Caravan servicing
- Thread starter LizziePope
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The only items that are actually serviced are the running gear items as they do not have to change oil etc. on a caravan. All the rest are checks even the gas system is a check as that is not serviced. If you do not know that your hob does not light or that a cupboard does not open and close maybe you need a another hobby? :lol:
To give my Jeep a full main service that includes changing the oil, transmission and axle fluids amongst other things is just over £400 in a Jeep dealership. An ordinary service is about £120 of which nearly £70 is the cost of the oil. How does a caravan dealer justify charging £250 for servicing a caravan?
Mobile technicians charge a more reasonable and acceptable fee!
To give my Jeep a full main service that includes changing the oil, transmission and axle fluids amongst other things is just over £400 in a Jeep dealership. An ordinary service is about £120 of which nearly £70 is the cost of the oil. How does a caravan dealer justify charging £250 for servicing a caravan?
Mobile technicians charge a more reasonable and acceptable fee!
Think its about £22o from where we got ours but can get it from £155 including parts from a more local approved service place . 
& 5o miles closer !!
& 5o miles closer !!Our local caravan dealer charges £70 per hour which is at least £20 an hour more than garages and about the same yo would pay an accountant or a lawer
IanMorris said:
I really wish I had known about this. I went to see the lawyer mid week and he didn’t tell me they do caravan servicing. Too late as well now. Had mine done last Wednesday
Hah, well I asked my caravan service engineer if he could dash off a stiff letter to my local council about the council tax rise....... I'll get me coat.
With labour rates like those I think I’d like to move to your area. Our local independent garage is £80ph and heavens knows what the solicitor charges!
Our caravan dealer charges £50an hour, for the car dealers charge £75 plus. Solicitors and accountants can charge £200 or more although it does depend at what level they work.
Damian
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Having read the article , whilst broadly accurate it is misleading in respect of the use of a flue gas analyser.
Fact is that the AWS does NOT require the use of a flue gas analyser, and a room test for CO is not a requirement of the AWS service sheet.
A good engineer will have taken on board the issues that I personally have raised and promoted about the use of Flue Gas analysers and will use one to not only do a room test but also the exhaust from the heater, cooker, and any other gas burning appliance.
Just turning a gas appliance on to see if it lights is NOT good enough and I would urge users to demand the readouts from the Flue Gas Analyser (which would automatically be given by a GOOD engineer) for each appliance.
If your choice of service agent does NOT do this essential testing, do you want to rely on his word alone.........I don't !!!!
Fact is that the AWS does NOT require the use of a flue gas analyser, and a room test for CO is not a requirement of the AWS service sheet.
A good engineer will have taken on board the issues that I personally have raised and promoted about the use of Flue Gas analysers and will use one to not only do a room test but also the exhaust from the heater, cooker, and any other gas burning appliance.
Just turning a gas appliance on to see if it lights is NOT good enough and I would urge users to demand the readouts from the Flue Gas Analyser (which would automatically be given by a GOOD engineer) for each appliance.
If your choice of service agent does NOT do this essential testing, do you want to rely on his word alone.........I don't !!!!
Damian-Moderator said:
A good point, perhaps the AWS service could include for a flue gas check like car servicing doesn’t (for many makes) automatically include brake fluid change, cam belt change, gearbox/diff fluid or coolant change, but it would be an option to be accepted or declined.
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