Just got a new warrant which cost $58. Seems pretty steep when only last October I passed a service station in South Canterbury doing them for $35. What seems to be the average cost now!
jason_247,
Jan 12, 1:21pm
i usually pay about $50.
cheaper wofs miss the stuff you want them to catch and fail you on stuff that shouldnt have.
oldboyjohn,
Jan 12, 1:37pm
Some of the cheaper ones will fail you when they shouldn't to get the repair work. Go to VTNZ or similar, costs more but they are unbiased
tgray,
Jan 12, 1:47pm
They are still $20 in Sth and West Ak. I don't use them as they can't possibly do a proper check and make a profit at that price. A fair price! I would say $40
2sheddies,
Jan 12, 2:52pm
$58 is a bit of a rip. I wouldn't darken their doorway again. Around $30 would be fair to both garage and customer I reckon. But the average is $45-50 these days at a proper wof place. Not one of those cowboy outfits who charge $20 and then claim your car needs $500 worth of needless repairs to pass the wof. which they can then so conveniently undertake for you.
franc123,
Jan 12, 3:06pm
I haven't seen any recent figures on it but the industry average a couple of years back was $46.50 to 55 is not uncommon these days.
tony9,
Jan 12, 3:17pm
Both my recent places were $40.But I have reason to believe one was somewhat irregular.One did offer me a free wof if I got a lube as well.
As it turned out I got shafted without the lube!
rodeorunch,
Jan 12, 3:57pm
I was paying up to $65 in Westport a year a go
marte,
Jan 12, 4:38pm
I paid $50. Am happy with it. I got it done at the same place that replaced my cambelt a short time ago. So it was a 'returning customer' job.
I sorta expect that if you pay the big $65 and drop it off and pick it up later (you don't hang around while its done) they will probably fix or adjust something that it was going to fail on normally.
cammey,
Jan 12, 5:11pm
It possibly costs $30 to do a WOF by the time all the overheads are taken into account.
The man that charges $35 has to do 100 inspections to make $500 profit. The man that charges $65 only has to do 15.
That's the free market and competition. It conspires to find the highest price the market will bear.
steve-007,
Jan 12, 5:51pm
I pay $125 for mine but then thats a 'post it to you' WOF. so much easier
franc123,
Jan 12, 6:04pm
So why can't you get a legitimate WOF!
steve-007,
Jan 12, 6:35pm
it's a legit WOF sticker just saves time on going in and all that
horses7,
Jan 12, 6:41pm
As a warrant usually takes about 45 minutes if done properly and most workshops have an hourly rate of $70 upwards I don't think $58 is unreasonable if carried out properly,it is all about your safety after all,what price do you put on that
joanie04,
Jan 12, 7:15pm
I pay $50 for my WOF in town and the mere male pays $45 at the local service station.
2sheddies,
Jan 12, 7:30pm
Wow! I have never heard of a wof inspection taking that long, ever. I think the maximum I've ever waited would be 20mins, and that's stretching it. Usually 10-15 mins or so.
mischieftam,
Jan 12, 8:08pm
i would pay $58 at my regular wof tester because i can trust him to do a thorough and competent test. However he is cheaper- $45-$50 last time i think, don't really take notice of what he charges as i expect him to charge what he's thinks he is worth- no more no less.and he does.
craigsmith,
Jan 12, 8:43pm
WoFs have magically increased in "cost" by about $10-$15 on average, after the period was changed from 6 months to 1 yr, on most cars. Imagine that.
woodypc,
Jan 12, 9:01pm
The place I go was $35 a couple of years ago, but is now $50, but my car only needs a WOF once a year now so actually cheaper. I think it makes sense for them to increase the price a bit.
atom.ant,
Jan 13, 6:39am
I paid $52 for mine 1 week ago. Took the guy just under 40 minutes to do it including a road test.
mopsy3,
Jan 13, 8:52am
Interesting isn't it! A decent workshop may have an hourly rate of say $80.00 and a WOF check takes approx. 3/4 of an hour to an hour. To be able to issue a WOF you have to pay all sorts of fees, pay for all sorts of specific paperwork, jump through all sorts of legal requirements as well as take out your overhead costs and wage costs and yet people think $40.00 is acceptable. So the workshop issued a WOF at more than a 50% loss to his hourly rate. Who is the one losing!
henson,
Jan 13, 10:49am
That is why the issuers get away with their blatant increases.Too many peopleaccept the price hikes without question. Why do they think it fair to raise their price by 5 percent after the new year. Hope you all get a 5 percent wage increase in keeping with the local issuer. Good luck with that.
dr.doolittle,
Jan 13, 11:07am
Whatload of rubbish. A WOF dosent take 3/4 of an hour. I see them zooming through the AA & VTNZ in next to no time. Otherwise people wouldn't wait.
henderson_guy,
Jan 13, 11:19am
Remember that VTNZ generally has 2 inspectors per car and at least 4 cars undergoing inspection at one time.
mopsy3,
Jan 13, 11:26am
Thank you. It was an answer that is expected from someone that doesn't know anything about the industry.
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