mine are all coming at £45 :disappointed:(

Had mine done yesterday , tbh a good service and none of up-selling i was expecting.

Pity i didn't spot that voucher though, could have saved a fiver!

I thought I was getting a deal paying £20 cash at my local ats. Great find especially as not via group-on or the likes!!

COLD... hopefully

It's a good deal but I would advise against going to large chains for specialist jobs. Use local mobile air con technicians - I've had my air con serviced and recharged for £25 in front of my house.

Saying that, I've spent about £3000 on repairs at Formula One over the years...

Rotherham Parkgate? Coming up at £39 for me - I took it as far as the PayPal payment screen.

Dartford Showing 39£ as well ..

I used to use f1 regularly but the one I used had really gone down hill. So I don't use them anymore. Sorry OP.

And there lies the problem. You cannot successfully test a pressurised system under vacuum. A proper air con specialist will pressurise the system to check for leaks. Many air con leaks are caused by old seals letting by under pressure, a vacuum will suck them back in plugging the gap for the test. As soon as the system is pressurised again it will leak.

thanks for replying, sound like a very good deal then :smiley:

why do you need to do it. I have never done one since I got my licence.

They don't test for leaks for as long as they should and more often than not use uncalibrated machines. The mechanics are usually jack of all trades, master of none. I went with a defective air con and they said we are not sure where the leak is from but we'll still charge you for one hour's labour. Mobile mechanic came in, found & fixed the leak and recharged all in 55 minutes for the equivalent of one hour's labour at Formula One: £56 (forums are full of similar complaints + see comment #13). Mobile air con technicians are much more experienced in dealing with car air con systems and have very competitive rates.

how long does the re-gas takes and what does it involve and do you also ave to pay for workmanship which is separate from the £20 -£25 re-gas charge?

A good price, as long as you expect them to try and drum up some other business while they have you on the premises.

I had my air con done in january at formula 1... it worked at the time, but now its not working... I guess they forgot to tell me the system had a leak.

thanks for that. 45mins is not bad at all :smiley:

Can anyone recommend in Northants that will either come to me or I go to them for £25?

Excellent...booked for £15!!!!

good deal

£25 in Dartford (£20 with code)

Use ACDMOFF5 for £5 off

Good.

They are always available in groupon to select in different places nationwide if anyone dont know where to buy a cheap bargain.
Some of them will do service or repair as well for under £25.