Saying that you take responsibility doesn't count for anything - short of a sworn affidavit. Garages are liable for the parts that they fit, so unless they supply them - and therefore have some sort of comeback on their suppliers,- then they leave themselves wide open to being sued and/or facing substantial repair bills when things go wrong.
I suspect the garage have come across peeps buying cheap parts which don't last. Like production failures sent for weee which end up on eBay. If you supply the part then the garage is not liable for supplying it. If you pay them to fit your part at your request they're still not liable for it.Saying that you take responsibility doesn't count for anything - short of a sworn affidavit. Garages are liable for the parts that they fit, so unless they supply them - and therefore have some sort of comeback on their suppliers,- then they leave themselves wide open to being sued and/or facing substantial repair bills when things go wrong.
Most will only charge what they pay the suppliers.....unless they are hard-to-source parts in which case a handling charge may well be added (10% or so)
Unless there is a legal document relieving the garage of responsibility, then they ARE liable if they fit it. A verbal agreement doesn't stop the customer turning round later and saying - you fitted it, you fix/replace it. And believe me...it DOES happen.
If the garage has a concern then they ask the customer to put it in writing. A simple solution or the customer goes elsewhere. It's not a difficult compromise.
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