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Fla. Stat. § 559.905 (2025)
Written motor vehicle repair estimate and disclosure statement required.
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559.905 Written motor vehicle repair estimate and disclosure statement required.—
(1) When any customer requests a motor vehicle repair shop to perform repair work on a motor vehicle, the cost of which repair work will exceed $150 to the customer, the shop shall prepare a written repair estimate, which is a form setting forth the estimated cost of repair work, including diagnostic work, before effecting any diagnostic work or repair. The written repair estimate must also include all of the following items:
(a) The name, address, and telephone number of the motor vehicle repair shop.
(b) The name, address, and telephone number of the customer.
(c) The date and time of the written repair estimate.
(d) The year, make, model, odometer reading, and license tag number of the motor vehicle.
(e) The proposed work completion date.
(f) A general description of the customer’s problem or request for repair work or service relating to the motor vehicle.
(g) A statement as to whether the customer is being charged according to a flat rate or an hourly rate, or both.
(h) The estimated cost of repair which must include any charge for shop supplies or for hazardous or other waste removal and, if a charge is included, the estimate must include the following statement:
“This charge represents costs and profits to the motor vehicle repair facility for miscellaneous shop supplies or waste disposal.”
If a charge is mandated by state or federal law, the estimate must contain a statement identifying the law and the specific amount charged under the law.
(i) The charge for making a repair price estimate or, if the charge cannot be predetermined, the basis on which the charge will be calculated.
(j) The customer’s intended method of payment.
(k) The name and telephone number of another person who may authorize repair work, if the customer desires to designate such person.
(l) A statement indicating what, if anything, is guaranteed in connection with the repair work and the time and mileage period for which the guarantee is effective.
(m) A statement allowing the customer to indicate whether replaced parts should be saved for inspection or return.
(n) A statement indicating the daily charge for storing the customer’s motor vehicle after the customer has been notified that the repair work has been completed. However, storage charges may not accrue or be due and payable for a period of 3 working days from the date after such notification.
(2) If the cost of repair work will exceed $150, the shop must present to the customer a written notice conspicuously disclosing, in a separate, blocked section, only the following statement, in capital letters of at least 12-point type:
PLEASE READ CAREFULLY, CHECK ONE OF THE STATEMENTS BELOW, AND SIGN:
I UNDERSTAND THAT, UNDER STATE LAW, I AM ENTITLED TO A WRITTEN ESTIMATE IF MY FINAL BILL WILL EXCEED $150.
I REQUEST A WRITTEN ESTIMATE.
I DO NOT REQUEST A WRITTEN ESTIMATE AS LONG AS THE REPAIR COSTS DO NOT EXCEED $ . THE SHOP MAY NOT EXCEED THIS AMOUNT WITHOUT MY WRITTEN OR ORAL APPROVAL.
I DO NOT REQUEST A WRITTEN ESTIMATE.
SIGNED DATE
(3) The information required by paragraphs (1)(h) and (i) need not be provided if the customer waives in writing her or his right to receive a written estimate.
(4) Except as provided in subsection (5), a copy of the written repair estimate required by subsection (1) and the disclosure statement required by subsection (2) shall be given to the customer before repair work is begun. The disclosure statement may be provided on the same form as the written repair estimate.
(5) If the customer leaves her or his motor vehicle at a motor vehicle repair shop during hours when the shop is not open or if the customer permits the shop or another person to deliver the motor vehicle to the shop, there shall be an implied partial waiver of the written estimate; however, upon completion of diagnostic work necessary to estimate the cost of repair, the shop shall notify the customer as required in s. 559.909(1).
(6) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a motor vehicle repair shop to give a written estimated price if the motor vehicle repair shop does not agree to perform the requested repair.
History.—s. 1, ch. 80-139; s. 824, ch. 97-103; s. 27, ch. 97-250; s. 18, ch. 2001-214; s. 29, ch. 2024-137.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 22
cases (5 in the last 5 years), 1983–2026 · leading case: Osteen v. Morris, 481 So. 2d 1287 (Fla. 5th DCA 1986).
Osteen v. Morris, 481 So. 2d 1287 (Fla. 5th DCA 1986). “" See § 559.905, Fla. Stat. No such estimate or waiver was supplied or signed by the parties to this cause of action.”
Gov't Employees Ins. Co. v. Glassco, Inc., 85 F.4th 1136 (11th Cir. 2023). “Signed _______________ Date _____ Fla. Stat. § 559.905 (2) (font altered). Third, GEICO asserts Glassco failed to provide its customers a “written repair estimate” before doing the windshield repairs, in violation of § 559.”
Hull & Co., Inc. v. Thomas, 834 So. 2d 904 (Fla. 4th DCA 2003). “NOTES [1] Section 559.905, Florida Statutes (1985).”
Lucas Truck Serv. Co. v. Hargrove, 443 So. 2d 260 (Fla. 1st DCA 1983). “Lucas' evidence also disclosed that it obtained a written waiver from Nelson releasing it of any duty to submit a written repair estimate under Section 559.905, Florida Statutes. [1] Lucas also established that Nelson actually paid the shop bill of 1.”
Siam Motors, Inc. v. Spivey, 136 So. 3d 692 (Fla. 2d DCA 2014). “1 In the final judgment, the trial court determined that the November 2001 invoice for 20 was not in compliance with section 559.905, which governs written estimates and disclosure statements for motor vehicle repairs.”
Safari Tours v. Pasco, 255 So. 3d 415 (Fla. 3d DCA 2018). “4th DCA 1993) (holding that handwritten estimate substantially complied with requirements of section 559.905 where both parties agreed to it); Lieberman v.”
