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Updated September 2026

🔩 The garage overcharged or did not fix my car — who helps?

Direct answer

A repair is a service with a quote you must be able to rely on: work beyond the quote needs your consent, and a repair that did not solve the problem must be redone at no cost. Complain in writing to the garage first. Slovenská obchodná inšpekcia (SOI) (02 58 27 21 32) advises and takes complaints about garages; most countries have a motor-trade dispute body — SOI — alternatívne riešenie sporov (soi.sk) — where an expert looks at the car and decides, cheaper than any lawyer. Okresný súd — platobný rozkaz (justice.gov.sk) is the small-claims route if the garage is not a member.

Call firstSlovenská obchodná inšpekcia (SOI)
Report toSOI — alternatívne riešenie sporov
If that failsOkresný súd — platobný rozkaz

🗣️ What to say

"Invoice [number] for [repair] on [date]. [The amount exceeds the quote by [x] without my consent / the fault is not fixed]. I ask you to [correct the invoice / redo the repair] within 14 days. Otherwise I refer the case to SOI — alternatívne riešenie sporov."

🪜 Step by step

  1. Get the quote in writingBefore any work, next time. This time: what was agreed by phone, message, or the job sheet you signed.
  2. Do not pay the disputed partPay what was quoted; dispute the rest in writing. A garage may hold the car for the undisputed bill only.
  3. Second opinionAnother garage's written finding on the "repair" is the best evidence.
  4. Complain to Slovenská obchodná inšpekcia (SOI)Garages are licensed; repeated complaints trigger inspections.
  5. Dispute body: SOI — alternatívne riešenie sporovAn independent expert inspects and decides; the garage usually accepts.

📇 All contacts

Slovenská obchodná inšpekcia (SOI)Advice, inspections, fines for tradersWhen the shop refuses📞 02 58 27 21 32🔗 www.soi.sk/sk/Pre-spotrebitela.soi
SOI — alternatívne riešenie sporovFree procedure; the trader usually settlesAfter a written complaint without a solution🔗 www.soi.sk/sk/alternativne-riesenie-spotrebitelskych-sporov.soi
Okresný súd — platobný rozkazPayment order procedure without a lawyerLast step, with a clear claim🔗 www.justice.gov.sk
Okresný úrad — odbor dopravy / STKVehicle register, inspection, complaintsFor inspection appeals and vehicle data🔗 www.minv.sk/?doprava

❓ Frequently asked

The garage keeps my car until I pay

They may hold it for the agreed, undisputed amount. Pay that under written protest and dispute the rest.

They replaced parts I did not ask for

Not payable without consent unless the repair was impossible otherwise and they could not reach you. Ask for the old parts.

A used car broke down a week after purchase

That is the two-year legal guarantee: the dealer must repair. Different page (faulty goods), same bodies.

📎 Sources

Last checked: 2026-09-26

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