You have not stated the make/model/year of car in question,but some what would seem simple jobs can be very labour intensive on a modern vehicle.The £280 charged for what you have done does not seem out the way to me.Perhaps the garage should have advised about the cost of bulb replacement if the job was involved.As for the brake fluid change,yes they probably did use a machine,which is standard practice,but there is still amount of human labour involved,including bleeding the brake hydraulic system.hth

If this is about your Focus which you posted about last month, it's a good thing you haven't carried out your intention to change to a Mercedes SLK !

Strikes me as fairly reasonable.

Brake fluid changed by machine eh? Clever kit that!
You any idea how much good tools cost? Gotta be paid for.

Do you really expect a garage to hand a car back to a client in an unroadworthy condition? That's what they'd have done if they'd given it you back with lights not working and knackered wipers!!

You should have been clearer up front about your expectations.

When you took the car in did you tell the service agent what what you expected to be done?

Next time tell then to do the service as per the book, (agree how much this will cost) and nothing more without your explicit agreement in advance - and make sure they have your telephone number (mobile?) so they can contact you and ask you if any extra works are identified.

Be aware not all drivers are able to change blown lamps and the garage would be doing you a massive dis-service to return the vehicle in an illegal state, unless instructed by you.