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22-05-07, 06:58 PM | #1 |
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What a con! MOT failure
Ok, so took my c4r in for its MOT … it failed on handbrake efficiency and worn front discs …
Firstly, all the handbrake was/is is a sticky cable … I tightened the cable a bit and its good to go (could prolly do with a new cable mind?) … they tried to tell me I needed a new calliper … Now for the con … ok so they say “Discs excessively worn” … yes they have a bit of a ridge (most discs do), but they haven’t quantified it … i.e. if they say summin like ‘minimum thickness is 25mm, your discs are 24mm sir!!” then fair enoguh … to me ‘excessively worn’ is a bit ambiguous … they haven’t even been near it with a micrometer I bet!! Oh and the brakes were fine on the efficiency test, so it's not like they are fooo-d .... Ok, so worse still, if I take the car away and put new discs/pads on myself, I have to pay for a full re-test … if the garage do it however it is only a part re-test fee … bearing in mind the MOT is ~£50, that’s essentially £100 just on MOT fees … What ever happened to free re-tests within 3 working days!!?? (or whatever it was). Worst of all is that I pretty much never use the car … its just a toy … and its is gonna cost me £hundreds to get an MOT on it ... Sorry just felt like a vent/rant Last edited by Blue_SV650S; 22-05-07 at 07:02 PM. |
22-05-07, 07:05 PM | #2 |
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There's an official fee of 38.50 (i think?) that it should have been. That sucks though! Was it a reputable garage?
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22-05-07, 07:05 PM | #3 | |
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However, it is illegal to "drive" a vehicle away from a testing station if it fails the MoT. So catch 22 really. Unless something has changed these are the rules as I last knew them. |
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22-05-07, 07:09 PM | #4 |
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I got charged £50 for my MOT a short while ago. I also thought this was steep so did a bit of checking. All the garages around my area were within £5 of the £50 quote.
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22-05-07, 07:12 PM | #5 | |
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I was told 10 days to fix it before its a full fee regardless of who does the work ... if I get them to do the work, its a 1/2 fee to do the re-test (£23) ... there was no mention of a 3 day free grace period ... they have me over a barrel really ... |
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22-05-07, 07:13 PM | #6 | |
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22-05-07, 07:15 PM | #7 | |
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Try this...
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22-05-07, 07:16 PM | #8 |
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So looks like you miss out on the disc's
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22-05-07, 07:21 PM | #9 |
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Further, I thought they were supposed to write
Brake disks below the manufactures recommend minimum thickness Or words to that effect. Just stating that they are too thin is a bit of a vague description is it not |
22-05-07, 07:23 PM | #10 |
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Cheers for the correction Dan. I shall store that in the empty part of my brain until it's needed again.
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