Florida Approved Auto Repair Forms
The Florida Motor Vehicle Repair Act was created to assist consumers with matters relating to motor vehicle repair shops.
Florida Repair Estimates Must Include
- The shop's name, address and telephone number.
- The customer's name, address and telephone number.
- Date and time of estimate.
- Year, make, model, odometer reading, license tag number.
- Proposed work completion date.
- Description of customer's problem or request.
- Labor charges based on flat rate, hourly rate or both.
- Estimated cost and charges for repair.
- Charges for shop supplies, hazardous or waste removal.
- Charges for making an estimate and basis for the charge.
- The customer's method of payment.
- Name and phone number of a person the customer allows to authorize repairs.
- Terms of the parts and service guarantee.
- Notation if customer wants replaced parts returned.
- Charge for daily storage. Shops notify customers after repair work is completed and customers then have three working days to pick up the vehicle before storage fees may be charged.
- Labor, parts and other merchandise costs.
- Nature of parts (new, used, rebuilt, etc.)
- Guarantee, if any.
- Registration number.