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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: Danny on 19 September 2011, 14:24:59
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I was told recently by someone that they thought the price of MOTs was set by the government, which i'm pretty sure is not correct
for the last few years I was paying £50 for my MOT test but recently i'd seen what I thought were special offers of £30 in a couple of places, now its clear that a handful of places local to me do them at £30 regardless
out of curiosity is this the same wherever you live too??
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The maximum price is set, IIRC. £52.50 rings a bell.
Garages are free to charge less if they want. You have to ask if they are using it as a loss leader to get cars in for repair, though.
After all, an MOT takes 45 minutes minimum and requires a trained tester who may not work on anything else during that period. It also requires the use of a 4 post lift, headlight aim tester, emissions tester, brake test dyno, computer, etc.. for the duration.
Given the cost of providing that, £50 is a fair price, IMHO, and to charge less you will be doing it at a loss.
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Possibly the Gov set a max price :-/ I pay around £50 for my MOTs but at a place that doesn't do repairs. Discount MOTs are usually carried out garages that also repair. But I'm not suggesting that work might be 'found' ..... :-X ;)
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Given the cost of providing that, £50 is a fair price, IMHO, and to charge less you will be doing it at a loss.
I remember paying £6 for my MOTs in the early 80s
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Given the cost of providing that, £50 is a fair price, IMHO, and to charge less you will be doing it at a loss.
I remember paying £6 for my MOTs in the early 80s
It was a lot just to kick the tyres, though. ;)
Having said that, when I take the Westfield he generally runs out of things to test within about 15 minutes. Then charges me £52.50. :'(
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Having said that, when I take the Westfield he generally runs out of things to test within about 15 minutes. Then charges me £52.50. :'(
The thing with new/modern cars is that there are covers over loads of things, sills, under trays, etc that Mr MOT tester isn't allowed to remove so he can test it properly. :-?
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mine is always 39.99 at a local place with a 'voucher' (free in local free paper every week)
Always seems a fair test, been going there for ages. They never get my repairs, they know this, dunno if it makes a difference, but they always seem 'fair' ie people pop in for oil or coolant topup - always seems to be free.
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Normally around £45 from a reputable . You get vouchers in the local press offering for £30 but as Andy B states i have seen first hand them 'finding' things wrong with someone elses car and never went back to them.
I just checked the government site and it says the charge is £54.85
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/OwningAVehicle/Mot/DG_4022514
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cheapest ive come accross here in burton is £35.
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If you consider that a typical hourly rate for an independent is 50 an hour which already includes all the overhead of ramps, heating, building space etc.
So 45 mins work means 37.50.
Plus you can use your less capable mechs on MOT's and possibly also get some further work as a result so the business case is pretty strong for lower priced MOT's.
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Plus you can use your less capable mechs on MOT's and ...
You mean that not all mechs are the same??? ::) ::) ::)
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If you consider that a typical hourly rate for an independent is 50 an hour which already includes all the overhead of ramps, heating, building space etc.
So 45 mins work means 37.50.
Plus you can use your less capable mechs on MOT's and possibly also get some further work as a result so the business case is pretty strong for lower priced MOT's.[/quote]
correct, the wifes corsa failed on welding, hence they got the job & the extra £145. for doing the job.
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£54.85 (classIV) is the price that Vosa recommend but many garages do it for less
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I recently got mine done for £50, then a few days later see a garage doing it for ''£35 no pass no fee'' :( and mines did sail through the mot..
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I paid £47 last week iirc. Yes, air fresheners removed first.
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hmmm interesting thread. i thought they could charge what they wanted?
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hmmm interesting thread. i thought they could charge what they wanted?
they can but up to a maximum of £54.85 :y
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hmmm interesting thread. i thought they could charge what they wanted?
they can but up to a maximum of £54.85 :y
thats good to know. cheers henry ;)
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I pay £35 at my usual place. But then I take three cars a year to him and he has never found anything to fail them on yet!
If I know the car has a fault and I haven't had time to fix it I usually have a chat, supply the parts and get him to do the job (Track rod end on the Estate springs to mind).
I did get an advisory on the headlight level on the DTi last time but he said 'You don't want me to adjust that do you, 'cause you know it will snap!'
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hmmm interesting thread. i thought they could charge what they wanted?
they can but up to a maximum of £54.85 :y
thats not going to be for long, as 2012 checks will be more thorough, will sure make it dearer :( :(
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I've always assumed that the cheaper places try to fail as many as possible in order to get the repair work. But I seem to recall an expert on here saying that VOSA tracks each station's pass rate and gets twitchy if it differs too much from the national average.
So I guess I assumed wrong :)
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Indeed, pass/failure rates are monitored and can be followed up on.
For me its just a case that an MOT is a good cash cow and will keep a mechanic ticking over whilst still delivering a profit.
I suspect also that given the changes proposed next year that it wont have a big effect as they will probably only take 5 mins to do tops
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It's not just the garages Pass/Fail rate that's monitored, it's the individual tester ;)
I also reckon that the new tests will make very little difference, most testers worth their salt are already looking at most of them anyway ;)
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Mines due for MOT, and have been ringing round,... been quoted anywhere form £25 - £50 some include free retest (if needed)...