Hi all.

As above really, recently moved to the area and looking for a trustworthy, decent garage.

Many thanks in advance

Dan

 

why?

The MoT is a statutory check - you'll get the same answer wherever you go

 

If there's a failure resulting in bit of work that needs doing to get it through, you might rather it already be in trusted hands?

 

Or does this mean a special (wink, nudge) MOT?

-- Chuck

 

Not all MOT stations/testers are the same.

Accord passed the last 3 years test with a crack across the windscreen bottom left corner. Same garage but different tester, failed it this year - down to his opinion apparently
Sons Type R failed one garage due to excessive noise but passed in another - again down to opinion of what excessive noise is.
My S2000 passed even though I forgot to put the headlight washer fuse back in. Was told it should have failed because if it's there, it must work.


The problem is that are open to interpretation.

 

If you want a really unbiased MOT by someone who has no vested interest in your car failing (ie they don't do remedial work) take it to either your local council MOT test station or local bus company MOT depot.

 

Its worth giving some of the Honda dealers a call. e.g. Yeomans Guildford or Redhill Honda. They have until recently been offering free MOTs and healthchecks.
Might be if you have a service at the same time so dont quote me on this one.

I dont subsribe to this belief that Honda will find something wrong just to get more work out of you. We've had nothing but Honda cars for the last 10 years and MOT'd them all at Guildford and Redhill and never had one fail.

 

you get a discounted MOT if they service the car

I had a reduced Honda 12 (essentially an oil/filter change) and MoT for £134 (split £99 & £35) - the Honda 12 is effectively a pre-MOT check.....

 

true

I've known some testers fail if the Sat Nav is mounted in the wiper sweep area......

 

I've been using various places in guildford for the past 10 years. I've gone for the cheapest 'special offer' and never had a failure although i do a ridiculously low mileage. The only real problem was a couple of years ago when Trade Tyres refused to honour the price they'd agreed on the phone. Last year i used KwikFit and no issues. If you want a guaranteed unbiased test, the council have a depot in the Woking Road http://www.guildford.gov.uk/mot, but i imagine that will be the full price, whatever that is these days.