Need some advice on dealing with Evans

Five pound labour sound about right to be honest.

No need to mess about with a @ChainBreaker, fit pin in properly, ensure chain is perfectly tensioned with no binding and aligned correctly, and only take ten minutes.

Some people are happy to pay for that peace of mind, that if Evans does it correctly of course.

Edit - read that as £15 including chain, my mistake, TBH if chain is brought in shop, labour charge shouldn't be that much.

No need to mess about with a @ChainBreaker

Do they sell chains in perfect lengths nowadays? Every chain I've fitted I've needed to shorten from factory length and so I've needed a chain tool to do that.

You and I and most other folk know that the job that'll only take 2 minutes could end up biting you on the ass and take ages! How many times have you put a bike in a stand only to find it still in there like half an hour later, other jobs stacking up and pesky customers to serve.

£15 labour sounds correct. Yes we can all do jobs for free and do so for the right customer but I expect this time around, our man isn't the right face.

Please dont mess about with me @edscoble

so I've needed a chain tool

Wow... a bit harsh @Greenbank

Your a tool.

Do they sell chains in perfect lengths nowadays?

No I mean fiddling with it rather than not using it, poor choice of word.

You and I and most other folk know that the job that'll only take 2 minutes could end up biting you on the ass and take ages!

@Wizardardly indeed, only need a good assessment before fitting them in to ensure that there's no issues that'll crop up on the stand (stripped track nuts, cog too worn out, checking whether the original chain is 3/32 etc.).