A&Q about 350Z
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Just finished working on my car which failed its MOT today, however it failed on front brake imbalance, OSF seized, and a damaged brake pipe - the one between the two flexi's on the rear beam.
Now when he failed it I was surprised, as I drive my Mk2 hard quite often, and only last weekend fitted G60 front brakes, new discs and pads, and ensured the calipers were free, and the wheels rotated, I've not noticed any snags this week after about 150 miles and have been quite sensitive to any problems (pulling) as I had only just fitted the brakes, which have been perfect, so was surprised when he said there was a 30% imbalance and the OSF seized! I've just got in from removing the caliper and as I suspected everything was free and OK.
The biggest rat I've smelt though is the brake pipe fail, last weekend I also fitted a 6 piece Goodrich flexi kit, so have been all over the car in that area, I knew it was OK but not going to stand and argue with the guy, so I had a look tonight and yet again no problems, it even still had the green paint on it, anyway as I need the car I fabricated and fitted a new pipe and have retained the perfect if a little paint flakey pipe as evidence.
Question is what do I do now, I'm already gonna get stung for a £25 retest and have wasted an evening of my life.
I really want to do the guy, but take the official route, has anyone got any experience of appealing officially and what you need to do.
What really pee'd me off is that I am a trained mechanic and Aero engineer with 17 years experience, I pride myself with the level I try to keep my car at, and have taken this rather personally. It should have flown through, most bits he coould have failed it on are less than a year old.
Any constructive advice please.
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Find out if the garage is part of a chain, or trade association?
I don't think VOSA will show an interest because they are more interested in cars passing, where they should have failed. Or other errors by the testers. This sounds more like a case of trying to generate business by deliberately failing good items on the car.
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sounds like the prick who failed the missus car 2 months ago, again on brake pipes that there was nothing wrong with.
just get your MOT done this time and don't use the garage again.
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I know if he'd past it & you think it should of failed they take it seriously
not sure on the other way around
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Take it for the re-test (or it will cost you £50 elsewhere) then raise the issues with him when it passes. Tell him you are reporting him to VOSA, whether they will do anything or not is irrelevant. Also advise him that you intend to never use the garage again and will tell everyone about how he tried to generate business from perfectly fine parts on the car.
Well, thats what i'd do anyway.
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I don't think VOSA will show an interest because they are more interested in cars passing, where they should have failed.
Nonsense.
Afaic vosa are committed to pursuing tester standards whether failing or passing them.
Get and appeal form and complete it.
Taking somewhere else isnt really going to help you hugely. It'll just give you another subjective opinion. Vosa will give you an objective answer.
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Take it for the re-test (or it will cost you £50 elsewhere) then raise the issues with him when it passes. Tell him you are reporting him to VOSA, whether they will do anything or not is irrelevant. Also advise him that you intend to never use the garage again and will tell everyone about how he tried to generate business from perfectly fine parts on the car.
Well, thats what i'd do anyway.
Good advice imo
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explain to him your a trained mechanic and an aero engineer then tell him hes full of ****
and inform him that this incident will be reported to the vosa and rouge traders. then take the re test from his hand and leave with a big smile on your face