A young girl was shocked to realise how badly she was being ripped off by a mechanic when she went to her father for a second opinion.
Maddy Guest, from Sydney, said after taking her car to the mechanic, she was given a long list of parts and work the vehicle needed.
Shocked by the extensive and expensive litany of repairs, Ms. Guest, who admits she doesn’t know much about cars, called her mechanic father for a second opinion.
His father told him that he was being given too many services.
“I think I was overcharged because I clearly had no idea,” he said. Yahoo.
“Maybe the guy was just doing his job by putting all the options on the table, but I certainly would have appreciated a more detailed explanation about how essential certain services were and how much they would cost me.”
He said it was disappointing not to be able to rely on the professional advice one receives from some mechanics.
“After I called my dad, I certainly didn’t feel that level of trust with the person I was dealing with,” he said.
Maddy Guest from Sydney said after taking her car to the mechanic, she was given a long list of parts and things the vehicle needed.
Ms. Guest then asked the mechanic to remove all items that were not essential for immediate repair.
She revealed that she had saved $690 as a result.
Last month, a mechanic admitted to overcharging customers by up to 50 percent if he thought they knew little about cars, saying that without this the business would not be viable.
Nathan made the shock admission while speaking on condition of anonymity on 101.9 The Fox Melbourne radio show.
Hosts Fifi, Fev and Nick asked mechanics to call and discuss the issue after seeing a TikTok video of a young woman crying because she had been overcharged.
Alice Bleathman said she visited two mechanics to fix her van and was left in tears, claiming she was overcharged and provided shoddy service.
“Sometimes I hate being a girl,” Bleathman said with tears streaming down her face.
I know a lot of other women struggle with this, but it’s like you’re being made fun of for being a woman.
Last month, a mechanic told a Melbourne radio station that charging customers up to 50 percent more for repairs was common practice.
Nathan revealed that he inflates his bills all the time and tried to justify making extra money from unsuspecting customers.
“This has been happening to me since I was an apprentice,” he said.
‘I didn’t agree with that when I was a trainee, but now I have my own business and the cost of living, the cost of rent, the cost of factories, you have to do it.
“Otherwise you won’t be able to survive.”
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