The garage was quick enough to rip you off and keep your car for 4 months. They have taken the piss. Have they reimbursed you for the inconsideration of being without a vehicle for that length of time? I think that equates to more than 75quid in my book
what garage was it?
4 months waiting? Seriously? Id be on the phone every day and if it had taken over a couple of weeks id be turning up at the garage daily!
Is this your daily car?
I see it this way from what has been said.
You asked them to replace the engine. They did and you paid.
You found a leaking sump gasket, you asked them to fix it and they did.
They gave you the car back, and an error at the garage allowed you to take the car before paying. You still owe them the money for the job.
The fact it took them 4 months to replace the sump gasket is utterly ridiculous, but immaterial to you paying. You could request that they cancel any bills considering the vast time it has taken them to complete this minor job, but ultimately they have carried out work at your request and are charging you reasonably for it.
LOL @ letting someone have a car for almost a year to do an engine swap! Pay them, it's your fault for taking it to a bunch of cowboys in the first place.
Hows the car running now ?Yup, you learn from mistakes I guess
Hows the car running now ?
So let me get my head around this.
Renault sacked a bunch of your mechanic mates who are now employed at a Hyundai garage.
Your engine dies so your mechanic mates supply and fit you with a replacement engine (£700)
Replacement engine has a leak
Garage takes ages repairing
They let you drive away without paying the £75 fee that they are now charging.
No offence but your mechanic mates sounds like right cowboys, and no wonder Renault let them go if they are supplying unknown parts to customers and then bringing the garages reputation into the frame when things go wrong. Why didnt they (your friends) hold their hands up??
Stop being a dick, pay the £75, chase your mates for the money later as this reads like their **** up. You only paid the garage to fit the engine your mate supplied which they did, you cant argue that!
I run my own small Garage - No Payment , No Keys is how i operate on Cash customers , Account is 30 days , no settlement on account on 30 days , anything ive got of theirs doesnt get touched , and if its finished they dont get it back.
why has it taken 4 months to do?
Unfortunately, it would be illegal for you to prevent a person collecting their property. If you did with hold it and it went to court, they could sue you for damages if the vehicle was required for business or getting to work.
I don't think he means he says "pay me or you don't get your keys"
It will be more along the lines of "that's £xx.xx please, excellent thank you very much here are your keys, see you next time"