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MOT prices
« on: 15 August 2018, 08:45:05 »

I booked my CD in for its annual MOT expting it to cost £50 as it’s a VX main dealer, turns out it’s £28, thank you Therlow Nunn
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Re: MOT prices
« Reply #1 on: 15 August 2018, 08:49:23 »

There will be a catch...  :-X
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Re: MOT prices
« Reply #2 on: 15 August 2018, 08:49:39 »

they'll recoup the £22 when they find something to fix .....  ::) ::)
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Re: MOT prices
« Reply #3 on: 15 August 2018, 08:52:37 »

they'll recoup the £22 when they find something to fix .....  ::) ::)
Especially if this is the same garage that replaced the head gaskets for something to do :-X
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Re: MOT prices
« Reply #4 on: 15 August 2018, 11:59:54 »

Yep, I always take mine to the local guy in the village and pony up the £50 odd. It's plain to see that it costs a garage at least £50 to do an MOT* so if they charge less, it's a loss leader.

*- unless it's my Westfield, whereby he has about 25 minutes chatting to me over a cuppa and a fag before logging off the MOT system since it only takes him 15 minutes to test the car!
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Re: MOT prices
« Reply #5 on: 15 August 2018, 12:13:03 »

Yep, I always take mine to the local guy in the village and pony up the £50 odd. It's plain to see that it costs a garage at least £50 to do an MOT* so if they charge less, it's a loss leader.

*- unless it's my Westfield, whereby he has about 25 minutes chatting to me over a cuppa and a fag before logging off the MOT system since it only takes him 15 minutes to test the car!

The place I take mine to charges me £43 but he only does MOT tests
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Re: MOT prices
« Reply #6 on: 15 August 2018, 12:26:05 »

I paid the £28 at my local Vauxhall main dealer to MOT Zafira, passed no issues.

I take the 3.2 Fox in Camberley, the 'Vauxhall Specialist' last time I paid more for the 3.2's MOT.
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Re: MOT prices
« Reply #7 on: 15 August 2018, 13:07:19 »

I have been paying the same £40 to my MOT place for almost as long as I can remember.They only do MOT,s and every year the same guys has a chat about the Omega and says he wished every car he saw was as well maintained,so for the praise alone I,m happy to pay the £40.

Thats a coincidence,Tunnie,as my 3.2 Elite was supplied from new by Fox,s at Camberley according to old documents I have.
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Re: MOT prices
« Reply #8 on: 15 August 2018, 13:27:49 »

I have been paying the same £40 to my MOT place for almost as long as I can remember.They only do MOT,s and every year the same guys has a chat about the Omega and says he wished every car he saw was as well maintained,so for the praise alone I,m happy to pay the £40.

Thats a coincidence,Tunnie,as my 3.2 Elite was supplied from new by Fox,s at Camberley according to old documents I have.

They must only do service now? The garage in town is where the Peugeot one was, it's under Eden.

Perhaps there was a Fox branch there? As the service/MOT place only do that, no sales. Wonder if it was always separate.  :-\
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Re: MOT prices
« Reply #9 on: 15 August 2018, 14:10:55 »

I pay 35 to my Local Garage, they wont fail something for the sake of it as they are always banged out with too much work anyway, last time I ended up offering them 20 notes so I could do the work myself on their Ramps for an hour or so when there Mechanic had a day off. then the MOT Guy just looked at it and printed the MOT  ;) :y
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Re: MOT prices
« Reply #10 on: 15 August 2018, 15:37:01 »

The trolley will be £40. Using a different garage to last test which was full price, yet still charge £80 an hour, provided the work isn't difficult... They will gladly charge £500+ to do discs and pads on a Corrola >:(
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Re: MOT prices
« Reply #11 on: 15 August 2018, 16:33:32 »

I have been paying the same £40 to my MOT place for almost as long as I can remember.They only do MOT,s and every year the same guys has a chat about the Omega and says he wished every car he saw was as well maintained,so for the praise alone I,m happy to pay the £40.

Thats a coincidence,Tunnie,as my 3.2 Elite was supplied from new by Fox,s at Camberley according to old documents I have.

They must only do service now? The garage in town is where the Peugeot one was, it's under Eden.

