TVR friendly MOT garage?

[jo williams]

Does anyone know of an MOT testing centre in the south east that is not too harsh on the usual TVR 'problems' of slightly useless handbrakes etc? I don't really want to spend £100 just to get the handbrake working long enough to get it through the MOT!!

TIA,

Jo

[5ltr-chim]

Wargrave - Berkshire.

Inspection pit - not ramp. - so no grounding

Decelerometer - not rolling road - so no risk to limited slip diff - and no real test of handbrake I guess.

Mine passed there ok.

[hut49]

Station View Garage
46 Lincoln Road
Dorking Surrey RH4 1TD
01306 880149

Very accommodating, and a pub 100 yards away to sup an ale for the 45 mins the MOT takes. They get plenty of TVRs from Motorvation so know the ropes.

[simpo two]

jo williams said:

Does anyone know of an MOT testing centre in the south east that is not too harsh on the usual TVR 'problems' of slightly useless handbrakes etc?

I offer to help and end up sitting in the car heaving on it for all I'm worth!

[steve_l]

jo williams said:

I don't really want to spend £100 just to get the handbrake working long enough to get it through the MOT!! Jo

Nice to know it's a common problem - as a fairly new owner I couldn't understand why my chimaera wouldn't stand still on a slight incline a week after it passed its MOT?

[markbigears]

i use the one that TVR dealers use, can't remember the name, but if you know where Walldonway parts dept is, its just round the corner. 2 nice old blokes that know TVRs well. Im sure someone knows the name, number here.

[simpo two]

Old PHers may recall my views on the TVR handbrake system. It has two positions:

1) Stillrollsbackwards
2) Needbothhandstogetthebastardoff

You choose!

[Pies]

markbigears said:

i use the one that TVR dealers use, can't remember the name, but if you know where Walldonway parts dept is, its just round the corner. 2 nice old blokes that know TVRs well. Im sure someone knows the name, number here.

Well take that "S" of yours down there and get it MOTed

[markbigears]

if i ever get: A) a day off to play cars or B) a day off! and before you ask, yes im still at work.

[HarryW]

Mine must be unique then, I've never had a problem with the handbrake, if anything its better than the everyday car one .

Harry

[jo williams]

Thanks for the responses all, just gotta find the time to take it in now!

If anyone does have the number for the place near Walldonway, that would be cool.

Jo

[Leadfoot]

Mole Valley (Redhill) use Taylors Pitstop on the Balcombe Road, between Horley & Crawley.