Nationwide Autocentres "MOT Guarantee"

[sixpotter 0]

Got the C MOT'd at my local Nationwide centre last time and they emailed me an offer for 40% off my next MOT with option of 1 year or 3 year MOT guarantee priced I think at £59 and £119 respectivley.

 

Has anyone heard of or used these shemes before? Are they a con as I think a 1994 Corrado may be able to make use of such schemes if they work!

[g60jaime 10]

I wouldn't go anywhere near those guys.

 

Sounds funny but they took my Grandma for a complete ride over MOT issues on her old Astra. A list of things were done (with her permission) that didn't need doing. She paid for the work to be done because she needed the car and didn't want to part with it becasue it was my grandads old car. She does less than 1000 mile a year.

 

The thing that stood out for me though was they failed it for rust within 300mm of suspension mounting point did the fix on it and left it. My grandma asked me to come round and wash her car for her, i pulled into her road and spotted this rough welded patch on the sill of her car from about 30m away still in my car and driving! Up close they hadn't painted it or stonechipped it or anything, and guess what.....it had started to rust! Boy did I have fun taking it back down to them to the job properly and having a go at them about fixing a rusty sill with a bit more rust!

 

Needless to say I have taken over with the car care and she now has it MOT'd at my local, who i know well.

 

You can't do better than go with stable recommendations, not PR and offers in my opinion (its all about profit margins not customer care and satisfaction).

[delfinis38 1]

never heard of the scheme. But i would certainlly never take my car anywhere for an MOT that....

 

either sells tyres / exhausts or VW who may have an interest in the car. (ie... quite happy to fail it because they need the work and know how to do it, rather than giving you an advisory).

 

I use my local village garage who I trust. the MOT are expensive about £54 but i know they aint going to rip me off and i trust them.