DazzJo Posted July 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2015 Yes mate it's all booked in for the 8th August...was meant be this weekend but got Gamekeepers Meal this weekend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddoakley Posted July 21, 2015 Report Share Posted July 21, 2015 Exactly £40 per hour! Who earns £40 an hour? Dont know a lot about the industry but I do know that if labour is charged at £40 p/h then nobody is making that for themselves! Premises (rent or mortgage) Rates Gas and electric (lots of light and heat needed in a body shop) Equipmemt leases/purchase/upkeep Insurances Tax, vat, accountants fees, And probably loads of other overheads to be accounted for before you check whats left to pay a wage. Then dont forget that employees want holiday pay, paying 40 hrs a week whether you have 40hrs worth of work or not, uniform/safety gear...... £40 an hour suddenly doesnt seem that much?? Just my opinion. Edd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckyshot Posted July 21, 2015 Report Share Posted July 21, 2015 Dont know a lot about the industry but I do know that if labour is charged at £40 p/h then nobody is making that for themselves! Premises (rent or mortgage) Rates Gas and electric (lots of light and heat needed in a body shop) Equipmemt leases/purchase/upkeep Insurances Tax, vat, accountants fees, And probably loads of other overheads to be accounted for before you check whats left to pay a wage. Then dont forget that employees want holiday pay, paying 40 hrs a week whether you have 40hrs worth of work or not, uniform/safety gear...... £40 an hour suddenly doesnt seem that much?? Just my opinion. Edd The £40ph was quoted by me in a previous post, that's what the bodyshop I worked in 15 years ago charged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashman Posted July 22, 2015 Report Share Posted July 22, 2015 It's funny, whatever your job or whatever you sell, there's always somebody on hand to complain about the price. My response is that of "peanuts and monkeys" and that the buyer should take the arm of the competitor who's offering a much better rate. I'm still in business, so must be doing something right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DazzJo Posted August 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 9, 2015 As promised...a before and after picture as I dropped it off yesterday morning and got it back at 3pm today Before After Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted August 9, 2015 Report Share Posted August 9, 2015 Exactly £40 per hour! Who earns £40 an hour? Back on topic if the man is competant then £160 is a perfectly reasonable price if he wants to earn good money for himself. I hate when people (in the trade it would appear) **** on someones job just because they dare want to earn some beer money and not be a ****... You dont have to break things down and list materials for me by the way, ive spent many an hour working in a bodyshop. £40 an hour is not just wages, its the cost of the unit and all the bills associated with it. My window cleaner probably earns more than £40 an hour, he charges £15 and it doesn't take him twenty minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E.w. Posted August 9, 2015 Report Share Posted August 9, 2015 Dazzjo good on you nice job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DazzJo Posted August 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2015 Thanks E.W I also asked him wether he could do anything with a 5 inch scratch on the corner of my rear bumper just below the drivers rear side lights... I said I'll pay the extra..he said no problem. I turned up yesterday and he had done that also for no extra charge!! When I rang him he said £160 I turned up yesterday asked how much I owed him and he said £150! So I gave him £30 extra tip as I was that happy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E.w. Posted August 10, 2015 Report Share Posted August 10, 2015 You can't beat that looks a real good job, he puts some body shops to shame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tam Posted August 11, 2015 Report Share Posted August 11, 2015 :good: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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