Hi Mel sorry to hear youve been treated like this but i feel its the usual senario which i hear many garages try on with the female car owners !!
When it comes to car repairs they try it on and push up the price as they dont expect any women to research parts prices and labour costs involved with the work... A lot of women(no dis-respect to you) would not query the price and just pay it happy to get there car back !!
Go back to the garage and ask for a breakdown of parts and labour involved as to ascertain why the price has jumped so much...
Hope you get the situation resolved at a cheaper price and let us know how you get on ...