Perhaps there was a Fox branch there? As the service/MOT place only do that, no sales. Wonder if it was always separate.  :-\

IIRC, there was a big Fox Vauxhall dealership on the BVR years ago. My Dad nearly bought his Senator there, but they upset him so he went to one on the A322 in Knaphill / Bisley, IIRC. I don't think either of them are there any more.
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Re: MOT prices
« Reply #12 on: 15 August 2018, 18:11:10 »

£39.85 at mine. And £30 to any OOF member who wants one 😁😁😁

I know that when we put online MOTs at under that we got less interest. Probably to do with people thinking that we'd try and do them (not the case but new customers don't know that).

I also know dodgy outfits like Halfords and quickfit fail and charge for headlight aiming etc.

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« Reply #13 on: 15 August 2018, 18:43:17 »

My local indie does the MOT for free with a service. The service consists of changing the oil and filter for £135. Go figure  ;D
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Re: MOT prices
« Reply #14 on: 15 August 2018, 19:34:02 »


I also know dodgy outfits like Halfords and quickfit fail and charge for headlight aiming etc.
If the headlight aim is out of tolerance, it is a fail , even if  just one bulb needs replacing ,it's a fail ,must be entered on the VTS device as a fail, then repaired, then part retest 
not that i'm sticking up for Halfrauds or quicksh!t
you can't do repairs ,however minor, during a test

but i suspect your implying that such outfits fail on such items ,even though they are fine ,just to meet sales targets etc bump up the bill
you could be right  ;D

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Re: MOT prices
« Reply #15 on: 15 August 2018, 19:38:01 »

Pay £27 for mine at local Ford dealer ben taking my cars there for 20yrs and they know by now that at their labour rates they ain't getting any repair work out of me :D ;D
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Re: MOT prices
« Reply #16 on: 15 August 2018, 19:47:32 »


I also know dodgy outfits like Halfords and quickfit fail and charge for headlight aiming etc.
If the headlight aim is out of tolerance, it is a fail , even if  just one bulb needs replacing ,it's a fail ,must be entered on the VTS device as a fail, then repaired, then part retest 
not that i'm sticking up for Halfrauds or quicksh!t
you can't do repairs ,however minor, during a test

but i suspect your implying that such outfits fail on such items ,even though they are fine ,just to meet sales targets etc bump up the bill
you could be right  ;D

My tester will adjust headlight aim during a test
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« Reply #17 on: 15 August 2018, 19:57:41 »

Headlamp aim fail is just to keep VOSA happy.
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Re: MOT prices
« Reply #18 on: 15 August 2018, 20:24:58 »

Headlamp aim fail is just to keep VOSA happy.


The test is to check that the beam doesn't fall into prescribed areas and dazzle oncoming traffic. It is NOT a check that you can see where you're going.
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« Reply #19 on: 15 August 2018, 20:28:50 »

Headlamp aim fail is just to keep VOSA happy.


The test is to check that the beam doesn't fall into prescribed areas and dazzle oncoming traffic. It is NOT a check that you can see where you're going.

Who said it was?  ???
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« Reply #20 on: 15 August 2018, 20:35:08 »

Headlamp aim fail is just to keep VOSA happy.


The test is to check that the beam doesn't fall into prescribed areas and dazzle oncoming traffic. It is NOT a check that you can see where you're going.
So? What I am saying is that the headlamp aim is fine, but it goes down as a fail just so VOSA  can see a fail. There is no charge for 'fixing' it and a pass is issued immediately after.
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Re: MOT prices
« Reply #21 on: 15 August 2018, 20:56:04 »

Headlamp aim fail is just to keep VOSA happy.


The test is to check that the beam doesn't fall into prescribed areas and dazzle oncoming traffic. It is NOT a check that you can see where you're going.
So? What I am saying is that the headlamp aim is fine, but it goes down as a fail just so VOSA  can see a fail. There is no charge for 'fixing' it and a pass is issued immediately after.
there is no fail quota an mot station has to meet
but if a car is presented for MOT with a headlamp aim out of tolerance, it should be a fail on the system ,so vosa know about it ,
many cars aim is adjusted with a simple turn of a screw (which some MOT garages charge £25 + vat per side to adjust)

say every 2015 ford fester is presented for MOT and the brake light bulbs are blown on most , VOSA would recognize a pastern  and investigate .
if the NT just replaces the bulbs while testing ,no one would know that ford festers are crap  ;D
just an example  :y not saying all 2015 festers have blown brake bulbs  ;)

headlamp aim and emissions are easy pickings for rip off garages to charge for because not many of us has calibrated headlamp beam alignment testers or emission machines

I've seen people in main dealer service center receptions parting with £500+ for mot repairs on 3 year old cars
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« Reply #22 on: 15 August 2018, 21:02:35 »

I know what my MOT tester told me, and that's good enough for me  :)
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« Reply #23 on: 15 August 2018, 21:36:17 »

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there is no fail quota an mot station has to meet .....
That's not quite true. My tester told me that a few years ago he was pulled up for not failing a certain percentage of vehicles (his quota) but VOSA was happy with the reply that the MOT station tests a lot of local ambulances that are tested yearly from new so therefore fewer 'sheds' than the norm

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My garage door serves me quite well.  :y
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Re: MOT prices
« Reply #24 on: 15 August 2018, 22:01:09 »

Headlamp aim fail is just to keep VOSA happy.

