Had an MOT and service done by Hilsea Tyres in June. They told me the car had failed the MOT on 2 items; I authorised the repairs for these items and the service and the car then passed the MOT and a certificate was issued. Incidentally the MOT was done by P Goodspeed of M & N Autos of HIlsea, and not Hilsea Tyres, although their website suggests they do MOTs (presumably they are not a registered MOT tester).
Only 6 weeks later, another car repair garage identified very serious corrosion in the rear subframe, advised me that the car was unsafe to drive, and should have failed the MOT. They could not understand how the problem was not identified by the MOT tester.
When I complained, a Bob Weir from Hilsea Tyres has consistently denied that they (or the MOT tester) were responsible for the error, preferring to try to blame the other garage for damaging the subframe, which is ridiculous when the problem was serious corrosion which would have developed over time.
I would never have authorised them to go ahead with the repairs & service they did do if I'd known about the subframe as well, as it would have cost more than the car is worth. read more