A breath of fresh air!

[Terranical]

After getting soundly ripped off last year when I MOT'd my Honda Jazz (poor handbrake sir? That's worn discs - only £122 with pads). The car had only done 50,000 miles and there wasn't a trace of a lip on the discs.
(Headlamps both set too low? we'll reset them for only £22.50 sir!)
I've had the car 5 years and the only time the headlights have been touched was when I fitted Nightbreakers 3 years (and 3 MOT's) ago.
Rusty brake pipes and ferrules (only an advisory).

So, this year I was buggered if I was going to be seen off again and by pure chance I discovered that my local South Glos County Council MOT their own vehicles, but also do them for Joe Public - I thought, they won't be telling me porkies about worn and out of adjustment bits, so I gave them a try - as I said, a breath of fresh air!

Nice waiting room with tv and vending machine and a window to watch the goings on. Half an hour later I've got my pass ticket, with a u/s number plate bulb replaced, the handbrake cable tightened from 10 notches to 4 and the n/s headlight adjusted - no advisories, no mention of rusty brake pipes and NO extra charge!

Guess where I'll be going next year.

 

[jims-terrano]

Our local council do this too, might just give them a go.

 

[Lazy-Ferret]

Wow, that is good... I wonder if ours do it as well... actually, I must admit I like my local garage, the guy is a 4x4 fanatic, and always enthuses over my truck.

 

[Terranical]

Wow, that is good... I wonder if ours do it as well... actually, I must admit I like my local garage, the guy is a 4x4 fanatic, and always enthuses over my truck.

The garage that saw me coming last year I've used for years and I should have heard alarm bells when the I noticed the(tasty) receptionist had been replaced by Godzilla and I recognised none of the mechanics - yup, the garage had changed hands - they've taken their last pound off me!

 

[Sweety]

That's great news:thumbs i'm lucky as it's my old boss who MOT's my motors & he won't try & rip me off infact I often tell him the bits I think it'll fail on like the O/S/R brake pipe he came back & said it'll be fine until next year it's not to bad yet

 

[bry]

Wow, that is good... I wonder if ours do it as well... actually, I must admit I like my local garage, the guy is a 4x4 fanatic, and always enthuses over my truck.

Ditto. ..

 

[supergnome]

There is a Council run one open to the public at Worksop, very open and fair as they do not repair. You need to book for a test. David.

http://www.motoring.co.uk/mot-test-centres/bassetlaw-district-council-worksop-mot_76657

 

[lee 4x4]

Just had a Google and there's one in Bristol too,they don't do repairs so their not going to be just try to rob you.:thumb2

 

[Terranical]

Just had a Google and there's one in Bristol too,they don't do repairs so their not going to be just try to rob you.:thumb2

Absolutely, that was my main reason for giving them a try. The Bristol depot is in Sandy Park Road in Brislington and the one I went to, run by South Glos Council, is in Broad Lane, Yate, behind The Fox pub.

 

[johnb5177]

An interesting thread, it highlights the real problem inherent with the UK system......a vested interest in the post MOT repair.
Here in France we have state run `Control Technique` stations, that do not undertake any repairs, so remain impartial.

 

[Terranical]

An interesting thread, it highlights the real problem inherent with the UK system......a vested interest in the post MOT repair.
Here in France we have state run `Control Technique` stations, that do not undertake any repairs, so remain impartial.

Likewise in Spain!