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Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2007 12:20 am
by dandywarhol
A good breakdown Ian but a garage charging £30/hour certainly won't be paying their mechanics 25k a year...................more like 18k :shock: A paltry sum for what they're supposed to know and get right first time! Never mind the potential human life cost if it goes wrong by inexperienced hands :shock:

High time mechanics were licenced, like gas fitters etc.
The IMI are trying hard to see it done - problem is there's too many folks who think they know it all having read a Haynes manual...................

Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2007 9:48 am
by moonshine
Even in this supposedly high wage area, they would be very lucky to get £18k even. I doubt whether even the local Mercedes dealership with its £90+ an hour labour charge, pays its mechanics more than £16,000 a year.