Kwik Fit... MOT ?

dont go near them

my neighbour said the very same thing...thanks 'simply'.

never get a car MOted on the basis of an offer imo . the real cost is in the repairs once it has failed

Use a council MOT centre. Only place who won't screw you over. No such thing as an 'offer'

Bunch of ham fisted monkeys stay clear.

Think Sky football advert and you're almost there.

NO muppet firm

Too big to be anything but by the book. Which is means the worst you will get is the truth. They get paid the same if you pass fail or whatever, the stats boffins at HQ lose out if they have pitched it wrong,the guy in your outlet is stress free, every decision is black or white and same price to him. Local garage independant is different, may go in your favour or agaisnt depending how his missus was that morning.

if u go to council testing centre they will flag everything left right and centre?

what would u do if the MOT is late? is there a fine?

Steer well clear of that lot

if you value your cash.

Kwik Fit......the only place open on a sunday locally so took the wife's car as she was worried about the tyres and had a long journey the next day. Kwik Fit checked them out - usually rubbish about being near to the limit, damage. repair near side wall, blah de blah.

They said they had a special offer on x tyres would do four for £400. I laughed and said it was too much. Within 2 seconds they then said (because it was the last job of the day!) that they would do them for £200.

Draw your own conclusions about the company.

avoid avoid avoid

hutyee 01 Feb 19:54
if u go to council testing centre they will flag everything left right and centre?

what would u do if the MOT is late? is there a fine?

Won't get fined (if kept offroad). Your just not allowed to use the car on the road without an MOT, unless heading to a pre booked MOT station.

Council MOT center will only flag work that needs doing, and won't charge for a new exhaust if blowing at the gasket like ATS tried to with the wife!

I was in there once late on
Just a tyre change
Asian guy pulls in next to me...with wife + 3 kids in his merc ..
Gets out , and mechanic asks his wife + kids to get out + wait in the waiting room ..
turns out He needs a new battery ..
He lambasts them into doing his Battery first ahead of my tyre ...All gold rings + white suit ..
I reckon he offered them a big tip , coz the 2 of them switch to his battery ....( 2 Mind for a kfin battery)..
Asian guy looks like Devs Cousin in Corry Street ..gives me a smarmy grin ...
not happy ..get out and say "My tyre pal ?"..so he calls a junior out from the back ...he then does my tyre ..
meanwhile they fit the battery and the Asian guy gets his walet or whatever out of his car , closes his door , and goes to pay ..
my lad still working on fitting my wheel + tyre back on ...
The place is starting to close , lights going off around the place ..some mechanics heading off home ..my guy is finished ..I go to pay and find The Asian guy saying "No , I have left my keys in the ignition ...I did not know it would Self lock all the doors "... :0
I deliberately took ages to pay , watching all theantics as the Garage were saying "No sorry you will have to return tomorrow , we have to lock up , and the asian guy saying "I do not have a spare key --you will have to pay for somebody to come and to get into my car now ...tomorrow is no good "..
Gave them all the biggest smirk of the day as I went past ...
He who laughs last .....

shocking company..stay well clear

is there such a thing as a good garage to go to for an mot other than the council ones? lol a manufacturers or indie will just as likely load up on unnecessary repairs and extras

Joe Jordan 02 Feb 11:18


I was in there once late on
Just a tyre change
Asian guy pulls in next to me...with wife + 3 kids in his merc ..
Gets out , and mechanic asks his wife + kids to get out + wait in the waiting room ..
turns out He needs a new battery ..
He lambasts them into doing his Battery first ahead of my tyre ...All gold rings + white suit ..
I reckon he offered them a big tip , coz the 2 of them switch to his battery ....( 2 Mind for a kfin battery)..
Asian guy looks like Devs Cousin in Corry Street ..gives me a smarmy grin ...
not happy ..get out and say "My tyre pal ?"..so he calls a junior out from the back ...he then does my tyre ..
meanwhile they fit the battery and the Asian guy gets his walet or whatever out of his car , closes his door , and goes to pay ..
my lad still working on fitting my wheel + tyre back on ...
The place is starting to close , lights going off around the place ..some mechanics heading off home ..my guy is finished ..I go to pay and find The Asian guy saying "No , I have left my keys in the ignition ...I did not know it would Self lock all the doors "...
I deliberately took ages to pay , watching all theantics as the Garage were saying "No sorry you will have to return tomorrow , we have to lock up , and the asian guy saying "I do not have a spare key --you will have to pay for somebody to come and to get into my car now ...tomorrow is no good "..
Gave them all the biggest smirk of the day as I went past ...
He who laughs last .....

nice one joe, PMSL

There used to be a garage in Silvertown, east London, in the 70s, where you never even took your car in. You stuck a 'drink' in his hand and told him the mileage. In 5 minutes you were on your way with an M.O.T. :)

Mind you, if you were to buy a car from somebody and he pulled out a COURTS M.O.T. certificfate, you used to laugh your head off and walk away. :^0

have always found nationwide auto centres to be fair!