyes:

    Off eating his humble pie


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  • #31
    yop
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Regional Midwest Moderators, Regional West Moderators Posts: 16,716 Mod ✭✭✭✭yop


    Stevie Dakota wrote: »
    I wonder is "lock doctor' behind this thread, it's great advertising for them!

    So you are a student with 2 cars are you?

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=58661479&postcount=606

    And you manged to modify your own motor but yet can get the latch up on the hole for the key :D

    I am beginning to smell a shill here.


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