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[tracy1]

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]

SMC Rover, High Wycombe. £135 for a full service on an MG ZT-T, including the MoT. They also service Fords.

[emaa123]

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]

The council MOT station listed at Coval Lane, Chelmsford has now shut.

[cepheus]

So why are there so few Council run MOT centres in the SE?

[dobsy01]

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&...-8&sa=N&tab=wl

[TheHerds]

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

[luffers]

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.

[pinkpuffer]

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]

Called around some of these but none of these seem to operate around the Berks area. Seems not the place to be for MOTs!

[aws]

please note there is a council mot testing station for sussex/ west sussex

details as follows

arun works services
arun district council
station road
east preston
west sussex bn16 3aa contact number 01903 737829

Please can you add this to your council mot register

[TiTheRev]

Originally Posted by emaa123

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.

I thought a free retest was standard? Ive certainly never paid for a retest... :confused:

[jeannieblue]

Originally Posted by TiTheRev

I thought a free retest was standard? Ive certainly never paid for a retest... :confused:

Alot of places charge for a retest - we don't but sadly lots of garages do. Its up to the garage what they charge - as long as they don't go above what VOSA set, then it is a bit of a free for all...

[GrahamH]

Another One for Herts, this time quite central:

Royton Express - on the main road between Welwyn Old Town and Codicote (B656), postcode AL6 9TY

The usual story - they have no repair business, so no interest in making money out of repairs, and therefore don't fail things unless they have to

Been going there for about 10 years now - great service!

Based at the back of a warehouse and distribution company

Graham

[Diamond159]

Hi the Chelmsford Covel Lane Council one is now closed. Can anyone reccomend somewhere else in Chelmsford that only does MOT's.......I know i will need some work on my car and im sure i was stung last year so this year i just want the MOT done 1st then at least i will know its honest work that needs to be done. Im getting sooo lost looking online :-(
Thanks in advance for you help :-)

[mandb]

Having searching this web site and not finding a cheap MOT test centre any where I cam across the Nationwide Autocentre website which was offering MOT's 'Nationwide' for £35.58.

I havebnt actually had the MOT yet but I booked my slot on their web site
http://www.nationwideautocentres.co.uk

and so far it looks really good and more the price I wanted and can afford to pay.

Its booked in for next Thursday. Iwill try and remember to let you know how I get on.

[RichyRich]

Originally Posted by mandb

Having searching this web site and not finding a cheap MOT test centre any where I cam across the Nationwide Autocentre website which was offering MOT's 'Nationwide' for £35.58.

I havebnt actually had the MOT yet but I booked my slot on their web site
http://www.nationwideautocentres.co.uk

and so far it looks really good and more the price I wanted and can afford to pay.

Its booked in for next Thursday. Iwill try and remember to let you know how I get on.

Please do, as Nationwide are notorious for finding faults. Saying they invented them could be slanderous, of course, but be careful

[freezergeezer]

Having searching this web site and not finding a cheap MOT test centre any where I cam across the Nationwide Autocentre website which was offering MOT's 'Nationwide' for £35.58.

I havebnt actually had the MOT yet but I booked my slot on their web site
http://www.nationwideautocentres.co.uk

and so far it looks really good and more the price I wanted and can afford to pay.

Its booked in for next Thursday. Iwill try and remember to let you know how I get on

Just be careful with the £35.58 quote. It looks like it's for AA Members only. Otherwise its £53. It's not clear when you book and I only got suspicious when I read the small print in my confirmation email.

[mysuni]

i've just returned from just mots in crawley and if you book online it is only £10. They changed a bulb and adjusted a headlight to achieve a pass for free!!

I will be using them again in the next few days for the other car.

http://www.justmots.eu/