"Zathras" > wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 11 Jun 2010 16:08:41 +0100, "Dave Savage"
> > wrote:
>
>>Slightly OT, but here goes : my son has lost the radio code for his Ford
>>KA.
>>If you lose the radio code, is it reasonable for a dealer to charge £30 to
>>obtain it for you ?
>
> If you think about *all* the labour and equipment overheads plus the
> need to make a profit to stay in business, £30 sounds reasonable to
> me. Doesn't mean to say I'd *like* to pay it but that's another issue.
>

OK - point taken.


>>I would have thought it's a quick query on a
>>computerised database - £5 to charity would be a fair charge.
>
> I've never been to a main dealership (or Indy for that matter) and
> thought any were remotely charitable organisations! I've had favours
> as a regular but little else.
>
> Your son needs to organise himself a bit better if he hopes to glide
> through life in an easier low cost fashion than would appear to be the
> case! ;-)
>

Equally valid point. In his defence, he doesn't share my enthusiasm for the
internal combustion engine, and regards a motor car as an expensive lump of
metal whose sole purpose is to transport him from A to B. Where did I go
wrong ??!!


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