Increasingly difficult to get a motorcycle MOT'd
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Is anyone else finding this to be the case?
I live in a relatively built-up area where you'd expect at least a couple of local motorcycle garages but there are practically none. My local garage / tyre fitter where we take the cheap car for tests usually also do bike MOTs but they're impossible to book in with nowadays - unreachable by phone and in person usually say they're fully booked or don't know when they can schedule a bike in.
The next nearest place was a motorcycle parts store with a workshop, they closed down last year due to lack of business.
The next option is a main Triumph dealer with a workshop where I get services done, but it's 45 minutes away and the workshop is closed on weekends
It's becoming a right pain in the arse for something that's supposed to be a pretty simple annual formality
I live in a relatively built-up area where you'd expect at least a couple of local motorcycle garages but there are practically none. My local garage / tyre fitter where we take the cheap car for tests usually also do bike MOTs but they're impossible to book in with nowadays - unreachable by phone and in person usually say they're fully booked or don't know when they can schedule a bike in.
The next nearest place was a motorcycle parts store with a workshop, they closed down last year due to lack of business.
The next option is a main Triumph dealer with a workshop where I get services done, but it's 45 minutes away and the workshop is closed on weekends
It's becoming a right pain in the arse for something that's supposed to be a pretty simple annual formality
hole to get either sorted out. Even Halfords want you to wait a few days when ordering a bloody plate.
Walsall, West Midlands..
I looked at the document of approved places from the .Gov website, there's about 10 listed 'locally' to me and more than half don't even exist anymore
I found a place local but he wouldn't book it in advance, he just said "phone when you want it done and I'll try to do it the same day"
It's more of a ballache with bikes because not only are the garages more spread out, it's the rigmarole of gearing up to get the bike there and either arranging transport back and forth, or waiting around for ages in bike gear, both are annoying when you work in the week and that's the only time they're open
I looked at the document of approved places from the .Gov website, there's about 10 listed 'locally' to me and more than half don't even exist anymore
I found a place local but he wouldn't book it in advance, he just said "phone when you want it done and I'll try to do it the same day"
It's more of a ballache with bikes because not only are the garages more spread out, it's the rigmarole of gearing up to get the bike there and either arranging transport back and forth, or waiting around for ages in bike gear, both are annoying when you work in the week and that's the only time they're open
I have used B&J's in Willenhall before and that was booked in
https://www.google.com/maps/@52.5848096,-2.0511815...
https://www.google.com/maps/@52.5848096,-2.0511815...
In Aldridge, says 'call to arrange a booking', open Saturdays: https://www.mandcmotorcycles.co.uk/
Biker9090 said:
Same with tyre fitters and numberplates.
I refuse to play the silly number plate game - this stupid bureaucracy around them doesn’t inconvenience fraudsters or terrorists - it’s just a pain in the arse for normal people. Just order online from one of the places online who are based in the Channel Islands or even Scotland. They’re delivered in two days. And cheaper.
Vtekkers said:
I have used B&J's in Willenhall before and that was booked in
https://www.google.com/maps/@52.5848096,-2.0511815...
That's who I used to use all the time years ago as they're only down the road but they've closed apparently https://www.google.com/maps/@52.5848096,-2.0511815...
PurpleTurtle said:
In Aldridge, says 'call to arrange a booking', open Saturdays: https://www.mandcmotorcycles.co.uk/
Could be ideal mate, thanks!ok i didnt know they had closed either, another in Wolverhampton i have used is round the side of the Harley Davidson in chapel ash Allbikes Allspares
https://www.allbikesallspares.co.uk/
https://www.allbikesallspares.co.uk/
Yes, it's a real pain in Aberdeen. My go too place is packed out of the door, and currently booking work a month on advance - there's precious little outlet elsewhere, either, and they've said that it'll only get busier as the season comes in.
Thankfully I've had everything sorted well in advance but if I had left it I'd have been stuffed.
Thankfully I've had everything sorted well in advance but if I had left it I'd have been stuffed.
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