The four things that set the price
1. Which cluster you have. A Focus Mk2 unit, a Convers+ display and a Transit Mk7 panel are different boards with different failure points and component costs — the part number guide shows how to identify yours.
2. The fault stage. A flickering cluster caught early is a more contained repair than a unit that's been dead through a wet month.
3. Where the car is. We're mobile across London, Surrey and the South East from our Leatherhead base; distance affects the visit.
4. What diagnosis finds. Occasionally the cluster is innocent — wiring, battery, another module. You'll be told before any repair happens, not after.
Compare the true totals, not the headline
| Route | What the headline hides |
|---|---|
| Dealer replacement cluster | New unit cost plus programming (mileage/PATS), plus getting a non-starting car to the dealer, plus lead time |
| Used cluster from a breaker | Someone else's mileage and immobiliser data, programming still required, unknown remaining life — it's the same age as the one that failed |
| Postal repair service | DIY removal from a car that won't start, postage both ways, most of a week off the road, DIY refit |
| DashTech mobile repair | One visit at your address; the total is the quote. Original cluster kept — nothing to program, no mileage questions at resale |
Full comparison: repair vs replacement.
The quote that stayed the quote — Chertsey
A Focus owner rang expecting the runaround. We quoted on the phone for the exact variant and symptoms, arrived next morning, and the invoice matched the call. That's the policy, not the exception.
Cost questions
So what does a Ford cluster repair actually cost?
Why don't you publish prices?
Is a cheap eBay repair service not the same thing?
Two minutes on the phone.