McLaren MOT
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djacobs89

Original Poster:

4 posts

119 months

Yesterday (21:27)
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Hi All - how do you get your cars MOTd? Do you take to specialists, or will most garages do it fine?

Fatherdougal

234 posts

72 months

Yesterday (22:26)
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Is it not in sync with your servicing date? Mine goes to McLaren dealer for MOT at same time as service, as can't imagine taking it to an 'everyday' garage. But I might be being precious!

Pouhon

162 posts

177 months

Yesterday (23:11)
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Fatherdougal said:
Is it not in sync with your servicing date? Mine goes to McLaren dealer for MOT at same time as service, as can't imagine taking it to an 'everyday' garage. But I might be being precious!
You realise your dealer just has one of the lower level mechanics drive your car across town (unsupervised which may or may not involve some ragging from cold) to whatever garage with an MOT licence they have an arrangement with. Who then treats it like any other car, and drives it back to your dealer. You're getting even less quality control than if you picked out your own 'everyday garage' and built up a relationship with the team.

Fatherdougal

234 posts

72 months

Pouhon said:
You realise your dealer just has one of the lower level mechanics drive your car across town (unsupervised which may or may not involve some ragging from cold) to whatever garage with an MOT licence they have an arrangement with. Who then treats it like any other car, and drives it back to your dealer. You're getting even less quality control than if you picked out your own 'everyday garage' and built up a relationship with the team.
Yes, yes I do. However any damage to the car and I think I have more comeback from a McLaren dealer, as my contract is with them.

r o n n i e

394 posts

198 months

Pouhon said:
You realise your dealer just has one of the lower level mechanics drive your car across town (unsupervised which may or may not involve some ragging from cold) to whatever garage with an MOT licence they have an arrangement with. Who then treats it like any other car, and drives it back to your dealer. You're getting even less quality control than if you picked out your own 'everyday garage' and built up a relationship with the team.
This is only the case for dealerships which do not have on site MOT capabilities.