MOT? No problem...

KLB · 26-04-2004, 13:36

... the car has just breezed through it

Not that I seriously expected it to fail, but there's always that little bit of doubt nagging away at the back of the mind

humsk · 26-04-2004, 18:13

Mine's recently passed it's second MOT. The guy was impressed how clean the car was and that a Skoda had traction control - said that it gave him a bit of a shock when it was on the rollers.

monkeychild · 26-04-2004, 18:48

hmm mines due next month where to take it dealer or normal garage

**mannyo** · 26-04-2004, 19:25

Mines due its first one in a couple of months.

AndyC · 26-04-2004, 19:29

Mines just passed its third MOT, no problem. I'm not sure how through the garage was, it only took 20 minutes.

AndyC

KLB · 26-04-2004, 19:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by monkeychild

hmm mines due next month where to take it dealer or normal garage

My first choice was the dealer, but..

They are on an industrial estate in the back of beyond (poor bus service)
They wanted the car all day, because they don't do the MOT on-site
They sub-contract MOTs to a totally different company

So in the end I took it to... er, the local bus company! They service, repair, and MOT private vehicles (and a lot of the local taxis, by the look of it) as a sideline. I must say that I was impressed by the whole setup - I stayed to watch the test being carried out; quick efficient, and as far as I could see it was "by the book".

to Newport Transport

devonutopia · 26-04-2004, 19:40

IMO, it's better to take your car to MOT at a non-dealer... First of all it's cheaper (mine was £30 for cash

) and what do you get at the end of it? A bit of paper - any competent mechanic can check over your car, and any "MOT" test station will be staffed by people as well trained in MOTing as any dealer... IMO...

( mine flew through as well BTW - sorted for 12 months!

)

**robmawer** · 26-04-2004, 20:48

Though some dealers offer "free MOTs for the life of the vehicle (while the purchaser owns the vehicle)"...whether they subsidise it by sticking a screwdriver through your exhaust while they're doing it is something I have yet to discover...

Rob.

26-04-2004, 13:36	#1
KLB Discordian Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Newport, Newport - so good the Post Office named it twice Posts: 1,962 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	MOT? No problem... ... the car has just breezed through it Not that I seriously expected it to fail, but there's always that little bit of doubt nagging away at the back of the mind __________________ Mike

26-04-2004, 18:13	#2
humsk Briskodian Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: south staffs Posts: 293 Thanks: 1 Thanked 11 Times in 5 Posts	Mine's recently passed it's second MOT. The guy was impressed how clean the car was and that a Skoda had traction control - said that it gave him a bit of a shock when it was on the rollers. __________________ BFN, Andrew ___________________________________________ Octy II - 4X4 TDI (leather, cruise & 16" alloys) Last edited by humsk; 26-04-2004 at 18:14. Reason: can't spell

26-04-2004, 18:48	#3
monkeychild Briskodian Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: North Yorks Posts: 3,018 Thanks: 5 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	hmm mines due next month where to take it dealer or normal garage __________________ My Brum Brums: 2002 Silver MKI Octy vRS standard apart from an APR R1 DV 2002 1.4 Tdi Polo My Pedal Pedals: 2008 Gary Fisher Hookooekoo, 2008 Genesis io Singlespeed 2003 Kona Lavadome Single speed goodness

26-04-2004, 19:25	#4
mannyo BRISKODA Staff Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Stevenage Herts. Posts: 11,439 Thanks: 56 Thanked 356 Times in 328 Posts	Mines due its first one in a couple of months. __________________ Manny 2005 Octavia 2.0TDi Elegance combi my skoda website http://www.octaviars.co.uk Join the briskoda.net folding team click Here for more info

26-04-2004, 19:40	#7
devonutopia Mongreller Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Exeter / Devon Posts: 30,056 Images: 5 Thanks: 76 Thanked 346 Times in 289 Posts	IMO, it's better to take your car to MOT at a non-dealer... First of all it's cheaper (mine was £30 for cash ) and what do you get at the end of it? A bit of paper - any competent mechanic can check over your car, and any "MOT" test station will be staffed by people as well trained in MOTing as any dealer... IMO... ( mine flew through as well BTW - sorted for 12 months! ) __________________ Jason - Mongrel owner! WOOOOF! Grrrrr Custom Fabia Bonnet Lifter Kits - £45! Click Me. Cheesy bonnet lifter video to "raise me up" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMnGECEi5Oc See the mongrel's 260bhp Dyno Video!

26-04-2004, 19:29	#5
AndyC who...? Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 415 Thanks: 3 Thanked 10 Times in 10 Posts	Mines just passed its third MOT, no problem. I'm not sure how through the garage was, it only took 20 minutes. AndyC

26-04-2004, 20:48	#8
robmawer Briskodian Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Rochdale Posts: 12,478 Thanks: 2 Thanked 74 Times in 67 Posts	Though some dealers offer "free MOTs for the life of the vehicle (while the purchaser owns the vehicle)"...whether they subsidise it by sticking a screwdriver through your exhaust while they're doing it is something I have yet to discover... Rob. __________________

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