mot failiure

superskintmouse

Hi, i am just after some advice really, my local garage has been conning me for years and I have now had enough. every year they charge me £400+ for my mot as they say it always needs the seat belt mounts welding, im just wondering how long this should last for. my mot is due next month and im dreading it.
any advice would be appreciated.

harveybobbles

Use a Council run MOT centre this time.

iNath

My advice: go to a different garage.
And use Martin's guide: http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/travel/cheap-mot

jd82

What car is it? If its a rusting heap then it sounds about right.

superskintmouse

I intend to use the local council run one this time but i was just trying to find out how long welding lasts. my car is is 1997 so it is old but its very reliable so i do not want to get rid of it. I guess im just trying to prepare myself for another expensive mot.
Does anyone know if your car faills at a council mot testing site do they re charge you for a re test??

mikey72

dawemouse wrote: »

Hi, i am just after some advice really, my local garage has been conning me for years and I have now had enough. every year they charge me £400+ for my mot as they say it always needs the seat belt mounts welding, im just wondering how long this should last for. my mot is due next month and im dreading it.
any advice would be appreciated.

Should need to be done once, then it'll be fixed until the rest of the car falls off.
(You said it was a '97 car, so it must have lasted about 10 years, a repair should last the same)

forgotmyname

If it failed and they repaired it last year i would expect and insist that the repair was good enough to pass this year.

Keith

Your mot costs 400 but how much do you spend on repairs during the year?

Hintza

Once you start welding I reckon you have a couple of years more then the rust normally takes over.

Strider590

The parts that rust.... Just clean them up and cover them in smooth black hammerite! they'll never rust again!

Coveredinbees!!!!

Either you have a very rusty car or they do some awful welding