OK now bear with me. Last year my car failed its MOT on suspension. They said the front was dangerous and rear they could pass but I certainly shouldn’t wait till my next MOT to get it fixed. They said it would cost about £1200 to get it all fixed. I told them where to go.
However I then realised that my MOT ran out a month earlier than I thought and I then knew I was driving around without an MOT and I felt like a wanted criminal and I was expecting Mi5 to turn up at my door to arrest me at any point. So I went back to the garage and asked them to do the front, just so I could get an MOT.
Now my issue is there were no signs there was anything wrong with the suspension. The dampers weren’t leaking, I did a bounce check on the car and there was no issue. There was no issue when driving. I have access to other EP3’s and there was no difference to mine, but the others passed the MOT.
So a year on and my car has just sailed through the MOT, no mention of the failed rear suspension, just like I thought.
So my questions are;
However I then realised that my MOT ran out a month earlier than I thought and I then knew I was driving around without an MOT and I felt like a wanted criminal and I was expecting Mi5 to turn up at my door to arrest me at any point. So I went back to the garage and asked them to do the front, just so I could get an MOT.
Now my issue is there were no signs there was anything wrong with the suspension. The dampers weren’t leaking, I did a bounce check on the car and there was no issue. There was no issue when driving. I have access to other EP3’s and there was no difference to mine, but the others passed the MOT.
So a year on and my car has just sailed through the MOT, no mention of the failed rear suspension, just like I thought.
So my questions are;
- Was I ripped off a year ago?
- Can suspension fail with no visible signs?
- In future if a garage is trying to pull a fast one, saying work needs to be done that doesn’t is there anything you can do?
- If you disagree with the MOT tester’s analysis of your car can you take it to another garage to get them to take a look? Will all MOT testers stand together as a band of brothers?
- Can the next garage see it failed at the first?
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