Free mot

[Tommyboy1507]

ive decided to give it ago, its on citroens website.
i just want to know if anyone else has tried it.
do they find alot of things wrong with your car?

[saxovtsmad]

they probably will yes

[c20xejay]

they will most likey do everything by the book so it might be free but i doubt it'l pass flying colours they've gotta make some money out of it..

[Bound]

I wondered this.

What are the catches?

[c20xejay]

its citroen ffs everything is well over priced there i wouldnt ever think of going to a main dealer again after quotes my gf got on her c2.. over 500 for master cylinder doing and over 1000 for new loom and fitting... when eventualy we got it done altogether for 500

[Tommyboy1507]

i thought that they will just fail everything. if they do ive hurd qwikfit are quite cheap

[saxovtsmad]

it probably says in small print somewhere that its free if they do any work that needs doing

[Pieface]

May as well give it a go, and if you fail just take it on the chin and go elsewhere.

[L20VTS]

just booked my citroen dispatch van a free mot lol its been sat on the driveway for 6months

[Liam_]

Had our 1.1 runabout MOT'd using this offer. You could see they were gutted when it sailed through, no advisories. :p

[Tommyboy1507]

when i take it there il be like im not agreeing to anywork being done on it

[-GG-]

it probably says in small print somewhere that its free if they do any work that needs doing

iirc, i believe it does.
Be prepared to fork out :n:

[c20xejay]

just booked my citroen dispatch van a free mot lol its been sat on the driveway for 6months

good luck with that :y:

[L20VTS]

good luck with that :y:

be amazed if it passes tbh lol citroen will be ubber gutted if it does, probs more so gutted if it needs £100s worth of stuff and i say nar it can sit back on driveway

[c20xejay]

be amazed if it passes tbh lol citroen will be ubber gutted if it does, probs more so gutted if it needs £100s worth of stuff and i say nar it can sit back on driveway

what ever they quote if does fail.. just say thanks ill get rest done cheaper else where then they might do some price beating :D

[L20VTS]

not going to beat the price of fixing it on the driveway lol

[dankzy]

your not actually gaining anything from it, you get a free test, which they will fail you for, it says to get the free retest you need to get the repairs done by citroen, which will cost a bomb, so might aswell not bother and pay £35 and get a free retest if it fails, only advantage i guess is that if it passes, you dont have to pay out, but more chance pigs will fly

[Tommyboy1507]

i wanna get it done so i can fit my HIDs

[Saxo-SX]

Probably will find loads of "faults" with your car.

I got a free MOT with Kwikfit when I bought my insurance, I'm going to take it along about a month before the MOTs due and see if it passes.

[Tommyboy1507]

its 40mils in petrol money so about a fiver in petrol

[Bound]

You are gaining something, you are getting a free MOT.

If you then fix the faults, then pay for an MOT elsewhere, you've still only paid for one MOT, but ensured it will pass ;D.

Basically a fault finding service imo.

And yes, it does say in the small print on the Citroen website, "Free retests will only be given if any work required is undertaken at the garage".

[Simon]

3. Re-tests will be undertaken free of charge, providing that the vehicle does not leave the premises until the rectification work needed has been completed and a certificate issued. In all other cases, re-tests will be charged at the full price of £54.00.

So whatever it fails on you will have leave it there and pay dealer prices for the work to be done.......ouch

[Bound]

So whatever it fails on you will have leave it there and pay dealer prices for the work to be done.......ouch

...If you want a free re-test.

If it passes the MOT. It's all roses, if it fails, you get the list of faults, which is more valuable than an MOT, fix them, and take the car to a garage of your choice, or even back to Citroen, you just have to pay £50. (Normal price of an MOT).

[Liam_]

Citroen told us (before we booked) that any repairs had to be carried out by them. Although by law, they can't hold your vehicle there if it fails the MOT.

Grey area, but you're quite within your rights to drive the car away for repairs elsewhere if it fails.

[Tommyboy1507]

i might aswell just go to a normal garage and save myself from driving there to the free mot. i can see why no alot of people do it

[Simon]

you just have to pay £50. (Normal price of an MOT).

I paid £35 for my MOT on saturday.

[Bound]

I paid £35 for my MOT on saturday.

Oh yeah, you can get it cheaper, you can get it cheaper than that, seen them for £10 and that.

Point is, you're not loosing anything by taking up this offer.

[ajdsaxo]

always try and find a garage where you know someone; i took mine to one garage and it failed me on tyres! A family friend owns a tyre stock/garage and he told me that there was nothing wrong with my tyres at all and would last another year easily, just idiots trying to get your business.

[nicole_]

used to work for citroen, even i didnt get my car mot'ed by them lol
they are strict and they do do anything for extra work :)

[c20xejay]

used to work for citroen, even i didnt get my car mot'ed by them lol
they are strict and they do do anything for extra work :)

yes they go the long way round with things.. so to someone who hasnt got the foggiest on cars will just go along with it cos it sounds legit.

[Bound]

used to work for citroen, even i didnt get my car mot'ed by them lol
they are strict and they do do anything for extra work :)

yes they go the long way round with things.. so to someone who hasnt got the foggiest on cars will just go along with it cos it sounds legit.

Yeah, their a main dealer, you expect this, you don't expect them to cut corners. (WHEN IT COMES TO VAN INSURANCE - direct line).

imo.

[Pieface]

My Dad gets everything done at the Vauxhall dealership. And even though he's driven a corsa around 60k miles he just recently passed an MOT with everything standard from New apart from 2 Tyres. The car's 3 years old. Although it is mostly Motorway miles, so don't use the brakes much.

[W20TOM]

They will find every little thing wrong in every nook and cranny, fail it on the smallest thing, conn u into lettin them repair it and then charge u for another MOT.
Some things are sometimes to good to be true but in this case it will DEFINITELY be too good to be true lol