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Cheap MOTs: Oxford, Brighton and South East England

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edited 1 February 2013 at 8:42PM in Motoring
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Paying for MOT repairs can take a hefty wack from your wallet. Yet there's a way to cut this cost. The first point of call is read the full Cheap MOTs article. This discussion is specifically to talk about MOTs in your local area:

Cheap South East of England MOTs


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  • caffyns ashford, kent
    £150 for a yearly service on my 53 vauxhall zafira 2.0dti but £169 to include an MOT. an absolute steal!!
  • bargepole
    bargepole Posts: 3,236 Forumite
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    SMC Rover, High Wycombe. £135 for a full service on an MG ZT-T, including the MoT. They also service Fords.

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  • emaa123
    emaa123 Posts: 6 Forumite
    They charge £53 for the mot but include a 10 day free retest if it fails, and you can get the work done where ever you like. Very honest garage.
  • Essex_Guy
    Essex_Guy Posts: 13 Forumite
    The council MOT station listed at Coval Lane, Chelmsford has now shut.
    Essex_Guy
  • cepheus
    cepheus Posts: 20,053 Forumite
    So why are there so few Council run MOT centres in the SE?
  • Cherwell District Council provides MOT testing of vehicles for local residents and businesses in addition to council vehicles.

    MOT Bookings and Enquiries
    Tel: 01295 221916

    Thorpe Lane Depot, Cherwell

    http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&rlz=1B3GGGL_enGB209GB209&q=Thorpe%20Lane%20%2C%20Cherwell&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wl
  • TheHerds
    TheHerds Posts: 23 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture
    Used this council MOT Test centre last year. They charged £50 for the MOT and retested it for free.

    North Hertfordshire Homes Ltd
    Blackhorse Road
    Letchworth
    SG6 1HA

    01462 474716
  • Try Just mots, they seem to have a number of branches is Kent and Sussex, they charge £28.00 (booked over phone) or £23.00 if booked on line with free partial retest if taken back within 10 working days. I've had an MOT test done on an old Volvo (18 years old) and the guy said it was still solid and it only needed a small repair to get it though so I was happy with that. As the name sugests, they just do MOT's and no repairs so I hope this helps you same some money.
  • I can vouch for JUST MOT's, they have MOT'd four cars for me at the Tonbridge branch. Each time they have special offers and the last time they replaced a bulb free of charge. They do not do repairs, only MOT's, and I have found them to be efficient, fair, and friendly. The last MOT was £35.00 with a free retest if needed (it wasn't - phew). They have several branches in Kent & Sussex.
  • cepheus
    cepheus Posts: 20,053 Forumite
    Called around some of these but none of these seem to operate around the Berks area. Seems not the place to be for MOTs!
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