service cost

lizmelparkerson · 20-05-2008, 14:35

what are service charges for fabia 3 1.9 td. do main dealers have different charges. can you have service done at indepent garage and maintain warranty. first car owned with manufacturers warranty excuse my ignorance , all my other cars have come indepent dealers or private and any work done myself or indepent garage. thanks Mellyboy

skodayouth · 20-05-2008, 15:03

Your car should be serviced for free should it not, given it's age?

lizmelparkerson · 20-05-2008, 15:24

thanks only delivery service free .car demostrator, £2300 off list pleased with it

radfordln · 20-05-2008, 18:15

Can only tell you that for a 1.4 TDi (Level 2) the 10k service was about £200 and the 20k service was £250. This was done at Robert Bamford Skoda (Glos). Too lazy (at the moment!) to ring around for other prices.

lizmelparkerson · 20-05-2008, 19:24

this seems to be excessive for 10k service £200 to change oil and kick tyres,as a production engineer i find this excessive, this is not a service charge, this is a .warranty surcharge'. will ring round tomorrow to if prices vary.

bluebeat · 20-05-2008, 19:37

£185 for a 10,000 had it done today labour and vat is the killer, oil and filter are not bad,

mole · 20-05-2008, 20:17

i got told £130 i think from skoda. let me guess, that doesnt include labour and vat?!

Hearny · 21-05-2008, 12:48

Has anybody used a non skoda dealer

JSJ · 22-05-2008, 12:21

Is it possible to use a non skoda dealer without invalidating the warranty if they use genuine skoda parts?

Adrianh1 · 25-05-2008, 19:30

Yes, it's quite legal now to have most new cars serviced at a non-franchised dealer in the first 3 years - or whatever the warranty term is - without invalidating the warranty. Office of Fair Trading legislation going back to 2004. Not many people realise this, unfortunately... Find a good under-the-arches garage that will do an oil/filter change for £40 and - most importantly - won't charge VAT because their turnover is low.

JSJ · 25-05-2008, 21:42

Luckily my best man owns a garage, I just want to be able to use him!

Little Jo · 25-05-2008, 22:24

I'm planning to use a very good local garage unless there's some specific reason to take the car to the dealer. We happen to have an excellent independent garage within walking distance of home. When our Vauxhall dealer went into administration and closed, we tried another dealer 18 miles away, but weren't very impressed. Since then, our local garage has been doing an excellent job.

The savings are significant - I had a major service, cambelt change (including a new water pump), new brake pads and a brake fluid change on my Astra for just over £500. The same work at a dealer would have been well over £600.

He's happy to service my Fabia and will use Skoda parts to maintain the validity of the warranty.

fordfan · 29-05-2008, 06:58

You can have your car serviced at any VAT registered garage, you don't even have to use genuine parts. However, the parts must be of equivalent quality and you may have to prove this in the event of a warranry claim. If a problem occurs out of warranty, Skoda will take into account the service history and will be more accomodating for goodwill contributions to those cars that have been serviced within their dealer network. Also any remedial work/workshop campaigns (may include software updates) that need to be done on a scheduled workshop visit obviously won't get done if it is not going to a dealer.

20-05-2008, 14:35	#1
lizmelparkerson Briskodian Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 25	service cost what are service charges for fabia 3 1.9 td. do main dealers have different charges. can you have service done at indepent garage and maintain warranty. first car owned with manufacturers warranty excuse my ignorance , all my other cars have come indepent dealers or private and any work done myself or indepent garage. thanks Mellyboy

20-05-2008, 15:03	#2
skodayouth Briskodian Join Date: May 2005 Location: Planet Earth Posts: 731	Re: service cost Your car should be serviced for free should it not, given it's age? __________________ Skoda Fabia 3 1.6 Tiptronic Storm Blue Last edited by DGW; 21-05-2008 at 17:22. Reason: Redundant quote deleted.

20-05-2008, 15:24	#3
lizmelparkerson Briskodian Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 25	Re: service cost thanks only delivery service free .car demostrator, £2300 off list pleased with it

20-05-2008, 18:15	#4
radfordln Briskodian Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23	Re: service cost Can only tell you that for a 1.4 TDi (Level 2) the 10k service was about £200 and the 20k service was £250. This was done at Robert Bamford Skoda (Glos). Too lazy (at the moment!) to ring around for other prices.

20-05-2008, 19:24	#5
lizmelparkerson Briskodian Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 25	Re: service cost this seems to be excessive for 10k service £200 to change oil and kick tyres,as a production engineer i find this excessive, this is not a service charge, this is a .warranty surcharge'. will ring round tomorrow to if prices vary.

20-05-2008, 19:37	#6
bluebeat Briskodian Join Date: May 2007 Location: north wales Posts: 154	Re: service cost £185 for a 10,000 had it done today labour and vat is the killer, oil and filter are not bad,

20-05-2008, 20:17	#7
mole Briskodian Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 194	Re: service cost i got told £130 i think from skoda. let me guess, that doesnt include labour and vat?! __________________

21-05-2008, 12:48	#8
Hearny Briskodian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Tyneside Posts: 32	Re: service cost Has anybody used a non skoda dealer

22-05-2008, 12:21	#9
JSJ Briskodian Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 74	Re: service cost Is it possible to use a non skoda dealer without invalidating the warranty if they use genuine skoda parts?

25-05-2008, 19:30	#10
Adrianh1 Briskodian Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 30	Re: service cost Yes, it's quite legal now to have most new cars serviced at a non-franchised dealer in the first 3 years - or whatever the warranty term is - without invalidating the warranty. Office of Fair Trading legislation going back to 2004. Not many people realise this, unfortunately... Find a good under-the-arches garage that will do an oil/filter change for £40 and - most importantly - won't charge VAT because their turnover is low.

25-05-2008, 21:42	#11
JSJ Briskodian Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 74	Re: service cost Luckily my best man owns a garage, I just want to be able to use him!

25-05-2008, 22:24	#12
Little Jo Briskodian Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Herts Posts: 104	Re: service cost I'm planning to use a very good local garage unless there's some specific reason to take the car to the dealer. We happen to have an excellent independent garage within walking distance of home. When our Vauxhall dealer went into administration and closed, we tried another dealer 18 miles away, but weren't very impressed. Since then, our local garage has been doing an excellent job. The savings are significant - I had a major service, cambelt change (including a new water pump), new brake pads and a brake fluid change on my Astra for just over £500. The same work at a dealer would have been well over £600. He's happy to service my Fabia and will use Skoda parts to maintain the validity of the warranty. __________________ Jo

29-05-2008, 06:58	#13
fordfan ECUless Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,625	Re: service cost You can have your car serviced at any VAT registered garage, you don't even have to use genuine parts. However, the parts must be of equivalent quality and you may have to prove this in the event of a warranry claim. If a problem occurs out of warranty, Skoda will take into account the service history and will be more accomodating for goodwill contributions to those cars that have been serviced within their dealer network. Also any remedial work/workshop campaigns (may include software updates) that need to be done on a scheduled workshop visit obviously won't get done if it is not going to a dealer.

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