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Rip-off garage gets sued, £1,300 bill and nothing fixed

Garage had my car for five months

Suing ar rip-off garage

I was thinking of selling tickets for the court case that will be on the 13 March, but I think I will have more fun writing an account of what happened in court when the day comes.



To date this rip-off garage has had my Renault Laguna five months and I am currently suing them. Recently they offered to tear up their invoice so long as I don’t talk about the hell that they have put me through.

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16-4-2008Ive the same problem. the garage has had my car since 6th March 2008 and still has It to date 16th April 2008, I asked for a reconditioned engine,they claim the Ignition timing is at fault and caused the big ends and pistons to go thus bumping up the price. I know that ignition timing does not do ...morekevin
25-3-2008This is a disgrace, and typical of many garages around. it's about time mechanics were monitored more closely and answerable to 'a higher body' therfore enabling customers to resolve unlawful behavior, much quicker. We are have just received our car back after 6 months in the garage but...moreterry
27-2-2008Im allso having trouble my bill so far is -£1,000 . my repaires arent yet complete ,I now hear it has to go to another garage for electrical checks , Im feeling pretty fed up I estimate in the end it will cost me close to £2,000 . I only had the car for one day .mark
06-12-2007This sounds vary familar to what I am going through now... But difference with my case is that its with a multi-nation household car dealer... Do have any suggestion on how to push this issue to take this case to court...MICK
27-11-2007Yes its a good idea to name and shame garages, however bear in mind that in doing so the website can get into all sorts of trouble from small "cyber bullying" small garages. Threats of legal action for defamatory and libelous material etc. etc. You get the picture! Would be nice to cham...moreI agree.. but...
04-11-2007Perhaps having the garages name will help many others, I think.MARCO
21-5-2007Hi , any news on the judgement? It would be nice to hear how you resolved your problem!Fast Forward
05-4-2007What is the garage's name, where is it? Is it a good idea to have a list of garages from hell?Andy
28-2-2007I expect your car is being stripped of all its pricey accessories whilst it is there. You won't notice this of course, but anything worth stripping is probably being taken out and replaced with an inferior fitting looking much the same as the "real thing". Take them to a small claim...moreTake the extreme view
28-2-2007Unfortunately you seem to have fallen for a common trik of less than honest garages, if you take your car into a garage with a specific fault which is then diagnosed, there is a good chance a mechanic may find a number of other components that are faulty but not directly contributing to your origina...more7 of 9



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