I think that you guys are kidding yourselfs the customer always pays for the costs of a business......... that is just how it is, the differance is with part M the costs are clear and not hidden in the labour rate.
As to the extra costs for part M shall we start with the costs of re-jigging the worksheets, a weeks worth of time attending to extra CAA inspections (we also have to do the BCAR stuff as well) CAA charges, writing the new exposision etc etc etc.
All this takes time that should be used fixing customers aircraft......... and that is what brings the money in. If I do less "real work" & more paper pushing the costs have to be recoverd from a smaller customer base.
If took business advice from Bose-X and did not pass on the rising costs that I have then eventualy I would go out of business.
So the costs of part M are going to be passed on some how and some companys tweek the labour hours and some are honest about the costs of part M, If you think that you are getting Part M for only £300 then you are kidding yourself.