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Repair Costs in Scotland

Scotland generally benefits from lower labour rates, particularly outside of major cities like Edinburgh and Glasgow.

Avg Labour Rate
£68/hr
-11% vs UK

Estimated Costs in Scotland

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Browse All Repairs in Scotland

Body & Glass(10)

Alloy Wheel Repairmoderate
£45 – £199
Bumper Respraymoderate
£171 – £543
Car Dent Repairmoderate
£36 – £171
Car Paint Repairmoderate
£171 – £615
Car Scratch Repairmoderate
£85 – £378
Door Handlemoderate
£45 – £191
Side Windowmoderate
£73 – £388
Windscreen Chip Repaireasy
£26 – £82
Windscreen Replacementmoderate
£165 – £798
Wing Mirror Replacementeasy
£54 – £259

Brakes(10)

ABS Sensormoderate
£50 – £200
Brake Calipermoderate
£118 – £459
Brake Fluid Changeeasy
£40 – £99
Front Brake Discsmoderate
£109 – £330
Front Brake Padsmoderate
£90 – £264
Front Brake Pads & Discsmoderate
£163 – £440
Handbrake Cablemoderate
£85 – £253
Rear Brake Discsmoderate
£104 – £311
Rear Brake Padsmoderate
£88 – £245
Rear Brake Pads & Discsmoderate
£154 – £412

Cooling(9)

Air Conditioning Regaseasy
£54 – £146
Coolant Flusheasy
£43 – £118
Coolant Hoseeasy
£45 – £172
Expansion Tankeasy
£36 – £165
Heater Matrixdifficult
£242 – £776
Radiatormoderate
£154 – £605
Radiator Fanmoderate
£64 – £377
Thermostatmoderate
£45 – £217
Water Pumpmoderate
£166 – £489

Diagnostics & MOT(4)

Diagnostic Scaneasy
£22 – £71
Emissions Testeasy
£22 – £53
Full Diagnosticmoderate
£36 – £142
MOT Testeasy
£36 – £71

Electrical(10)

Alternator Replacementmoderate
£182 – £706
Battery Replacementeasy
£61 – £223
Central Locking Actuatormoderate
£54 – £238
Headlight Bulbeasy
£19 – £101
Headlight Unitmoderate
£73 – £575
Ignition Coileasy
£36 – £165
Lambda Sensormoderate
£59 – £266
Starter Motormoderate
£127 – £605
Window Regulatormoderate
£99 – £330
Wiper Motormoderate
£64 – £257

Engine(13)

Cambelt & Water Pumpdifficult
£305 – £873
Engine Mountmoderate
£95 – £382
Engine Rebuilddifficult
£1,892 – £7,176
Glow Plugsmoderate
£90 – £397
Head Gasketdifficult
£607 – £1,445
Inlet Manifold Gasketmoderate
£156 – £450
Oil Leak Repairmoderate
£81 – £450
Serpentine Beltmoderate
£45 – £151
Spark Plugseasy
£43 – £217
Timing Beltdifficult
£242 – £615
Timing Chaindifficult
£431 – £1,323
Turbo Replacementdifficult
£401 – £1,975
Valve Cover Gasketmoderate
£81 – £253

Exhaust(6)

Catalytic Convertermoderate
£165 – £1,021
DPF Cleaningmoderate
£90 – £354
DPF Replacementdifficult
£330 – £1,761
EGR Valvemoderate
£109 – £440
Exhaust Flexi Pipemoderate
£54 – £219
Exhaust Systemmoderate
£146 – £646

Servicing(8)

Air Filtereasy
£12 – £64
Fuel Filtereasy
£29 – £127
Full Servicemoderate
£144 – £448
Interim Serviceeasy
£54 – £219
Oil Changeeasy
£40 – £134
Oil Filtereasy
£18 – £59
Pollen Filtereasy
£12 – £54
Wiper Bladeseasy
£15 – £61

Steering(8)

Power Steering Fluideasy
£19 – £64
Power Steering Pumpmoderate
£163 – £706
Steering Columndifficult
£217 – £965
Steering Rackdifficult
£307 – £1,270
Steering Rack Gaitermoderate
£79 – £189
Tie Rodmoderate
£90 – £309
Track Rod Endmoderate
£45 – £172
Wheel Alignmenteasy
£36 – £71

Suspension(10)

Anti-Roll Bar Bushmoderate
£43 – £154
Ball Jointmoderate
£85 – £281
Coil Springmoderate
£130 – £373
Drop Linkmoderate
£43 – £154
Front Shock Absorbersmoderate
£135 – £420
Front Suspensionmoderate
£180 – £547
Rear Shock Absorbersmoderate
£95 – £347
Rear Suspensionmoderate
£140 – £483
Wheel Bearingmoderate
£90 – £319
Wishbonemoderate
£130 – £401

Transmission(8)

Clutch Replacementdifficult
£360 – £1,085
Clutch Slave Cylindermoderate
£90 – £345
CV Bootmoderate
£79 – £189
CV Jointmoderate
£126 – £345
Driveshaftmoderate
£154 – £641
Flywheel Replacementdifficult
£397 – £1,319
Gearbox Mountmoderate
£90 – £309
Gearbox Replacementdifficult
£802 – £4,133

Tyres(6)

Pair of Tyreseasy
£87 – £387
Puncture Repaireasy
£16 – £45
Set of Four Tyreseasy
£167 – £746
Single Tyreeasy
£47 – £204
Tyre Pressure Sensoreasy
£28 – £129
Wheel Balancingeasy
£14 – £40

Why are repair costs different in Scotland?

Garage labour rates in Scotland range from £55 - £80 per hour, which directly impacts the total cost of any repair. Parts prices generally remain consistent across the UK, but the labour component varies significantly based on local rent, wages, and demand.

Our AI quote checker adjusts for these regional differences automatically.