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                        Is £45 plus VAT a good price for an aircon service or is it likely to be just a quick visual check and top-up typre thing. It's my local back street garage by the way and they're always really busy.
                            
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                        You need to ask them. "service" is a poorly defined word in the workshop environment!
                            
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                        99% of so called air con services are a con, if you mind the pun.
                            
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                        The price seems low. Get it done by a specialist and be prepared to pay about £75 + VAT every three years. 
 
www.honestjohn.co.uk/faq/faq.htm?id=14
                            
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                        When I had mines done, it was £75 and they sucked out the fluid and pulled a vacuum on it for 30 mins or so with some sort of compressor, so remove any moisture, then refilled with oil and refrigerant. Ant tested it while shining a UV light around to check for leaks (the new fluid contained fluorescent dye)
                            
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