I just paid £275 at my local dealers........................

Also had a courtesy car for the day as well although I was suprised they were using Fiestas leased from Ford....  
2011 FREELANDER 2 TD4 GS
Privacy glass, front and rear light guards, tinted side indicators, wing vents finished in gloss black, front and rear mud flaps

Griff wrote:

I just paid £275 at my local dealers........................

Also had a courtesy car for the day as well although I was suprised they were using Fiestas leased from Ford....

I assume it was Stratstones at Staverton - obviously things are tough, they gave me a Mondeo last year  MY 09 GS manual in Lago Grey, Wood Co arm rest and side bumper strips - now sold.

MY 15 SD4 SE Auto Orkney Grey with colour coded Bumper Door Mouldings

No I had it done at MJ Fews at Charfield, Gloucestershire

Very friendly service as well  
2011 FREELANDER 2 TD4 GS
Privacy glass, front and rear light guards, tinted side indicators, wing vents finished in gloss black, front and rear mud flaps

1st service due in 2 weeks and after a few phone calls, Taggarts (part of Lookers Group) Glasgow will complete for £264.

Good price for me and I will follow up with a post after the service regarding the experience as its the first time I have had my Freelanders serviced by them. I usually go to Shields Glasgow.

Hope its a pleasant one. MY13- TD4 XS Mauritius Blue, Privacy glass, Cold climate pack, Tailgate spoiler, Armrest pack, LED signature, Body side mouldings, Full size spare and finally Mudflaps

GONE - MY11 TD4 HSE LAGO GREY Privacy Glass

GONE- 08 GS Stornoway Grey Privacy Glass
GONE- 07 GS Stornoway Grey Privacy Glass
GONE- 04 Silver

Freelander 2 HSE 2.2 TD4 MY11..

Done lots of calling around over the last few days and found HUNTERS CHESTER to be about the best in my area..
285 inc so booked in for 2 weeks time......

will update with results.......

Land rover at team valley Gateshead are charging £199, must be the best service centre and very hard to beat Fuji White GS 12 privacy glass leather retrim

Stratstone Milton Keynes said "£347 all inclusive of parts, labour & VAT, and this is for the full top spec manufacturer service" although Solihull would be equally as convenient especially if they offered it at £299.

Might e-mail MK and tell them a random figure see if they knock it down. Freelander 2 TD4 GS Manual MY11 - 61REG Stratstone Mayfair
Sumatra black, cloth, DAB Radio, Park Distance Control Front, Privacy Glass, 17" Full Size Spare Wheel.
Aftermarket: Mudflaps

beamo wrote:

Stratstone Milton Keynes said "£347 all inclusive of parts, labour & VAT, and this is for the full top spec manufacturer service" although Solihull would be equally as convenient especially if they offered it at £299.

Might e-mail MK and tell them a random figure see if they knock it down.

Regarding retaining the warranty service stamps, it is my understanding that as long as whoever services the car uses genuine LR filters and equivalent standard oil etc, that the warranty would not be affected.

I read on this forum (forum member had a difficult time justifying why they wanted to have their FL2 serviced outside of LR due to incredibly expensive oil charges) that LR charge around £19 per liter of oil and that an equivalent oil can be used at a much reduced cost.

I would suggest that if you wanted to reduce your servicing costs by using an independent service centre, that you first inform LR of your intention to do so and have them guarantee that as long as certain criteria are met, that your warranty would not be invalidated by your doing so. Get this CONFIRMED IN WRITING before doing so. Whereabouts unknown stop going to follow stream until reach civilisation stop message ends

I know this thread is a bit old but I thought I'd update it with my experience of arranging my first service today.

First spoke to Likes Landrover near Brecon whom I'd heard good things about. They quoted £236 (inclusive of parts, labour, VAT and a courtesy car) which I thought was pretty good. Then spoke to Stratstone in Newport where I bought the car and they quoted £289! When I told them Like's price they went away to "see what they could do", pretended to think about it, then came back and said they'd match it.

Amazing how much it varies, even in a relatively small geographical area. Although Stratstone is much closer to home I would have been prepared to make the 30 mile trip to Likes if Stratstone hadn't dropped their price. On this occasion I thought I'd give Stratstone a chance. I hope I don't regret it!

Bringing this thread up to date. My MY13 SD4 due 1st service. We moved from East to West Cornwall last year, I have been taking various Freelanders to Roger Young in Saltash for last 15 years. Now I have Carrs Landrover just 2 miles away. Prices as follows:
Carrs £395 inc
Roger Young £294.50 inc
Matford Exeter £335 inc.
Carrs price matched so now paying £290 inc.
worth 10 mins on the phone to save £100! 1998 Feelander XDI Hardback - Gone
2002 Freelander TD4 GS Hardback - Gone
2004 Freelander TD4 HSE Stationwaggon - Gone
2007 Freelander 2 TD4 XS manual - Gone
2010 Freelander 2 TD4 GS Auto - Gone
2013 SD4 GS arrived April 2013

I have to say that I take a somewhat dim view of dealers that quote you a figure, possibly way over what others are quoting and then immediately drop it to match when you quote the competition. I know that's how markets work but

1. They won't change their pricing / margin model as a result
2. Doesn't it suggest that, at the inflated price, they're taking the p ss?

If they can articulate and, more importantly, demonstrate the value of their higher price (some added value, better servicing outcomes, free lunch or whatever) then fair play. Otherwise, I'd feel as if I'd been about to be scammed a bit... ...

Be true to yourself. That way happiness lies...

Do agree. I would have liked to have used cheapest dealer but they are now over an hour away whereas my local one is 5 mins! I will give them a try but if I am not happy with their service I will make the effort to back to Roger Youngs whose service has always been good.
Interestingly when it came to doing the deal on the vehicle in April Carrs LR were a lot more competitive than Roger Young - maybe Carrs are making it back on their service costs! 1998 Feelander XDI Hardback - Gone
2002 Freelander TD4 GS Hardback - Gone
2004 Freelander TD4 HSE Stationwaggon - Gone
2007 Freelander 2 TD4 XS manual - Gone
2010 Freelander 2 TD4 GS Auto - Gone
2013 SD4 GS arrived April 2013

Taking up an earlier point above, new FR2s no longer have a service book to stamp. "No need - it's all on the computer". Seems like a sneaky way of trying to shut out non-franchise dealers. Either way, it's suddenly rather important to keep all your servicing paperwork.

It also makes you wonder that when they drop the price do they cut corners on the service?