How did your last MOT go on your car?

[Icy Gull]

I reckon, as most of you probably do, that MOT stations look to fail a car where possible. Even if it's just headlight alignment which my car seems to fail on most years even though I don't touch the lights from one year to the next.

What are your experiences?

Multiple choices available on the poll to cover headlight alignment amongst other fail points.

 

[Ned]

Where's the option for?
"Would have cost more than the car was worth so scrapped it and bought another"

 

[Icy Gull]

Where's the option for?
"Would have cost more than the car was worth so scrapped it and bought another"

Fair point. I have had exactly the same experience in the past so should have included that as well.

 

[NMH]

You really want a couple of small things to be wrong so they can find something.....small. I don't want them failing my car for stuff like a bit of rust, if they can knock themselves out on a couple of dodgy bulbs or a tightening of a muffler bracket.

 

[Trufflehound]

Where's the option for "I haven't got a car"?

 

[Ccider]

I don't want them failing my car for stuff like a bit of rust, if they can knock themselves out on a couple of dodgy bulbs or a tightening of a muffler bracket.

A muffled titter ran round the audience.

What's a muffler?

 

[Ned]

What's a muffler?

In English it is more commonly known as a silencer.

Hope that helps

 

[Ccider]

In English it is more commonly known as a silencer.

Hope that helps

English? Don't hear much of that these days!

 

[Starry]

My car needed nothing doing to it, the husband spent a small fortune on his piece of shit just because "it's the best car I've ever had" and he can't bear to part with it. Grr.

 

[Seagullible]

wheres the option for 'passed but should fail on a couple of small points that they overlook as it would be petty to fail on'
my rear indicator has a small hole the size of a pound coin, should fail but will be fine if I get some special tape that costs a quid and mechanic is a good bloke.

bloody hate MOT's though

 

[Icy Gull]

On the results so far it seems I may have unfairly maligned MOT stations - 60% straight through

 

[Curious Orange]

My TWENTY ONE year old Volkswagen cost me precisely £50 this year, the price of the M.O.T., no remedial work needed at all.

(I'm still in shock)

 

[Skint Gull]

Straight through!

Although I needed a new exhaust 2 months before which was £810!!!

 

[Nemesis]

I reckon, as most of you probably do, that MOT stations look to fail a car where possible.

Not true-if an MOT station fails too many vehicles VOSA will look into why their fail numbers are abnormal. Now the system is computerised it is easy to spot dodgy garages abusing their MOT status.

Believe it or not-all of the MOT stations I deal with would rather pass a car than fail it.

 

[Nemesis]

On the results so far it seems I may have unfairly maligned MOT stations - 60% straight through

Get your car serviced when it should be serviced and almost every time it will sail through an MOT. If you don't maintain your car regularly then frankly you deserve to have it fail.

 

[Cian]

No NCT till 2009 for me.

 

[BensGrandad]

I reckon, as most of you probably do, that MOT stations look to fail a car where possible.

Why not take it to somebody like Mr MOT in Burgess Hill, if you live in that area, who only does MOTs and a free retest within 14 days so it is of no advantage for him to fail it. Therefore the car will go through if it is OK because he isnt looking for the repair work.

My 1978 Sherpa Campervan has passed the last 3 MOTs straight through although I know it will neeed a nearside wheel bearing for the next one in June.

 

[Dave the OAP]

£300 on brakes n stuff.

...and they "fixed" the leak in the door due to a design fault by Renault...and now the effing window doesnt open.

they were supposed to have it back today and give us a curtosy(sp) car whilst they fix something they said they had fixed....phoned up yesterday to say they were all out ( even though we booked this two weeks ago)


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[BensGrandad]

£300 on brakes n stuff.

...and they "fixed" the leak in the door due to a design fault by Renault...and now the effing window doesnt open.

they were supposed to have it back today and give us a curtosy(sp) car whilst they fix something they said they had fixed....phoned up yesterday to say they were all out ( even though we booked this two weeks ago)


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Dave you have not got a Clio as featrured on watchdog last night have you.

 

[Icy Gull]

Get your car serviced when it should be serviced and almost every time it will sail through an MOT. If you don't maintain your car regularly then frankly you deserve to have it fail.

That's my point, my car is meticulously maintained but they always seem to find something like headlight alignment, nothing big just enough to cost me up to £50.00 to get it thru over the MOT cost.