petit_pablo said:

I take the landy to a reputable local garage who specialise in 4x4s. Last MOT they did for me they did a few minor repairs foc. They then failed it on rust but hey ho.

The missus focus on the other hand goes to "We only MOT" always gets a pass funnily enough!

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Show them your tits next time.......

I think it pays to develop a good relationship with a particular garage or mechanic / tester. The reason I use the one I do is that one of their mechanics used to work for an independent Landy specialist, and is a Land Rover driver himself. I've got to know the owner & testers over the years, and they're quite happy to let me fix little things on the spot, like the sidelight fuse that blew on the way to the garage last year, or the numberplate light I hadn't noticed. They also give my motor the once over before the MOT and advise me what I need to do before the test, and don't charge me any extra for it, and let me know if they notice any other work that might need done soon.

I take mine to a place about 7 miles from my house, one reason is he lets me look over as it one of few times I get chance to have a look over it on a 4 post lift.

Mines about £40 but then I take about 20 cars a year there.

taking mine to a bus garage as its a class 7 test on my fender,but they dont do remedial work so wont be looking for any