Tell them you don't drive at night, so its not a problem ::)
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« Reply #25 on: 15 August 2018, 22:08:03 »

Get my mots done at EMG buy 3mot vouchers at a time for £63.00 seems decent value to me, Merc & Subaru have never failed Hyundai had an advisory on wiper component authorised the repair £49.00 never had any problems with them plus vehicles are always cleaned.
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« Reply #26 on: 15 August 2018, 23:01:01 »

45 euros I think from memory in Spain. Government run stations.

I think the finefor no MOT is 40 euros.
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« Reply #27 on: 15 August 2018, 23:03:32 »

£39.85 at mine. And £30 to any OOF member who wants one 😁😁😁

I know that when we put online MOTs at under that we got less interest. Probably to do with people thinking that we'd try and do them (not the case but new customers don't know that).

I also know dodgy outfits like Halfords and quickfit fail and charge for headlight aiming etc.
Do you need the car?  :D
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« Reply #28 on: 16 August 2018, 08:54:12 »

45 euros I think from memory in Spain. Government run stations.

I think the finefor no MOT is 40 euros.

I'm guessing the locals don't bother, then ;D
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« Reply #29 on: 16 August 2018, 10:08:42 »

I always use my local village garage for MOT,s. At £50 it isn't the cheapest but he is a good honest bloke who is very good at his job so Im happy to give him a bit of support.
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« Reply #30 on: 16 August 2018, 12:45:34 »

I always use my local village garage for MOT,s. At £50 it isn't the cheapest but he is a good honest bloke who is very good at his job so Im happy to give him a bit of support.
For the sake of a few quid it,s worth it. :y
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« Reply #31 on: 16 August 2018, 16:53:41 »

I always use my local village garage for MOT,s. At £50 it isn't the cheapest but he is a good honest bloke who is very good at his job so Im happy to give him a bit of support.
Same here, I like to support local Brackley businesses. Even if he did fail me on a dingly dangly in the past. But we don't mention that.
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« Reply #32 on: 16 August 2018, 18:15:38 »


I also know dodgy outfits like Halfords and quickfit fail and charge for headlight aiming etc.
If the headlight aim is out of tolerance, it is a fail , even if  just one bulb needs replacing ,it's a fail ,must be entered on the VTS device as a fail, then repaired, then part retest 
not that i'm sticking up for Halfrauds or quicksh!t
you can't do repairs ,however minor, during a test

but i suspect your implying that such outfits fail on such items ,even though they are fine ,just to meet sales targets etc bump up the bill
you could be right  ;D

Sadly I know they do! Well a certain branch anyway 😡😡😡😡
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« Reply #33 on: 17 August 2018, 00:03:16 »

£53 at my local garage which is 5 minutes walk from home.  :y

There's nothing worse than taking your car somewhere and ending up walking the streets while they test or fix it.  ::)
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« Reply #34 on: 17 August 2018, 06:19:07 »

I always wait and watch ;)
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« Reply #35 on: 17 August 2018, 07:54:12 »

One of my sons-in-law is that daftest I know[he is from Essex though  ::)]he takes his car for the M.o.T. and just tells them to do whatever it takes to get a pass :o Licence to print money or what? :D
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« Reply #36 on: 17 August 2018, 09:58:52 »

I always use my local village garage for MOT,s. At £50 it isn't the cheapest but he is a good honest bloke who is very good at his job so Im happy to give him a bit of support.
Same here, I like to support local Brackley businesses. Even if he did fail me on a dingly dangly in the past. But we don't mention that.

I'd fail you if you got your todger out during the MOT, too  :P ;D


I tend to pay full whack at Autobarn, as they're walking distance from my house (local BMW/Merc/etc specialist) .. think I'll be going to Webby and saving the £20 in future, though ;D
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« Reply #37 on: 17 August 2018, 21:06:37 »

Aaron we are round the corner from them! Lol
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