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Can You Beat This ?

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  • Sandoval
    Sandoval Posts: 903 Forumite
    Inactive wrote: »
    The MOT Station needs reporting to VOSA then, an MOT cannot be done ( legally ) in 25 minutes.;)
    Is that true then?

    That's funny if it is :D
  • moonrakerz
    moonrakerz Posts: 8,650 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    SailorSam wrote: »
    Buy a push bike.
    No Mot, No Tax; No Insurance. And save money on gym fees.

    ....and you can use the pavement
    ....and you can ride down one way streets the wrong way
    ....and you can ignore traffic lights
    ....and you can ignore the silly rule about having lights when it's dark
    ....and you can blame the car driver for any thing else that you think shouldn't apply to you

    Stands back - and waits ! :D
  • I usually sit and watch from the waiting area. I don't understand why people leave their cars there all day waiting for the phone call. If you got work or things to do, go on your day off.
  • Boozer
    Boozer Posts: 340 Forumite
    EycplUK wrote: »
    Took car in for MOT on Tuesday , Reanault Laguna X reg 70,000 miles on clock (gen)
    90 Mins later got call from garage "Car Ready " !
    Collected and paid the bill ............... £50 :j
    Can You Beat That ? Time & Price ?


    Maybe it is a fixed cost of 50% of car value:D
  • Inactive
    Inactive Posts: 14,509 Forumite
    Boozer wrote: »
    Maybe it is a fixed cost of 50% of car value:D

    :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::D
  • spiro
    spiro Posts: 6,405 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Boozer wrote: »
    Maybe it is a fixed cost of 50% of car value:D
    Or 200% of the value of the car :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
    IT Consultant in the utilities industry specialising in the retail electricity market.

    4 Credit Card and 1 Loan PPI claims settled for £26k, 1 rejected (Opus).
  • Has it got a list of advisories as long as your arm?

    They'll be hoping you use them to get them sorted.
  • 10JH
    10JH Posts: 287 Forumite
    moonrakerz wrote: »
    ....and you can use the pavement
    ....and you can ride down one way streets the wrong way
    ....and you can ignore traffic lights
    ....and you can ignore the silly rule about having lights when it's dark
    ....and you can blame the car driver for any thing else that you think shouldn't apply to you

    Stands back - and waits ! :D

    Ever so slightly slower though.... :)
  • Hammyman
    Hammyman Posts: 9,913 Forumite
    Sandoval wrote: »
    Is that true then?

    That's funny if it is :D

    Yes it is true. The system as its now set up won't let you.
  • Hammyman
    Hammyman Posts: 9,913 Forumite
    EycplUK wrote: »
    Took car in for MOT on Tuesday , Reanault Laguna X reg 70,000 miles on clock (gen)
    90 Mins later got call from garage "Car Ready " !
    Collected and paid the bill ............... £50 :j
    Can You Beat That ? Time & Price ?

    04 plate Mondeo, 140,000 miles. 45 minutes, £40, clean pass.
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