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kilex

Anyone know of a Council run MOT center in Rhondda Cynnon Taff, S. Wales?

derrick

Anyone in the Preston/Kirkham/Blackpool area, I have had mine tested at Naze Lane Garage, Naze Lane Industrial Estate, Freckleton, Preston, PR4 1UN
Tel: 01772 631199. for the last 2 years, no probs, no trying to push non existent faults and only £30. No retest fee if faulty and you want to take away and return within 10 days.

I have no connection with this garage except to take my car for it's last 2 MOT's, the last one being 4th May

burkey2007

Warrington Borough Council Transport department have provided me details of the MOT centre 01925 634296 cost for a car is £50.35 which is expensive but remember they dont have any incentive to find faults that would normally exist having the MOT done in kwikfit lol :money:

kylepiggy

JUST MOT'S
Unit 4 Sheddingdean Ind Est
Marchants Way
Burgess Hill
RH15 8QY

Tel: 01444244555

Great indapendant test centre no repairs no spares A+ quality and very good price and added bonus gave me a 14 day free re-test

other sites around sussex
Hove: 01273 776424
Lewes: 01273 488455
Bexhill: 01424 218080
Bognor Regis: 01243 864100
Tunnbridge Wells: 01892 544637
Hastings: 01424 461 309

strawberryberry

Hi,
Anyone found a site in or near Wirral - I can get to liverpool easy enough aswell if theres one there ( original list mentioned St Helens but thats another district )
Thanks

kit

Can anyone tell me if there is a test centre in North Somerset or Sedgemoor (Somerset)? Have done a search on here but no answer came up.

Ta!

anewman

Perhaps the best way to save on an MOT is to make sure it passes by checking things yourself and getting the work done *before* getting the MOT done. It will save on any re-test fees if taking your car elsewhere for repairs.

bmg2007

Just wanted to say that I took the advice, and it paid off.

Took my car to Oldham Council Mot Testing Centre, and they passed it.

Even better, it only cost me £32! :T

Conor_3

anewman wrote: »

Perhaps the best way to save on an MOT is to make sure it passes by checking things yourself and getting the work done *before* getting the MOT done. It will save on any re-test fees if taking your car elsewhere for repairs.

Usually doing exactly that ends up with you spending money you didn't need to on fixing things that aren't tested.

anewman

Conor wrote: »

Usually doing exactly that ends up with you spending money you didn't need to on fixing things that aren't tested.

Maybe, but I certainly see no reason why anyone should be taking a car in for an MOT test with low oil or coolant level (unless some defect causes this), defective wiper blades, dead bulbs or tyres with splits or worn to the legal limit. Can't believe how many cars I have seen recently with only the supplemental middle brake lights working with neither left nor right stop bulbs working.

A Haynes manual should describe what bits are tested as part of the MOT. I think there are also leaflets produced which give some ideas. Your car's safety and road worthiness is your own responsibility, and should probably not really be left once a year to an MOT tester to put things right.