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UK CAR SERVICE & REPAIR · REAL PRICES

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Real UK car service and repair prices, shared anonymously. Servicing, MOT, clutches, brakes and more. See what drivers actually paid, dealer versus independent.

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INDEPENDENTUK unspecified · 2024
Timing belt + water pump, Ford Fiesta 1.25£320
2012 Fiesta 1.25; one independent garage quoted £320 for timing belt + water pump (plus £200 full service); a second garage quoted ~£1,000 for service+MOT+belt (Nov 2024)
TOTAL PAID£320
“A garage initially quoted me £200 for a full service and £320 for a the timing belt and water pump” · a real bill, shared publicly · source
Double at the dealer
A main dealer can charge roughly double an independent garage for the same job, mostly on labour. source
MOT is capped
The MOT test fee is capped by law at £54.85, but garages discount it and load the extras. source
Labour, not parts
On most repairs the parts are cheap. The bill is labour, and labour rates vary a lot by garage and area. source

What Britain actually pays

Every number below is a real price: a published price, or a bill someone actually paid. Click through for the full spread.

ProcedurePricesList vs paid spreadListPaidDelta
Air-con re-gas7£82£75–£140£149£149–£149+£67
Battery6£130£118–£278——
Brake discs9£295£295–£295£540£130–£1,200+£245
Brake pads7£170£121–£253£70£40–£99−£100
Clutch9£671£650–£1,083£710£710–£710+£39
Diagnostics6£75£40–£115£123£123–£123+£48
Exhaust5£350£151–£450——
Full service7£245£207–£316£241£157–£325−£4
Interim service7£147£141–£190£235£220–£250+£88
MOT6£50£45–£55——
Timing belt8£489£300–£678£320£320–£1,000−£169
Tyre8£75£51–£106£66£65–£68−£9

Two bars per job: the pale bar is the advertised list price spread, purple is what people actually paid, on one shared scale (£40 to £1,200, logarithmic). Delta is the gap between the two medians. Hover for the numbers.

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