Did you know that the manufacturers of automobiles and trucks, Ford, Chevrolet, Toyota, Honda, etc., have determined exactly how long it takes to repair or replace any part on your car?
That "labor time" is available in labor time books/manuals or on trade software and is typically broken down into increments of an hour. For example, to replace an alternator the time might be .5 of an hour. In other words, the time to replace that alternator should take a qualified technician no more than one half of an hour. That labor time increment is then multiplied by the per hour charge of the Repair Shop. On a repair order it might appear like this: "R&I Alt .5" If the Repair Shop’s labor rate, what they charge per hour to work on your car, is $90.00, the labor time charged would be $45.00 (or $90.00 x .5 = $45.00).
Unfortunately, most Repair Shops choose not to share or show you the labor time manual, or show you how they determined the labor time they charge, which leaves you in the dark, or worse vulnerable to being overcharged on labor time. Even if a labor manual was available, without training it would be almost impossible for a novice to figure it out.
For the first time ever, FairRepair.com makes available to you those labor times in a user friendly format so that you can see the correct amount of time it should take to fix your car and you will now have the same information that Repair Shops have.
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