Dodgy Practices

[Dustydog]

A thread on another Forum , 48 posts, has highlighted an issue with ******** attitude on MOTs.

Customers are reporting that the *** staff when failing an MOT are refusing to allow the customer to remove the car until *** have completed the repair.

This cannot be correct even for a bulb or wiper blade!
I thought retention of the vehicle by the testing station was only if the car was dangerous. Even then surely you are allowed to have the car removed to your home or another?

Is this an illegal practice by ***?🙀

 

[Jcloughie]

I found this, but it is only advice from the ‘we buy any car’ site.

If your car has failed its MOT, you can still drive it, providing no 'dangerous' faults were highlighted during the test and your previous MOT certificate is still in date.

It makes sense to me.

I once had an Anglia fail due to Macpherson struts.

I drove it home and put two new ones on. Went back for a re-test. The tester did not even come out the office, just issued the pass certificate.

Things were poor back then.

John

 

[RogerL]

This sounds illegal and needs reporting to DVSA.

 

[woodsieboy]

Would never use a major national name for MOT I trust my local service garage, owner is also caravanner

 

[Buckman]

Why all the *******?

 

[RogerL]

Why all the *******?

It wasn't difficult to work out the company concerned - who have a poor reputation among car enthusiasts.

 

[Dustydog]

Why all the *******?

My fault. I forgot we are not allowed to discreetly suggest the true name. Mea Culpa.

 

[borderbilly]

Had to Google mea culpa, learn something every day.

 

[borderbilly]

Latin wasn't my strongest subject at school, more interested in smoking with the girls in the bike shed 😎

 

[Steve1962]

Latin wasn't my strongest subject at school, more interested in smoking with the girls in the bike shed 😎

Smoking…. You absolute cad sir!!!🤣🤣🤣
Girls behind bike sheds…. More likely fumbling about, and not for a packet of Players🤣🤣🤣🤣

 

[Dustydog]

Latin wasn't my strongest subject at school, more interested in smoking with the girls in the bike shed 😎

Latin was compulsory where I went.😵‍💫
We had the bike shed, the pack of 5 Woodbines, Swan matches and if lucky the girls from the next door convent.😜
It’s all Caesar’s fault when he said.
Veni, Vidi, Vici.😉

 

[borderbilly]

Ah Players no.6 and Bristol, embassy, memories.

 

[borderbilly]

Latin was compulsory where I went.😵‍💫
We had the bike shed, the pack of 5 Woodbines, Swan matches and if lucky the girls from the next door convent.😜
It’s all Caesar’s fault when he said.
Veni, Vidi, Vici.😉

Well I Venid and Vidid, but did not Vicid!

 

[GaryB]

Before the 40 year MoT exemption came in I had a major row with a high street operation who failed one of my American cars on having red rear indicators (legal for pre-64), an inch of play in the steering wheel (up to 3” allowed for steering box systems) and no seat belts. The tester was younger than my socks but the arrogance was unreal when I (initially politely) asked them to check the MoT manual. In the end I went elsewhere (it passed) but regretted not reporting the other place.

 

[rich0805]

Ah Players no.6 and Bristol, embassy, memories.

I remember when a week's school dinner money would buy 10 No 6 and 3 pints of bitter.

 

[otherclive]

Well I Venid and Vidid, but did not Vicid!

When you’ve done the “Veni” the other two lose relevance 😱