What is a consumables fee?
We charge £3 per transaction to cover the cost of consumables used in the delivery of a number of our services.
The £3 fee (which includes VAT) applies to service such as:
- Servicing
- Brakes
- Clutch
- Steering and suspension
- Timing belts
What is the consumables fee and why and when is it charged?
Whilst completing more complex work on customers’ vehicles, we use a range of consumable items to meet the needs of the job. Examples of such consumable items include protective seat and steering wheel covers, maintenance and penetration sprays, greases and lubricants, top-up fluids, rags, degreasers, and gloves.
The £3 consumables fee, which includes VAT, will only apply on bigger jobs like brake and clutch work, steering and suspension tasks, vehicle servicing and timing belt jobs. The consumables fee is waived if the transaction also includes a tyre and a tyre environmental disposal fee.
I never used to see a charge for consumable items. Why are you charging me separately now for these items?
With prices rising for garage consumables, we’ve now updated the way we break down the total job price to highlight the cost of consumable items to customers, whenever the fee applies.