sigh... had the car towed to an auto electrician, There was a short on the alarm system behind the bumper, he's replaced a few bulbs and straightened out the headlight pins as they were bent apparently,

Unbelievable bill, hes said he spent 7 hours trying to identify the problem, and he's charging me £450 (almost $700) for the job... I know car electricians aren't cheap but surely that is way to much money right?

There's nothing I can do but pay the guy i guess? although I know he probably only spent half the amount of time he stated