Halfords - MOT Free!

[st3v3]

If you go for an early mot

My replies were to the conversation about exactly that, Tookey said about taking it in a month earlier and everything followed on from that.

 

[molly 2]

So if it fails for a so called major dangerous fault and the garage cant fix it , you should call a recovery company to remove the vehicle ..

 

[molly 2]

Do Halfords sell anything for a pound?

No but pounland do

 

[Nabsim]

So if it fails for a so called major fault and the garage cant fix it , you should call a recovery company to remove the vehicle ..

Dangerous you would yes, they class dangerous as undrivable

 

[wildebus]

So if it fails for a so called major fault and the garage cant fix it , you should call a recovery company to remove the vehicle ..

A "Major" defect in the MOT is a very broad brush (remember ANY fail is a "MAJOR" defect at least)

Examples .... brake pad warning light comes on as you are down to last few mm of pad. That usually means a few thousand miles of driving left. Is that brake pad WARNING light a MAJOR FAULT? it is in the MOT world now (even though most cars don't even have a warning light and could have less pad left). Before the changes in the MOT this was not a fail and I don't think even an advisory. Dids it overnight become a life-threatening fault?

Engine Check Light comes on ... "MAJOR DEFECT" even though that is not a safety item and can come on for any random reason. Go over a speed bump and wheel jitters can cause a momentary ABS warning which can then light that light. quick reset with a £20 reader corrects. Garages will ask your for £100 to plug their "diaqnostic machine" (same £20 reader initially) in.

Sorry, but anyone who slavishly sees a "major defect" and just tells the garage to fix is asking to be ripped off.

 

[molly 2]

As I understand a fail with a major dangerous defect the vehicle cannot legally be driven home.

 

[wildebus]

As I understand a fail with a major dangerous defect the vehicle cannot legally be driven home.

there is no such thing as a "major dangerous defect" !!

there is a " major defect" and there is a "dangerous defect" - they are NOT the same.

 

[molly 2]

there is no such thing as a "major dangerous defect" !!

there is a " major defect" and there is a "dangerous defect" - they are NOT the same.

OK I will edit hope that helps

 

[BOTCANU]

Wouldn’t trust them with Triggers Broom

 

[harrow]

Speaking as someone who has had a halfords 99p mots I am not convinced it is worth going back to them.

 

[BOTCANU]

My previous company car got booked in for a service and they stripped the brakes out and said I couldn’t have it back until new were fitted . Only done 20000 and they wouldn’t show me the old ones . Needless to say the manager of that particular Halfords no longer works there . Lying , thieving con men.

 

[Peak9551]

Don’t use them.
they will find jobs that don’t need doing and will cost you more in long run.
they will be commission based earners. Ie. If they don’t make any money, it will probably effect comission they receive.
try to use a local garage you can trust