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Car damaged by MOT centre
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Looksguywalker wrote: »I wasn't expecting mine to fail. It didn't after I gave them £200 to fix it!
Never let the place that MOT's it do the work. It just encourages them to find things to fail it on! 0 -
They've come back with the funniest solution....
They've MOT'd it, without the barrel in (as they're still waiting for the part...) and said it's failed on such a long list of things that we'd be better off scrapping it. As a gesture of goodwill for the inconvenience they're willing to give us £100 and the car back unfixed.
How generous of them! I'm sure it's nothing to do with them finding out it's going to cost them a ****load to mend the barrel and so they just want to throw £100 at it to go away... :think:
I've told them we won't be scrapping it and we'll have the car back once they've mended the damage they've done and they can just give me a hire car until it's ready.0 -
Never let the place that MOT's it do the work. It just encourages them to find things to fail it on!
I use the garage for both our cars and am on first name terms with all 3 MOT guys and they with me. In fact this is the first time my car has failed. It's done 96k miles and is 7 years old. They took me under the car and showed me why it had failed, showed me the difference afterwards and the old parts. It's like driving a new car now!0 -
My car went in for it's MOT and they tried to start it using someone else's car key. This activated the anti-theft device and has immobilised it.
They've had the car since Saturday morning and say that the lock specialist is still awaiting the part to repair it.
Am I entitled to any compensation for the damage and inconvenience they've caused?
What car is this you have, where the inadvertent use of an incorrect key permanently disables the car until a specialist repairs it?
I'd really like to know so that I can avoid ever buying one
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What car is this you have, where the inadvertent use of an incorrect key permanently disables the car until a specialist repairs it?
I'd really like to know so that I can avoid ever buying one
same... ive never heard of a car doing that... sounds like theyve maybe snapped the key in the barrel if it needs replacing..Sealed pot challenger # 10
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Looksguywalker wrote: »I use the garage for both our cars and am on first name terms with all 3 MOT guys and they with me. In fact this is the first time my car has failed. It's done 96k miles and is 7 years old. They took me under the car and showed me why it had failed, showed me the difference afterwards and the old parts. It's like driving a new car now!
I'm betting you use a local garage rather than a chain garage?0 -
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It's a Rover 800. Apparently it's an anti-theft device they had fitted as standard on a lot of older cars. Never heard of it before personally and it seems a silly idea.0
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