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kev1975
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Posted: Fri Jun 20th, 2008 09:27 pm |
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we are not affected , people just drive their cars less , they still need them to be legal.
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David
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Posted: Fri Jun 20th, 2008 09:16 pm |
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How is the fuel crisis affecting your test stations throughput of vehicles, are you still testing the same amount of vehicles or less?
David
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KevG
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Posted: Fri Jun 20th, 2008 07:19 pm |
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I,m still laughing.
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Wesley
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Posted: Mon Jun 9th, 2008 11:26 pm |
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jake_2005 wrote: Hi
Just curious...can someone clear something up for me; does the garage keep the fee from a MOT or do they pay the government something to issue certificate. i.e is the £50 fee the payment to the garage for labour, facilities etc.
Thanks in advance
Jake
Hi Jake,
If My Wage increase is linked to the Test Fee, an increase of less than Three Quid over Two Years, and the cost of Living, Has nearly Doubled.
Where do you think I might just be, without a paddle?
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keithd
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Posted: Thu Jun 5th, 2008 06:56 am |
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I've had a disc dissolved twice over the years BigE, back will never be 100% so might be able to give some advice 
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big..E.
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Posted: Wed Jun 4th, 2008 10:25 pm |
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| Anyone called a Plumber or a Builder in lately....Everyone has a cost..Its called LIVING..How much a loaf of bread??..A litre of fuel??..We are no different from any other "profession".....By the way anyone got a bad back?? can you recommend a chairopract for less than a £75.00 consultation fee..??????????? pm meeee..
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David
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Posted: Wed Jun 4th, 2008 09:57 pm |
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I never believed that it was a good idea to inform the public with regards where the MOT Test Fee actually ended up, the job is very difficult to make any profit out of in the first place, so by telling them were the money goes just makes them think we are rip offs, why because they don't understand how much it costs to run a garage, we need to remember their experiences in life are different than ours?
David always
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Wesley
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Posted: Sun Mar 30th, 2008 10:10 pm |
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Johnboy wrote: gjmc37 wrote: we pay £1.77 for every pass issued the rest of the fee is to cover labour a nd facilities, which isnt actually enough. 2 men for 45 mins @ £45 per hour makes almost £80
£45 an hour......Any jobs vacancies at your gaff mate???
Like I said, which school did you go to? For £45 per hour I would hang on a bungee playing "Dixie"! Or "Duelling Banjo`s" If You prefer. LOL. !Last edited on Mon Mar 31st, 2008 12:16 am by Wesley
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Johnboy
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Posted: Sun Mar 30th, 2008 10:55 am |
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gjmc37 wrote: we pay £1.77 for every pass issued the rest of the fee is to cover labour a nd facilities, which isnt actually enough. 2 men for 45 mins @ £45 per hour makes almost £80
£45 an hour......Any jobs vacancies at your gaff mate???
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castrolrob
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Posted: Fri Mar 28th, 2008 08:23 pm |
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each test pass costs us about 2 quid.the fee is based on labour/equipment costs of about an hour and we keep whatever fee is charged.with test bays/wages etc costing what they do it generally isnt a paying spec in and of itself unless you have a very high thruput.most garages testing tend to rely on spinoff work to make it a viable proposition.if it was a profitable/easy earner the government wouldnt have farmed it out in the first place.to give you an idea of the problem many main agents no longer perform tests on financial grounds-why tie up 2 guys for an hour for 50quid when they can earn you £80+ each per hour.most of our local class7 and all of our local class 5 stations have now stopped on similar grounds with the result that the ministry test staions are having to test more minibuses+pikey crap etc than ever(didnt any of you guys wonder why class5 light came out?the ministry dont want em any more than we do!)if your looking for an unbiased test your best bet would probably be a station that doesnt perform repairs.mot test is zero rated for vat purposes and some garages do purely tests simply for ease of tax returns.most of these are obviously high thruput so you may have to queue/book early.good luck whatever you choose.
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big..E.
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Posted: Fri Mar 28th, 2008 10:05 am |
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| No VAT in MOT fee, but dont tell the government Last edited on Fri Mar 28th, 2008 10:06 am by big..E.
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gjmc37
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Posted: Fri Mar 28th, 2008 09:55 am |
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| the school that teaches how to add up. 2 men for 45 mins each @ £45 ph = £67.50 +£11.81 vat = £79.31
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Wesley
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Posted: Thu Mar 27th, 2008 09:59 pm |
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gjmc37 wrote: we pay £1.77 for every pass issued the rest of the fee is to cover labour a nd facilities, which isnt actually enough. 2 men for 45 mins @ £45 per hour makes almost £80
which school did You go to?
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gjmc37
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Posted: Thu Mar 27th, 2008 03:45 pm |
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| we pay £1.77 for every pass issued the rest of the fee is to cover labour a nd facilities, which isnt actually enough. 2 men for 45 mins @ £45 per hour makes almost £80
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sunwinluffbra
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Posted: Wed Mar 26th, 2008 04:44 pm |
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| The test station buy a "test slot" from vosa (we only pay for a pass not a fail) included in the fee is the cost of the paperwork. can't remember the exact cost of a slot but it is a very small part of the cost as the test station has to supply the premisis, staff, ramp, brake tester, gas tester, smoke tester, tools etc. The cost displayed is the MAXIMUM cost of a test and it's up to the discretion of the station to set it's own fee up to the maximum fee.
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jake_2005
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Posted: Wed Mar 26th, 2008 04:23 pm |
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Hi
Just curious...can someone clear something up for me; does the garage keep the fee from a MOT or do they pay the government something to issue certificate. i.e is the £50 fee the payment to the garage for labour, facilities etc.
Thanks in advance
Jake
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