Car service costs in Ireland. North and South.

Sceala Clann T.D. Location: Wicklow

As if we did not already know ...the Consumers Association of Ireland have concluded a report that states ....those of us living South of the physically non-existent border ...are being overcharged for vehicle maintenance.
Car servicing costs are 45% cheaper in Belfast. How is that price difference possibly rational or fair.

A new survey has found that many services carried out in the North are on average between 25% and 45% cheaper than the same services in the Republic.

The study is published in the Consumers' Association of Ireland's magazine Consumer Choice. It found that the cost of a car service in Belfast was on average 45% cheaper than a similar service in Dublin, while the cost of a gas boiler service was 33% more in Dublin than Belfast.

There were similar disparities found in the cost of dental, driving instruction and chiropractor services.
The chief executive of the association, Dermot Jewell, said the findings underlined the point that some service providers in the Republic were still not getting the message that prices here need to fall

And then to confirm what a expensive motoring country we have been living in for years now ... RTE reports ...Ireland was second most expensive in all Europe.
A survey of consumer prices carried out by the EU has found that Ireland was the second most expensive country in the EU.
The statistics agency Eurostat said Denmark was the most expensive, with prices 41% above the EU average, with Ireland next, 27% higher.
Ireland was second most expensive for food - again behind Denmark. Ireland was by far the dearest country for alcohol and tobacco, with prices 84% above the EU average, but it was better value for clothes at 91% of the average.

Ireland was also second most expensive after Denmark for hotels and restaurants, 37% above average. Bulgaria was the cheapest country in this category.
Consumer prices have fallen sharply in Ireland since the start of the year, with the average inflation rate in June minus 5.4%.
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