MOT in newcastle

[themags 0]

Anyone on here a mechanic? or know of a reliable place in newcastle to get a MOT done (i.e. somewhere that wont take my fucking eyes out on made up repairs).

[Monkeys Fist 38819]

Anyone on here a mechanic? or know of a reliable place in newcastle to get a MOT done (i.e. somewhere that wont take my fucking eyes out on made up repairs).

Just got mine done.

MOT, rear shockers, new tyre , wiper blades and new bulbs.

£210.

Used them since I was on the taxis.

QuickStart Garage

Maurice Road

Wallsend

0191 295 0636

[Gemmill 34608]

North Jesmond Garage right next to ilford road metro.

[NJS 3985]

Not in answer but I had a problem a few years ago when a garage "failed" my MOT for the handbrake. I then took it to a garage round the corner from work as it was more convenient who told me there was nowt wrong with it so I went back to the original garage to complain. The manager tested it and entered the number into a card type calculator, took a doubletake, then right in front of me turned the dial before pointing at it saying "there you go, fail". I went apeshit but he basically said it was my word against his as nobody else was there. I took it back to the other garage to get MOTed and he told me he wasn't surprised but in any case even if I proved they'd done the test wrong the best I'd get would be the a refund of the test fee.

[ajax_andy 0]

Not in answer but I had a problem a few years ago when a garage "failed" my MOT for the handbrake. I then took it to a garage round the corner from work as it was more convenient who told me there was nowt wrong with it so I went back to the original garage to complain. The manager tested it and entered the number into a card type calculator, took a doubletake, then right in front of me turned the dial before pointing at it saying "there you go, fail". I went apeshit but he basically said it was my word against his as nobody else was there. I took it back to the other garage to get MOTed and he told me he wasn't surprised but in any case even if I proved they'd done the test wrong the best I'd get would be the a refund of the test fee.

 

Bad crack that like!

 

Any chance you could name and shame to avoid the rest of us ending up getting ripped off there?

[NJS 3985]

Not in answer but I had a problem a few years ago when a garage "failed" my MOT for the handbrake. I then took it to a garage round the corner from work as it was more convenient who told me there was nowt wrong with it so I went back to the original garage to complain. The manager tested it and entered the number into a card type calculator, took a doubletake, then right in front of me turned the dial before pointing at it saying "there you go, fail". I went apeshit but he basically said it was my word against his as nobody else was there. I took it back to the other garage to get MOTed and he told me he wasn't surprised but in any case even if I proved they'd done the test wrong the best I'd get would be the a refund of the test fee.

 

Bad crack that like!

 

Any chance you could name and shame to avoid the rest of us ending up getting ripped off there?

 

Unlikely - the offender is now an HGV fuel depot just outside Chelmsford, the good guy was in Harlow - should be the other way round given the two towns really.

[khay 8]

I never realised till recently that's how they worked in england/wales, must be open to a lot of fraud, between being ripped off for repairs or people getting mates in a garage to sign off on cars that shouldn't really pass.

 

In northern ireland (not sure about the south) you goto a government run mot centre for just the test, required work etc is carried out at your own mechanics.

 

 

Its the same for Scotland as well.

[themags 0]

You can go to places that are MOT Test centres only and council run MOT centres that wouldnt offer repairs. I'm pretty sure my car will need some work and I dont want to increase the cost furthur with re-test fees