Rate reduction issues

Re: RepairCare Rate reduction issues

Well, as I understand it from sources, some posts have been removed from the RC forums as it has (again!) been censored.

As to margins, it depends on how they calculate the margins. 😉

It also depends on what discount on spares is shown to DSG. What kickbacks are in place, etc, etc.

It is unlikely to be as simple as you think.

The feedback I’m getting is that there’s a truck of people that are not at all happy campers and, after seeing sight of the bulletin issued on the 14th (or dated then at any rate) I’m not remotely surprised. I do understand that contract terms change and that rates may alter a bit but this one seems like rather a large hit for any repair business to take.

Companies like your’s Ade, who are very dependent on the DSG work through RC are the ones with the most to loose apart from the few that have no other work beyond RC.

Were you also aware that they have their own employed engineers now? Just an aside but you’d be best to know about these things.

But my biggest suspicion in all this is, who would bid that low for the contract?

Can’t be DAG unless they offset costs against policy sales.

Can’t be BG as they haven’t the capacity.

ISDAL? I don’t think so, they don’t have the network capacity.

NESN, they don’t have the network and I doubt they’d travel down that road once again anyway.

JTM? Maybe, but then that’d fall apart quickly I should imagine and it’s doubtful that they’d have the infrastructure anyway.

And that leaves…. ?????

Pretty much no-one.

So my question is simply, is this for real or is it just a ploy to get the rates down and improve DSG’s bottom line?

Personally I’d have told them to go do it and then charged them more when they came back as, for that sort of money the quality of service you’ll get will drop dramatically.

But you can’t do anything other than tell them to shove it because you’ve got no contract.

You do have a “Heads Of Agreement”. That isn’t worth the paper it’s printed on other than perhaps to wipe your ass with.

All in all, there’s not much you can do about it other than scream about the unfairness of it.

Don’t get me wrong I’m flabbergasted that they’d do this and it’s utterly, utterly disgusting to treat people you have to work with in this way but the above is the reality of it. And, the very reason I expect that CDSL/RP torpedoed the notion of a universal and fair contract whilst I was involved with DASA. They don’t want a contract that’s fair and equitable or, in other words, one that isn’t heavily weighted or completely in their favour.

I will think about it but, in the meantime, the best thing that people can do is post their comments about it if they dare but I can completely understand why anyone working and reliant upon this work would not wish to do so. Hence my starter last night.

K.

Re: RepairCare Rate reduction issues

I still have had no confirmation of a rate cut other than what I have read on the RC forum so until I do I will send back any jobs that come my way with a lower labour rate than present requesting a cancellation due to incorrect labour rate.

I can confirm one of my posts on RC forum has been deleted by M. Parkes and the content of it was purely the rumour of the new rates of £31, £33 and £37 and saying I would not do jobs for these rates as I am in a very rural area.

Should we not post something in the WTA forum just to “test the water” and see how many members are RC agents. As Ken says many SP’s may not post on a forum where RC can read it as many use the same username on both but if I am correct then RC don’t have access to the WTA forum.

If WTA and DASA RC agents stood together surely RC could not operate the DSG contract at this poor level of payment.

I basically don’t give a shit about losing RC work but if they cancelled my spares account I would have to open some others pretty sharpish. 🙂