Well if people would take a bit of time and look into what they are actually talking about and not jumping on the bandwagon then I wouldnt be getting so ****ed off over it. This isnt just my feelings, this is something that VOSA themselves recognise, there isnt enough understanding of what is actually involved in the MOT by the general public so accusations fly about all over the place. Today im not in a great mood so maybe it came across strong but how would you like it if someone who has no understanding of your field of work came along and told you your not good enough??
As for my MOT standard, well being a green light garage for over 12 years and having been recognised as an excellent example of an MOT center I have no issues with my MOT standard. I understand there are garages that dont offer this quality of service but then its down to you to decide if fred the shed offering MOT's at £3.99 is really an acceptable place to get an MOT done?
Happens all the time... work on the railway, people always slating NR for things, yet, when you look into a lot of claims it's either down to the train companies not having any drivers or down to thieving t**ts stealing cable or people jumping in front of trains (selfish bastards) - so - yes - i understand it is frustrating, but, nobody understands a business as much as the people who work in it and are always going to jump on the one-off bad examples they here of.
I've never trusted those cheaper than standard MOT centres... they have to make their money somewhere, so, would rather pay the going £50 and have it done by a reasonable place.
Oh and i'm probably quite unusual, but, do have a copy of the MOT test log book thingy and always go through it when doing my checks before an MOT - especially being as all my cars are classics, a lot of MOT centres are not familiar with older vehicles, which is fine, but, occasionally need things pointing out to them from the manual.