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Half Price MOT from Nationwide Autocentres

To get this deal.Buy Sun newspaper today, cut out voucher.Then log onto www.nationwideautocentres.co.uk/thesun to book slot.You must present voucher on day of MOT.This is valid until end of Aug 2008........Neil
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  • boatman
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    I thought this might have been a cheap way of getting an MOT But be warned they get their money one way or another! They find things that strictly don't need doing. Like brakes and tyres.
  • psychy
    psychy Posts: 289 Forumite
    I've used nationwide auto many times before. They've been good to me anyway.

    You can even get Tesco clubcard points and also use them there too.
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  • pioneer
    pioneer Posts: 259 Forumite
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    Just had my Camper van fully serviced & mot'd with points they didn't take the mick and threw in free AA cover for a Year via a pack they give you worth £40.

    However they are no longer giving clubcard points only taking them !

    Right wheres all the 1000pt wine deals :beer:
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  • trl002
    trl002 Posts: 187 Forumite
    how much is the MOT before 50%?




    Found out: £53.10, not bad! may have to book it as my MOT is up at the end of September!!!!
  • pipjes
    pipjes Posts: 479 Forumite
    sounds good to me, hubby is a mechanic, so can do the work if it fails for my campervan!! thanks op!!
  • EVERY time I have used them they have told me that my brake cylinders need replacing, even the day after my MOT. I think they must have a job lot somewhere.
  • andrewr22
    andrewr22 Posts: 98 Forumite
    Not every centre will try and rip you off. If they do it'll be centre specific and I'd imagine most won't.

    Even going to a main dealer doesn't mean they won't try and rip you off - it depends on the garage.

    A half price MOT is great and no reason why people shouldn't go there. If they tell you something needs doing then ask to see the problem. If it looks fine to you and they refuse to accept it's ok then you have no choice but to either have the work done or go somewhere else for your MOT (and pay again).
    I would always argue something if I don't believe it to be true.

    I wonder if trading standards would be interested if they are constantly telling people work needs doing when it doesn't?

    My local centre didn't charge me for diagnosing where my oil leak was coming from so I can't complain about them. I didn't even have the work done there!
  • Sooler
    Sooler Posts: 3,112 Forumite
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    neil40 wrote: »

    Don't book anything other than an MOT via this offer as on the prices for services + MOT there is no discount.

    Best to book the MOT via this offer and book a service seperately online for a 10% discount on the service price.
  • FunkyFeet
    FunkyFeet Posts: 1,731 Forumite
    Im feeling physically sick right now as a month back when i used my clubcard vouchers to get my mot done they then told me £335/ worth of work doing....incidently it was the brake cylinders need replacing replacing and also drums! i feel so cheated now as i went there not only to use my clubcard v's but also as national had ripped me off!

    A rather upset FunkyFeet :confused:
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  • borosteve_2
    borosteve_2 Posts: 520 Forumite
    I've dealt with them before in York, Herts and EDinburgh and I honestly think they are top drawer. They once saved my girlfriend about £180 when a rival outfit claimed they couldn't separate the two parts of her exhaust and that her catalytic convertor had gone anyway! Funnily enough they did it easily and the car flew through its MOT at a different garage a few months later.

    I've used a few different outfits since I've been driving and I recommend these guys and Budget.
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