If your garage has been servicing the car for the previous four years, we would have expected at least two of these services to have included an oil change as this is routine essential maintenance, so we would suggest looking at previous invoices to confirm oil changes have been performed.

Establishing if the timing belt has failed is not particularly complicated or lengthy process, so if the quote you have been given includes examine the engine for damage and changing the timing belt this is broadly typical for a non-Ford garage in terms of price. However we would suggest asking the garage to provide a written breakdown of the cost and the work they will carry out. This can of course only be an estimate as there may be damage that requires further work. If you have any doubts about the capability of the garage we would suggest searching online for a nearby independent Ford specialist for a second opinion and estimate.