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there's profit & there is "taking the ****" Many in the UK these days are in the second category.It comes back to that same question again and again.
Why is profit a dirty word for so many people?
Because it needs doing. 100 of them a week is a grand. & yes you are meant to be working, that is why you are put on the earth. & no 2 @ 500 /week is the same. That's a p*** take.So in your opinion what is an acceptable margin for a trader to make? 10%? 30%? 50%? 200%?
If they charge £50 for a job that costs them £40 to do what's the point in them bothering with it really?
Assuming the dealership only charges £40 an hour for a technician. That would be on the low end these days. The small three man band garage in our village charges about that and they have minimal overheads. £120 an hour is nearer the mark for car dealerships so I don't imagine MH dealers are much different. 2 hour minimum charge, add Her Majesty's bit and there's your £300.
Nonsense. Even the dealer I know in Somerset that my mate complains about is 60/hr +vat. (Which is nearly 3x any main dealer around where I live. )
If someone expected me to pay 120/hr with a 2 hr minimum then I'd know they were a ****taker.
& no when I was in business I'd charge the same rate 24hrs/day , 7 days/week . no call out either. If I didn't want the work I'd tell them, I wouldn't " overprice" to get them to go elsewhere. That is just completely wrong.