MOT Cost Cutting discussion

FrugalFreak_2

Bristol City Council

"Fleet services"

Sandy Park, Brislington, Bristol, BS4 3NZ

Monday to Thursday, 7am to 5pm

Fridays, 7am to 4.30pm

MOT bays work on an appointment system, to book call 0117 903 6319.


Class Test or type of work Full test Partial test (if returned within 10 working days)
I Motorcycles £28.00 £14.00
II Motorcycles with sidecar £36.00 £18.00
IV Cars, taxis, private hire up to 8 seats £48.00 £24.00
IV Motorhomes and camper vans £48.00 £24.00
IV Minibus 9-12 seats £53.00 £27.00
V Minibus 13-16 seats £57.00 £29.00
V Buses with more than 16 seats £77.00 £38.00
VII Goods 3000kg - 3500kg DGW £56.00 £28.00
Missed appointment charge £48.00 £24.00
Maximum fee for duplicate test certificate £10.00
Police 'Stop' notice removal £10.00

Puffin74

We're lucky enough to have a friend who's a mechanic so we know we're getting the truth and no 'fake' problems.

Lee_Taylor

I found a really cool new garage in Croydon, LOT MOT Centre.
They have a No Pass, No Fee policy and they are an unbiased mot centre.



Contact them on 0208 684 0955

nomisreprah

It's always the same old thing, let's slate all the garages that do mots and repairs because they all fail cars because they want the work, what a load of piffle. Yes I will admit that there maybe the odd one or two that do it, but most of us hard working garages don't. I have been doing mots for 8 years now and I don't even fail them if a bulb is out, I just simply replace it for them, I will always advise if I think something is of safety concern and leave it up to the customer to decide. I have been offering my mots at 29.99 since we opened and now you all say because it's cut price I am doing it so I can fail the car for the work, this is almost slander, I also offer a free mot with a full service is this wrong too, maybe i should just quit and let my customers pay full price round the corner. Please everyone, don't think we are all the same, I do cut price mots because I think 55 pounds is a lot to pay and I like my customers to always come back. I also find it hard to believe that council mot stations can pass a 10 to 12 year old car with no failures, knowing how the council work anyway most of theses people are driving around in dangerous cars. A twelve year old Nissan micra with no rust on the front or sills!!!!! Really !!! That one must have been kept in a garage all it's life and done about 2000 miles. Please double check after it's been to a council centre just to make sure your not driving around in a death trap. Remember, everyone is driving around in a 70 mph missile that could kill. I don't want any of my customers feeling that responsibility.

nomisreprah

darich wrote: »

Always beware of reduced rates or even free MOTs. The garage will invariably find a "fault" and claim something requires to be replced.

I found out recently that many local council depots can carry out MOTs. They're more likely to give you an impartial test because they don't sell parts and can't make any money by saying your car fails on any given item.

You'll pay the full price for the test but it's worth remembering and avoid the garage trying to sell you brakes, shockers etc and many other components that are difficult to check.

Knowing how the council work I doubt they could spot a faulty item on their own, it needs at least ten of them and even then they still wouldn't notice a blown sidelight bulb

salubrious

nomisreprah wrote: »

It's always the same old thing, let's slate all the garages that do mots and repairs because they all fail cars because they want the work, what a load of piffle. Yes I will admit that there maybe the odd one or two that do it, but most of us hard working garages don't. I have been doing mots for 8 years now and I don't even fail them if a bulb is out, I just simply replace it for them, I will always advise if I think something is of safety concern and leave it up to the customer to decide. I have been offering my mots at 29.99 since we opened and now you all say because it's cut price I am doing it so I can fail the car for the work, this is almost slander, I also offer a free mot with a full service is this wrong too, maybe i should just quit and let my customers pay full price round the corner. Please everyone, don't think we are all the same, I do cut price mots because I think 55 pounds is a lot to pay and I like my customers to always come back. I also find it hard to believe that council mot stations can pass a 10 to 12 year old car with no failures, knowing how the council work anyway most of theses people are driving around in dangerous cars. A twelve year old Nissan micra with no rust on the front or sills!!!!! Really !!! That one must have been kept in a garage all it's life and done about 2000 miles. Please double check after it's been to a council centre just to make sure your not driving around in a death trap. Remember, everyone is driving around in a 70 mph missile that could kill. I don't want any of my customers feeling that responsibility.

It is frustrating but unfortunately a lot of folk do base their opinion on an mot station depending if their car passed or not.

Safety appears a secondary concern these days, which is a shame for the good testing stations out there.

In my experience council stations are some of the worst for delivering an inadequate test.

scotsbob

Lee_Taylor wrote: »

I found a really cool new garage in Croydon, LOT MOT Centre.
They have a No Pass, No Fee policy and they are an unbiased mot centre.



Contact them on 0208 684 0955

Isn't this the garage that was on that BBC Watchdog programme? I wouldn't go near them personally.

scotsbob

nomisreprah wrote: »

Knowing how the council work I doubt they could spot a faulty item on their own, it needs at least ten of them and even then they still wouldn't notice a blown sidelight bulb

When you say "the council" which one are you referring to? Do they really have ten testers doing one MOT? Have they really passed vehicles with non working lights? Have you reported this to the Dept. Of Transport? Why don't you identify this council and give us some proof of your statement.


Or, are you just posting unsubstantiated assertions with no basis in actual fact.


I have used my local council test centre for the last 12 years and the staff there are helpful and efficient.

trollopscarletwoman

I use my local back street indy garage.

He doesn't do MOT'S but takes the car a few miles away.

2002 saxo passed for £45 on monday for second year running so no collusion in any way.

I wonder whether now to get rid with a fresh mot but having said that it starts, stops, and goes. I could spend £2000 and end up with something far worse.

A few advisories including "slight free pay in steering" which has come up for the last 4 MOT'S but yet to be failed.

A little bit of corrosion on sub frame turned up for the first time "but not structurally weakened".

SimonE

Does anyone know the Brent council MOT centre if there is one?