Walk It Through: The Repair Shop Bill
A written estimate on request for work over $50, and nothing more than 10 percent above it without consent.
A driver brings a car in for brake work that will plainly cost more than $50.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
One brake job and one shop. Warranty disputes, insurance claims, and a shop's lien for an unpaid bill are not worked through here.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.
Words this turns on
Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.