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Old May 21st, 2019, 12:05   #1
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They’re giving out leaflets with a code for £10 MoT. Valid to May 2020 if booked by 26th June.
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Avoid at all costs.
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They’re giving out leaflets with a code for £10 MoT. Valid to May 2020 if booked by 26th June.
You have to buy something first , when i went in last week , got a nice £90 michelin portable power source and tyre inflator half price :-)
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You have to buy something first...
Not really. I just booked mine. Recently dealer serviced so don’t expect any issues. I don’t have a problem saying no if they try the hard sell.
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I maintain my car extremely well yet I've never had either a Halfords or Kwik-fit discounted MOT without a failure of some sort or other.
When I pay the standard price at my local independent MOT centre, I pass every time.

I'm not a great believer in coincidence.
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I maintain my car extremely well yet I've never had either a Halfords or Kwik-fit discounted MOT without a failure of some sort or other.
When I pay the standard price at my local independent MOT centre, I pass every time.

I'm not a great believer in coincidence.
If more unsatisfied owners used the Appeal process perhaps more MOT Testers would read the tester's Manual more often . When I did MOT tests i knew every word in the manual ..

https://www.gov.uk/government/public...n-about-an-mot
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They’re giving out leaflets with a code for £10 MoT. Valid to May 2020 if booked by 26th June.
It will also cost you for fitting a new set of wiper blades and a number plate bulb on top, at a minimum, even if yours are ok, they now you won't challenge them for these as you have a pass. That's my experience with these outfits,
Avoid them and Kwik-fit at all costs, and never let a lady go there as they will scare and fleece them.
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I've never had either a Halfords or Kwik-fit discounted MOT without a failure of some sort or other.
My last car passed three MOTs at a Kwik Fit with no up-selling attempts. I know they don't have a great reputation but have to say no complaints.
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It's unlikely that an MOT tester would risk his certification (and livelihood) by failing vehicles on invented faults. Halfords know that they'll probably get the work IF the car does fail... seems like a sensible business arrangement.
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Seems you got lucky for you got one of those in the past few days as that offer finished early last week and the vouchers are being sent back to head office if they have any left.
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