Comparisons between here and there

Here . . .

Dublin: Murphy & Gunn, Tallaght, €210; Noel Barron Motors, Grantham Street, €150; Campbell Motors, Nutgrove Avenue, €150

Belfast: All Round Autos, Lower Kilburn, €175

Cork: Ballinlough Motors, Ballinlough, €150-€160

Dundalk: Oliver Byrne, Mullaharlin, €110

Galway: Burbidge Motors, Lisoban Industrial Estate, €120-€130

Limerick: John Casey Motors, Ennis Road, €150-€160

Tralee: Coffey and Sons, Coolbane, €100-€120

Waterford: Shane Browne, Park Road, €130-€140

There . . .

Edinburgh: Lochview Car Repairs, Linlithgow, €145

London: P&G Motor Repairs, The Mall, €263

New York: New York City Auto Body Repairs, Manhattan, €180

Sydney: Northgate Auto Repairs, Hornsby, €135

Prices are estimates for a full service of a petrol-engine 2002 Volkswagen Golf with about 20,000 miles on the clock

Next week: a massage

What you've found . . .

Perry Share from Sligo got in touch about an increase in the price Tesco Ireland charges for a kilo of olives. It has just jumped from €29.95 to €34.95. He suggests this is a little exorbitant compared with the €10 a kilo that the Real Olive Co in Cork charges. PriceWatch also checked out some Dublin prices and found that Superquinn charges €16.52 a kilo for its pick-and-mix range of olives, while Roy Fox's Gourmet Foodstore in Donnybrook charges from €15.37 to €19.47 a kilo for its gourmet olives. Tesco says it buys its olives from a single supplier but has been looking for an alternative source for some time. Watch this space.

If you notice a significant price increase or discrepancy, let us know by e-mailing pricewatch@irish-times.ie