Dash Cams - What is Normal Workshop Practice?

[Z31na]

Wouldn't be much to see on dashcam with the bonnet open I wouldn't imagine. I guess if you charged them for set of wiper blades and didn't fit them, the dashcam footage may bite a shonky workshop.

“I did the wipers before I switched the ignition on and opened the bonnet”

 

[stooge]

“I did the wipers before I switched the ignition on and opened the bonnet”

"my cam has a power magic pro connected so it records with the ignition off"

 

[Geoff6666]

Service Charges:

$100 per hour.
$150 per hour (if you watch)
$200 per hour (if you help)

 

[tml678]

Either that or it could be tat a big breasted female mechanic

Seen a few bloke mechanics who’d fit this bill as well…camera would definitely be off in that situation I can tell you…

 

[I Wish]

Wouldn't be much to see on dashcam with the bonnet open I wouldn't imagine. I guess if you charged them for set of wiper blades and didn't fit them, the dashcam footage may bite a shonky workshop.

I think they don't want to see is when they "road test" the vehicle.

 

[Z31na]

Service Charges:

$100 per hour.
$150 per hour (if you watch)
$200 per hour (if you help)

I’ve seen shops woth “F*ckwit tax” loaded as a part number in their system.

 

[Skylarking]

I’ve seen shops woth “F*ckwit tax” loaded as a part number in their system.

That’s funny but why would anyone want to go back to such a mechanic who has such disrespect or disdain for his customers?

I‘d rather see a ”respect customer” part number which grants a discount loaded in their system but respect can be sorely lacking at some places and by some customers.

 

[Z31na]

That’s funny but why would anyone want to go back to such a mechanic who has such disrespect or disdain for his customers?

I think the idea was that they’re suggesting to difficult customers that the shop did not want them to return. They could afford to do to such customers because of the whole 20/80% business statistic thing.

 

[Skylarking]

I think the idea was that they’re suggesting to difficult customers that the shop did not want them to return. They could afford to do to such customers because of the whole 20/80% business statistic thing.

All well and good that a business can afford to ditch customers but "difficult customers" is a often a term that reflects more on staff which have poor interpersonal skills. Such staff/owners can't fathom why some people want to know what is wrong and how it will be fixed, usually because they've been stung by unscrupulous mechanics before.

Such customers have a learnt mistrust of the trade though experiance and the industry does such stuff cause they want to be better regarded? It's funny, but it's fcuked up.

 

[vc commodore]

I think this incident re-enforces having dash cams operational when you are away from your car

https://www.9news.com.au/national/s...alisbury/e9548809-b66a-4629-ba09-d18b102e81a5

I do feel sorry for the old gentleman that has passed away as a result, but the driver was in a customers car....