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| 1795.1 | What have you started now ! | CMOTEC::JASPER | | Mon Jun 15 1992 17:11 | 8 |
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I have found MOTEST, near Wickes, the most honest. You can watch the
test as well. If its bad it'll fail, but they dont fail sound cars,
(which has happened to me in the past elsewhere).
Lucas autocentre Basingstoke road was also reasonable.
Tony.
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| 1795.2 | Lucas | RDGE44::ALEUC7 | | Mon Jun 15 1992 17:36 | 18 |
| > Lucas autocentre Basingstoke road was also reasonable.
Lucas autocentre failed my car because one of the headlights was too
high. When I pointed out that they had passed it last year, and the
headlights hadn't been moved, they said new legislation had come in
a few months ago. (True)
Since they do a free re-test, I took the car away to get it fixed.
In retrospect, it would have been much less hassle for them to fix
it on the spot (and charge me slightly more than I ended up paying),
but I wasn't sure whether the headlight really was too high.
I got it fixed at another garage, who do MOTs, and the person who
fixed it said he wouldn't have failed it...
I didn't take it any further though.
Carol.
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| 1795.3 | The annual lottery. | SUBURB::JASPERT | | Tue Jun 16 1992 17:07 | 16 |
| Yes, arent MOT centres frustrating ? I also fell in the headlamp hole 1
year. "LH headlamp out of alignment" was the failure. I adjusted it (5
secs), resubmitted the car &..."RH headlamp out of adjustment".
Ball-joints are another intangible failure reason (excuse ?), along
with suspension bushes, brake disks, steering clamp bolt etc. I have
wasted much time & money replacing serviceable parts & making senseless
adjustments.
But referring to .0, he specifically mentioned OLD cars, not
necessarily buck-earners. I took an ancient Avenger to Lucas & they
quite rightly failed it on those items which needed attention, & made
no comment on the items which in my opinion were sound.
You didnt say if you agreed with Lucas' findings ?
Tony.
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| 1795.4 | MOT around Richmond Surrey | PLAYER::BRH388::HANBURY | Coder with attitude | Tue Oct 06 1992 12:59 | 9 |
| Sorry to post such a mundane question, but...
I am in Bruxelles and need to MOT my vehicle when I next come to
the UK at the end of this month. Can someone pls give me the tel.
no. + address of a decent garage around the Richmond, Surrey area.
Thanks,
Roger
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| 1795.5 | Where to M.O.T.? | SUBURB::FIXEDASSETS | | Mon Nov 29 1993 20:06 | 9 |
| Could anyone advise me a good place to get an M.O.T. in Reading. I am
not sure what I would define as good. I don't want to drive a dangerous
car but I also do not I want to have to repair unnecesary niggly bits.
Other criteria could be free retests or cheap M.O.T.'s. I drive an '72
VW Bus so I don't expect to pass straight through, and I have until
next week.
Derek.
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| 1795.6 | Not in Reading....but | SUBURB::BENNETTW | Live life to the MAX | Tue Nov 30 1993 21:32 | 7 |
| 1795.7 | | CHEFS::GEORGEM | lived eht pihsroW | Wed Jul 19 1995 15:46 | 10 |
| Can someone please recommend an M.O.T. centre somewhere in South
Reading, Winnersh or Wokingham? Preferably, the place needs to offer
free re-tests, and I'd rather they weren't over strict. I've got a low
milage VW Golf, and it is perfectly sound...I don't want it failing on
a pathetic insignificant point like the washer fluid cap being cracked!
Help appreciated. It needs to be done by Saturday, so a quick response
would be appreciated.
Thanks, m.
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| 1795.8 | My local | CHEFS::GROOMN | A curry a day keeps the missus away | Wed Jul 19 1995 16:50 | 5 |
| Theres a place on Nashgrove Lane (SW of Wokingham) called J&M Motors
(tel 01734 776307). They certainly are not strict and allow free
re-tests. Also, they are pretty cheap as regards repairs go.
Nev.
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| 1795.9 | | CHEFS::GEORGEM | lived eht pihsroW | Wed Jul 19 1995 17:45 | 1 |
| Many thanks.
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