I’m in the vehicle trade (specialist dismantler) and as a result I have a pretty good handle on the price of car spares.
I recently booked my Transporter van in for a service
Oil filter
Oil
Air filter
Pollen filter
Fuel filter
I was quoted all genuine VW parts and the garage sent through a breakdown of labour and parts – fair enough.
A quick look on line then a call to TPS (trade parts specialists) and I can save myself £70 on the parts alone.
So why are garages aiming to make a huge profit on supplying the parts at more then RRP when I am assuming they will be able to get the for less than me with their trade discount.
Surely the garages labour rate should take into account their overheads etc and making a small profit on the parts is acceptable so long as you are still supplying them for less than joe public can buy them for.