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[Webby the Bear]

hmmm interesting thread. i thought they could charge what they wanted?

[henryd]

hmmm interesting thread. i thought they could charge what they wanted?

they can but up to a maximum of £54.85

[Webby the Bear]

hmmm interesting thread. i thought they could charge what they wanted?

they can but up to a maximum of £54.85

thats good to know. cheers henry

[VXL V6]

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!'

[Stallion]

hmmm interesting thread. i thought they could charge what they wanted?

they can but up to a maximum of £54.85

thats not going to be for long, as 2012 checks will be more thorough, will sure make it dearer 

[Osprey]

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 

[Marks DTM Calib]

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

[Lazydocker]

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

[jordan681]

Mines due for MOT, and have been ringing round,...  been quoted anywhere form £25 - £50 some include free retest (if needed)...