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dannymccann
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6th Jan 09 at 12:56   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Whats the advantages of paying £53.10 to a VOSA garage over £20 down my local place?
Nic Barnes
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nothing other than it costs more. the actual mot only costs about £1.70 rest is all labour etc
PaulW
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They should all be £53.10 if they are an approved MOT station...

then again, if you know the local chappies & they do it on the cheap, don't knock it
Dean_W
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6th Jan 09 at 12:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
From my experience....

Cheaper garage will tell you things are wrong when they aint.
dannymccann
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Thats what im thinking Dean....although ive had plenty of £20 MOTs from the likes of Kingsway etc on older cars that have gone through first time...

Im also struggling to find the nearest gov't test centre, anyone help?

edit - found it

http://www.transportoffice.gov.uk/crt/vehicleowners/vehicletests/vosateststationlocations/vosateststationlocations.htm

closest one is Nottingham or Sheffield wtf

[Edited on 06-01-2009 by dannymccann]
pow
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6th Jan 09 at 13:11   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Just plonk it in at your local MOT only place.

Mr Mustafa does mine!
andy1868
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as the old chinese proverb goes, book it in when its busy, a quiet garage will always find a fail
Nic Barnes
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an mot is an mot. as long as you have the bit of paper i cant see why it matters where it was done really.
Anty
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6th Jan 09 at 13:28   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i payed £45.50 with free re-test
harrisp
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You are always best to find an MOT only garage as they are likely to do the job properly.

Its too easy for a CV gaitor to get ripped so a quiet garage will have some work etc.
Bonney
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I payed £20 for my last one. Also i cannot see the point in giving any more of my hard earnt money to the government than is necassary, they only waste it on shit
dannymccann
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Cheers for the opinions, although when I looked around the fact it would be a 60 mile round trip for the MOT kinda answered my own question


T-Cupra
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6th Jan 09 at 20:01   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
£10 with these people and if your too far away the try to find an independent testing station!

www.justmots.eu
daymoon
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quote:
Originally posted by Dean_W
From my experience....

Cheaper garage will tell you things are wrong when they aint.


From my experience...

When u can same knowledge of car mechanics, and you are nice with the guys at the garage, as long as car is safe it will pass.
pow
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6th Jan 09 at 20:11   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Where do you get MOT's for £20
dannymccann
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They are £20 round here too Pow Loads of places offer it, thought it was the norm?
Nic Barnes
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main dealer has mot's for similar to £20 rouund here. think its 25 quid.
pow
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6th Jan 09 at 20:19   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
The cheapest I've ever ever ever seen is £39.

I've paid £50 for a couple of years.
dannymccann
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Yup the Peugeot garage is £25 here, but the independent's are the same or lower. Must be the area you live Pow?
Corsa_Sport21
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I dont understand why people think that the not so busy garages will fail a car for stupid things.What makes them think that they will get the job of fixing it??
pow
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6th Jan 09 at 20:23   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Yeah, must be, see my house thread.

Diesel is still 99.9 here, 88.9 for petrol.
daymoon
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50 quid here...
AcidK1
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My experience is smaller garages that i had MOT s at, if there is something wrong with the car, they will tell you and sometimes let it go through, unless its serious.

 
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