MOT Fail Query

[aruck]

If a car fails it's MOT however you feel the failure is invalid, ie. the garage getting extra work, is it ok to go elsewhere for another MOT or do the failures show up on the database and therefore have to be noted as rectified by the original garage? (hope that makes sense!)

[JC2012]

To my knowledge any new garage that MOTs the car is to MOT the vehicle based on the fact its a new MOT so they will test the vehicle themselves and make their own judgements

Nothing based on past MOTs. Despite them appearing on the database

[Denis O]

The failures will certainly show up on a database. If you have the V5 Ref number you can look up the complete MOT history of any car. Whether the new garage will deem them a failure or not who knows but it does cost you circa £50 each time to find out.

[Ozzie Osmond]

There is no necessity for the original testing garage to rectify the faults. You can have the car repaired and/or retested wherever you like.

[Liquid Knight]

Daily Mail reader said:

If any garage fails a car of mine and gives me a quote even a verbal suggestion I take the car elsewhere and if passes take the fresh M.O.T certificate back to the first place and ask for a refund for them wasting my time and trying to commit fraud. In front of as many people as possible.

[Moog72]

^^ How did you quote someone that hasn't even posted on this topic?

[jagracer]

aruck said:

If a car fails it's MOT however you feel the failure is invalid, ie. the garage getting extra work, is it ok to go elsewhere for another MOT or do the failures show up on the database and therefore have to be noted as rectified by the original garage? (hope that makes sense!)

The failures wont show up on the next tester's computer and it wont show that it failed elsewhere.

[Liquid Knight]

Moog72 said:

^^ How did you quote someone that hasn't even posted on this topic?

You write "quote=someone" between [ and ] with the /quote between [ and ] at the end...

someone said:

Like this

...for comedy effect.

[Liquid Knight]

Brian Warner said:

Let's not forget why we all do this. Womens breasts.