--- title: ForeverCar Blog | Flat Rate Guide description: Flat Rate Guide | --- - [FAQs](https://support.forevercar.com/benefits?partner=forevercar&partner_type=forevercar#faq-anchor) - [Claims Process](https://support.forevercar.com/repair-events?partner=forevercar&partner_type=forevercar) - [Get Back on the Road](https://support.forevercar.com/repair-events?partner=forevercar&partner_type=forevercar#protectionator-anchor) - [Login](https://portal.forevercar.com?partner=forevercar&partner_type=forevercar) - Welcome to Peace of Mind. - [Home](http://portal.forevercar.com?partner=forevercar&partner_type=forevercar) - [Repair Events](https://support.forevercar.com/repair-events?partner=forevercar&partner_type=forevercar) - [Contact Us](https://support.forevercar.com/contact-us?partner=forevercar&partner_type=forevercar) - [FAQs](https://support.forevercar.com/faqs?partner=forevercar&partner_type=forevercar) - [Login](https://portal.forevercar.com?partner=forevercar&partner_type=forevercar) ![blog-hero copy.jpg](https://blog.forevercar.com/hs-fs/hubfs/blog-hero%20copy.jpg?width=1800&name=blog-hero%20copy.jpg "blog-hero copy.jpg") # Welcome to ForeverCARE. ## A weekly blog from ForeverCar about worrying less and experiencing more. ## [The ForeverCARE Guide to Labor Rates](https://blog.forevercar.com/the-forevercare-guide-to-labor-rates) Sep 1, 2017 10:00:00 AM ![The ForeverCARE Guide to Labor Rates-1.jpg](https://blog.forevercar.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog%20Photos/The%20ForeverCARE%20Guide%20to%20Labor%20Rates-1.jpg?width=1200&name=The%20ForeverCARE%20Guide%20to%20Labor%20Rates-1.jpg "The ForeverCARE Guide to Labor Rates-1.jpg") If you have ever owned a car, you have likely felt the inevitable shock that comes with an auto repair estimate. Between parts, labor, flat fees and miscellaneous charges, most consumers bypass the details of their repair estimate and leave themselves open to being overcharged and taken for a ride. Details matter. Let’s break it down. 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