MOT Rip Off? Quoted £860! Please help

harz99

m0bov wrote: »

Car sounds like a death trap and should be scrapped.

Exactly my thoughts, time to scrap and buy another banger with 12 months test....

cajef

iBreakTheDawn wrote: »

I did mention numerous times, I expected a fail.
Maybe you should take some comprehension lessons at your local primary school before responding with such a superior and combative attitude.

Who puts a car in for an MOT expecting it to fail? :eek:
Maybe you should take some lessons in simple car maintenance as you appear to have a vehicle that is dangerous and illegal on the road.

Clive_Woody

Most things have been said already, but one thing I would add is don't get hung up on how much was spent at previous MOTs, that is irrelevant.

It's 12 months between MOTs and a lot can go wrong in that time.....on top of normal wear and tear items that need replacing too.

Not sure there is a lot you can do, other than ask the garage to do the work needed to get it through the MOT, then consider getting the other essential repairs done ASAP (but it may work out cheaper to get it all done together).

Lesson for next year is keep an eye on your car, do regular checks to ensure it is roadworthy and book your MOT weeks in advance so if there are problems you are not stuck (assuming the car is safe to be driven elsewhere).

seatbeltnoob

m0bov wrote: »

Car sounds like a death trap and should be scrapped.

Most of the faults are things than can be fixed very easily, The bushings, lights, tyres etc are all wear and tear items.



It's not a deathtrap, just a failure in maintaining the vehicle. The same could happen if OP bought a newish 4 year old vehcile who they failed to maintain for a couple of years.


The deal breaker would be the rusting and the emissions. Fixing a bad engine (crappy exhausts) could be a bottomless money put. So too the rusting if it's not correctly fixed. Everything else is repairable fairly cheaply.


I reckon being a nurse and female, the mechanics have taken the !!!! with someone of the work. They know she has no choice but to get it repaired with them or face big transporter fees to get it to another mot/garage.

Car_54

seatbeltnoob wrote: »

I reckon being a nurse and female, the mechanics have taken the !!!! with someone of the work. They know she has no choice but to get it repaired with them or face big transporter fees to get it to another mot/garage.

I believe the OP is male, and not a nurse.

DUTR

seatbeltnoob wrote: »

Most of the faults are things than can be fixed very easily, The bushings, lights, tyres etc are all wear and tear items.



It's not a deathtrap, just a failure in maintaining the vehicle. The same could happen if OP bought a newish 4 year old vehcile who they failed to maintain for a couple of years.


The deal breaker would be the rusting and the emissions. Fixing a bad engine (crappy exhausts) could be a bottomless money put. So too the rusting if it's not correctly fixed. Everything else is repairable fairly cheaply.


I reckon being a nurse and female, the mechanics have taken the !!!! with someone of the work. They know she has no choice but to get it repaired with them or face big transporter fees to get it to another mot/garage.

The opening post included "I feel as I'm a young (effeminate) man and I had my retail work uniform on".

AdrianC

seatbeltnoob wrote: »

The deal breaker would be the rusting and the emissions. Fixing a bad engine (crappy exhausts) could be a bottomless money put.

The emissions are just an exhaust blow causing the tailpipe lambda to be out.
The rust could just be a quick patch to give a year or three.

seatbeltnoob

AdrianC wrote: »

The emissions are just an exhaust blow causing the tailpipe lambda to be out.
The rust could just be a quick patch to give a year or three.

Possibly lambda, could also be burning oil causing high emissions which isn't worth fixing inna cheap car.

Rust issues, could be a tiny isolated sport or could go very deep and/or be in several areas which makes the job expensive

Noree

cajef wrote: »

Who puts a car in for an MOT expecting it to fail? :eek:

This exactly. Goes for every person who owns a vehicle.

If a vehicle fails a test, it shouldn’t be driven and the presenter/owner/whatever should really know better if they are confident the vehicle won’t pass.

As for the OP, the only thing I’d be a bit suspicious of is the suspension failures. As mentioned, it’s all minimum standard so should be ‘hanging’ (obvious) to fail. I’d expect you would’ve noticed a noise or vibration already. You can appeal to DVSA on these matters if you believe you’re wrongly done on this. Check with a trusted local mechanic perhaps.

AdrianC

Noree wrote: »

If a vehicle fails a test, it shouldn’t be driven and the presenter/owner/whatever should really know better if they are confident the vehicle won’t pass.

It depends entirely on what it fails on.

I've just this afternoon spotted something that - unless I address it - will be a fail on the test I've got booked for Thursday.

The speedo illumination's out. Dead bulb. If I can't get a replacement in time, I'll just swap the bulb from the rev counter to the other side...