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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Pj on September 20, 2006, 10:23:35 pm

Title: Don't do this with your MOT!
Post by: Pj on September 20, 2006, 10:23:35 pm
This has never happened to me before.

We tried to renew the tax on the van yesterday, you can do it online now, the sharp reply was that the MOT ran out in June!  I couldn't believe I had overlooked it for so long!  Dug out all paperwork, checked accounts records, checked cheque stubs....Yep, no MOT since June.  Had to take most of today off just to try and get an MOT test.  Ended up costing me £45 and they failed it!!!  Scumbags.
It failed on the passenger seatbelt not holding fast under pressure!
Wanted £150 to replace the seatbelt stork and clip, couldn't do it till friday, hence keep the van till then!  No thanks mate.  I took it to a guy down the road, he cleaned out the clip holder with his airline and tweezers.  It was full of dust and paper.
Charged me £15 :-[  Still better than £150.  Free retest tomorrow, more time off.

Save money!  Get things done when they need doing.

Pj
Title: Re: Don't do this with your MOT!
Post by: www.mrgutters.co.uk on September 20, 2006, 10:32:30 pm
hi mate

same happended to me mate , we sold our car last year december 2005 and when we bought it in the jan of 05 we were told it would come with 1yrs mot + tax , so the ladies buys the car give her the mot it ran out in the march ... my wife wasnt amused she had been friving it all that time ... now i pay carefull attention to it..

lol


shawn ;D
Title: Re: Don't do this with your MOT!
Post by: D.Salkeld_Ltd on September 21, 2006, 06:51:53 am

I had the same old seatbelt? scam tried on me years ago when I needed a quick MOT!
Not my usuall local garage, one who I didn't know and didn't know me.

David