Anyone know of a good garage in Birmingham?

[Twincharged]

I'm looking to get my car MOT'd and I've never used any garages in Birmingham before; can anyone recommend a good one? It's a bit of a minefield as some will pick up on issues that aren't really there and then hit you with high labour rates, but I obviously want my car to be checked and safe!

[Agrilla]

I take mine to the caaaaancil place...

Moneysavingexpert website says
"Many local councils have their own MOT testing stations for council vehicles like buses or ambulances. By law these test centres (though not taxi or Crown stations) must be open to the general public, and as they only carry out tests, and don't do repairs, there's no incentive for mechanics to find faults that don't exist.
...
This isn't about getting a shoddy quick MOT that passes your car. Council run MOT centres are often some of the best out there, and they run the safety tests stringently."


Montague Street, Bordesley, Birmingham, B9 4BA

0121 303 3311

HTH

[Twincharged]

Thanks for the suggestions . I booked it into the council MOT centre early this morning, but if there's any work that needs doing I think I'll give the Redhill garage a try.

[SystemParanoia]

people get the shotty tests so they have the ability to tax their car, enabeling them to store it on the road while they work on it, without having it cubed.

not everyone has a drive, or can afford / have access to storage

Edited by SystemParanoia on Friday 12th March 13:49

[snaponjohn]

As a Snap On dealer in Birmingham i get to see the best and worst garages out there i would recommend HI TUNE MOTORS 0121 558 3311 ask for mark of most of the garages they seem to know what they are doing

Tell them snap on john recommended them