alan-g-w
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Registered: 9th Nov 07
Location: Glasgow
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He pulled the line and broke it deliberately?
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corsadonk
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Location: Marlborough, Wiltshire
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I thought the MOT tester just looks at the brake system, and test them on the rollers.
I reckon you should take a dump on his door step.
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Chris
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Registered: 21st Sep 99
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The rate should come from autodata, this shows the job and the HR time, from this they then give a price.
5hrs, is a full replace of all brakes and a full clean inside and out.
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blainej1
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he didnt change all the breaks he fitted a flexi hose changed a cv gaitor and fitted a handbrake cable i just dont see how its doubled in price i was quoted its going elsewhere anyway
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Terry12
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Registered: 24th Sep 07
Location: Manchester
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He charged you £216 just for labour on handbrake cable, CV boot and brake line?
That is extortionate mate. Even if he supplied the parts for that price it's still expensive.
I'd be looking for a new garage, Stories like this make me glad I do all my own work.
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Corsa_Sport21
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Registered: 13th Apr 08
Location: Leven, Fife. Drives : 205 GTi
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For a start, he shouldn't have let you drive the car away when he knew it had a fucked brake line.
You could shaft him for that alone.
That alone would have made me go somewhere else.
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taylorboosh
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Registered: 3rd Apr 07
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Did you pay? If so why didn't you say that's not what you quoted?
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Archie
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Registered: 18th Dec 07
Location: South Ayrshire
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The braided line could have been corroded at the join, thats my only take on that.
Brake alignment - Sounds like he means brake imbalance, one brake is probably sticking, probably just a good strip & clean would cure that.
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Sam
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Registered: 24th Dec 99
Location: West Midlands
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Garages like this piss me off, some of them don't know their arse from their elbow and others are just blatant conmen.
This sounds like the sort of thing my local Formula One place do, we stupidly took one of our cars there years ago to have new discs and pads fitted all round, it took them 2 fucking days to do the job! 
Jesus wept!
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baza31
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It does happen , things can be seized , things do break . You can heat up bolts but they can still go . If you could of done the job why didn't you? It's not easy quoting for a repair to £100 sometimes . If it's been well maintained parts are free if it's not then it's inevitable it won't be straight forward , one job can lead into another .
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baza31
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Registered: 19th Apr 03
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quote:
Originally posted by Corsa_Sport21
For a start, he shouldn't have let you drive the car away when he knew it had a fucked brake line.
You could shaft him for that alone.
That alone would have made me go somewhere else.
Incorrect. He will have issued a failure sheet. The tester has NO power to keep vehicle off road . The DRIVER is at fault .
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Archie
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Registered: 18th Dec 07
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Usually on the failure sheet it will be marked *DANGEROUS* or words to that effect beside each defect considered dangerous.
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