Garage Misdiagnosis: Error or Rip-Off??

[briang9]

Originally Posted by Adrian E

I agree with comments above that the best form of pre-MOT is take it in 1 month before it expires and get a 13 month ticket if it passes. Treat any advisories as potential work items to be done at leisure, depending on severity. There's a lot on a car that isn't even looked at at MOT, though.

Be aware that a vehicle can be unroadworthy at any point after an MOT and it will potentially be an offence if stopped even with a 'valid' MOT, which ceases to be valid.

great advice as always from Adrian, I do this with our family fleet, my mechanic does a pre mot check, picks it up, and brings it back for a tenner over the MOT cost

[YorkshireBloke]

Hi all,

Good learning for me, especially Adrian E (thanks for the roof bars!).

I won't be like MikiJayne and become the mechanic they couldn't find, haven't got a garage now, never had the skills.

What about "leveraging" contacts and knowledge to buy bits for others to fit? In the past I've bought wood / electrical components / etc cheaply for craftsmen (sorry, no women yet!) to fit on jobs.

I have had to understand that the margin earned on the bits by the tradesman has to be compensated for in a higher hourly rate ( cross subsidisation not possible).

Will a garage worth using let me do this??

Robert

[tc4332]

Sorry Robert,
This scenario has been discussed in the past in another thread. Sorry don't have time now to lcate it.
Resolved to an insurance/warranty/guarantee thing that would put any mechanic doing this down a very deep financial pit.