Tire Kingdom, Inc. v. Dishkin, 81 So. 3d 437 (Fla. 3d DCA 2011). “Section 559.905(2), Florida Statutes (2006), directs that if the repair cost: will exceed 0, the repair shop shall present to the customer a written notice conspicuously disclosing, in a separate, blocked section, only the following statement, in capital letters of at least…”
Miller v. Wallace Intern. Trucks, Inc., 532 So. 2d 1276 (Fla. 2d DCA 1988). “See § 559.905, Fla. Stat. (1985). Miller did, however, sign an invoice authorizing the repairs each time he delivered the truck to Wallace for repairs, and he visited the shop to discuss the truck's problems on a near daily basis.”
Lieberman v. Collision Specialists, Inc., 526 So. 2d 102 (Fla. 4th DCA 1987). “Section 559.905, Florida Statutes (1985), requires a repair shop to prepare a written estimate prior to performing repair work which will exceed .”
State v. Gordon, 942 So. 2d 1021 (Fla. 4th DCA 2006). “Appellees filed a motion to dismiss the information filed against them on the grounds that "[t]here are no material disputed facts and the undisputed facts do not establish a prima facie case of guilt against the defendant[s]" pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.”
Gonzalez v. Tremont Body & Towing, Inc., 483 So. 2d 503 (Fla. 3d DCA 1986). “5th DCA 1986), [1] we reverse the judgment awarded the appellee automobile repair shop on a quantum meruit basis notwithstanding its admitted failure to conform with the written repair estimate requirements contained in section 559.905 of the Motor Vehicle Repair Act, §§ 559.”
Metro Ford, Inc. v. Green, 724 So. 2d 706 (Fla. 3d DCA 1999). “On the record before us, it is unclear whether he received a written estimate as required by section 559.905, Florida Statutes. What is clear is that a dispute arose between Green and Metro Ford regarding the cost of the repairs.”
— 559.905(1) — 7 cases
Osteen v. Morris, 481 So. 2d 1287 (Fla. 5th DCA 1986). “" See § 559.905, Fla. Stat. No such estimate or waiver was supplied or signed by the parties to this cause of action.”
Lucas Truck Serv. Co. v. Hargrove, 443 So. 2d 260 (Fla. 1st DCA 1983). “Lucas' evidence also disclosed that it obtained a written waiver from Nelson releasing it of any duty to submit a written repair estimate under Section 559.905, Florida Statutes. [1] Lucas also established that Nelson actually paid the shop bill of 1.”
Siam Motors, Inc. v. Spivey, 136 So. 3d 692 (Fla. 2d DCA 2014). “1 In the final judgment, the trial court determined that the November 2001 invoice for 20 was not in compliance with section 559.905, which governs written estimates and disclosure statements for motor vehicle repairs.”
Safari Tours v. Pasco, 255 So. 3d 415 (Fla. 3d DCA 2018). “4th DCA 1993) (holding that handwritten estimate substantially complied with requirements of section 559.905 where both parties agreed to it); Lieberman v.”
Viorel Cioi v. DNP Transmission Inc. (Fla. 3d DCA 2026).
— 559.905(1)(j) — 1 case
Lucas Truck Serv. Co. v. Hargrove, 443 So. 2d 260 (Fla. 1st DCA 1983). “Lucas' evidence also disclosed that it obtained a written waiver from Nelson releasing it of any duty to submit a written repair estimate under Section 559.905, Florida Statutes. [1] Lucas also established that Nelson actually paid the shop bill of 1.”
— 559.905(1)(n) — 1 case
Safari Tours v. Pasco, 255 So. 3d 415 (Fla. 3d DCA 2018). “4th DCA 1993) (holding that handwritten estimate substantially complied with requirements of section 559.905 where both parties agreed to it); Lieberman v.”
— 559.905(2) — 3 cases
Tire Kingdom, Inc. v. Dishkin, 81 So. 3d 437 (Fla. 3d DCA 2011). “Section 559.905(2), Florida Statutes (2006), directs that if the repair cost: will exceed 0, the repair shop shall present to the customer a written notice conspicuously disclosing, in a separate, blocked section, only the following statement, in capital letters of at least…”
Fgap Inv. Corp v. A1 Body & Glass of Coral Springs, LLC & Pablo Henao (Fla. 4th DCA 2021).
Gov't Employees Ins. Co. v. Glassco Inc. (Fla. 2024).
— 559.905(3) — 1 case
Kahl v. Marlin Imports, Inc., 31 Fla. Supp. 2d 121 (Fla. Cir. Ct. 1988).
— 559.905(5) — 3 cases
Siam Motors, Inc. v. Spivey, 136 So. 3d 692 (Fla. 2d DCA 2014). “1 In the final judgment, the trial court determined that the November 2001 invoice for 20 was not in compliance with section 559.905, which governs written estimates and disclosure statements for motor vehicle repairs.”
Kahl v. Marlin Imports, Inc., 31 Fla. Supp. 2d 121 (Fla. Cir. Ct. 1988).
Golczynski v. Miller, 37 Fla. Supp. 2d 178 (Fla. Cir. Ct. 1989).
— 559.905(h) — 1 case
Tire Kingdom, Inc. v. Dishkin, 81 So. 3d 437 (Fla. 3d DCA 2011). “Section 559.905(2), Florida Statutes (2006), directs that if the repair cost: will exceed 0, the repair shop shall present to the customer a written notice conspicuously disclosing, in a separate, blocked section, only the following statement, in capital letters of at least…”
— 559.905(l)(h) — 1 case
Tire Kingdom, Inc. v. Dishkin, 81 So. 3d 437 (Fla. 3d DCA 2011). “Section 559.905(2), Florida Statutes (2006), directs that if the repair cost: will exceed 0, the repair shop shall present to the customer a written notice conspicuously disclosing, in a separate, blocked section, only the following statement, in capital letters of at least…”
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