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Skinz
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5th Aug 05 at 09:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
good lad say what they say
iceman
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well they were as helpfull as a chocolate fire guard basically i dont have a leg on over the price as there was no price agreed for the extra work all i can do is haggle, i did mention the paying of cash to cut the vat they werent to impressed with that lol

there advise was the haggle the price, and state that under the services act 1982 services must be provided at a reasonable rate and with good workmans ship.
what ever that means lol
mk4_astra
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whats the bodyshop in whycombe called? everytime ive been there i never drove past a decent or 'legal' looking garage
iceman
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5th Aug 05 at 09:37   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i do wanna disclose the name as yet
Skinz
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quote:
Originally posted by iceman
well they were as helpfull as a chocolate fire guard basically i dont have a leg on over the price as there was no price agreed for the extra work all i can do is haggle, i did mention the paying of cash to cut the vat they werent to impressed with that lol

there advise was the haggle the price, and state that under the services act 1982 services must be provided at a reasonable rate and with good workmans ship.
what ever that means lol


exactly so if it doesnt comply to that act, dont pay em, if you get quotes from other body shops to do similar work, if it went to court they would bummed on this very act
Skinz
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koni?
a_j_mair
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pay by check, u could always cancel it straight away, if you pay cash he is getting more out it as he can pocket as much as he likes without putting it through the books
iceman
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5th Aug 05 at 09:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
mmm
still awaiting the call from them
iceman
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quote:
Originally posted by a_j_mair
pay by check, u could always cancel it straight away, if you pay cash he is getting more out it as he can pocket as much as he likes without putting it through the books


or i cud pay cash to use a bargining tool
Half Pint
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5th Aug 05 at 10:07   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Bum Him
Jambo
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Is there noone else who can go with u stu? I would have tried to get out of work as we had loadsa staf but one got sent to another store so im fooked.
iceman
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5th Aug 05 at 10:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
its ok dude im working on a replacement just dont wanna go there alone
Skinz
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5th Aug 05 at 14:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
ne news?
BYRON
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5th Aug 05 at 14:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
As has been suggested. pay by cheque if they are unwilling to move on price.
then cancel the cheque straight away.

Bodyshops can be intimidating places imo
Mark Petty
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the amount of crap they have given u do as suggested above pay by cheque but cancel it straight away. fcuk them before they fcuk u
--Dave--
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5th Aug 05 at 15:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
wtf?

go there and look at car

if it's not up to scratch don't give him a penny

tell him once it's up to par you'll hand over the money

end of

if he threatens you in any way tell him Dave said he's a cnut
iceman
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5th Aug 05 at 15:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
lol @ Dave
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glad you got it sorted mate

4 was a bit of a joke to be honest... i would have expected him to throw his wife in the deal for that amount
iceman
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lol cheeky
Mark Petty
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5th Aug 05 at 15:48   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
is it sorted then?
iceman
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yup cheers eveyone
Mark Petty
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damn just read other thread.sorry
Skinz
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how much in the end?
iceman
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2k skinz ur a leg recccommending the trading standards

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