Usual_Suspect
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Anyone know of a good/honest (!) MOT centre in Southend?
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MOT Centre
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Napster
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http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/travel/cheap-mot
We used Just Mots in Tonbridge, and it was excellent
We used Just Mots in Tonbridge, and it was excellent
davewebbsbrain
Webby⭐🦐
Formula one down Sutton Road. My mate (Nathan) is the MOT tester and is straight as a die!!
Matt the Shrimp
aka Harry Potter
We always used to use Salisbury Motors, near the ground on Saliabury Road - always thought they were spot on.
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Bob Cratchitt
Devil's Advocate
A&P Motors off Star Lane are very good and very honest.
McNasty
Member
Matt, they used to do all the work on my superior German vehicle until Rod (the SUFC-mad boss) decided to retire last October.
fatshrimp
Manager
Gerry, the panel beater and Partner also retired at the same time. Know him well and will pass on your positive comments when I see him next.
Xàbia Shrimper
Co-founder of ShrimperZone
In Spain, the MOT test is called the ITV (Inspección Técnica de Vehículos) and a surprisingly large number of drivers never actually bring their cars in for testing, while many more fail to have their vehicles tested on time. Recent figures suggest that 48 per cent of cars in Spain require testing.
The problem lies in the fact that ITV test centres are few and far between. In the UK there might be a hundred registered MOT test centres in a town. In Spain there are probably only half-a-dozen PER PROVINCE! That's the equivalent to (say) six approved MOT centres in the whole of Essex!
That said, if you know the system, it can be easy. My car needed to pass the ITV this month and normally I would have to queue up at the approved ITV test centre for anything up to six or seven hours before my car would be tested. You simply can't book an appointment.
However I pay for a local garage to "pre-ITV" my car and then take it to the local ITV station (in Denia) and use their own "privilege system" to get it tested quickly. It works well.
The problem lies in the fact that ITV test centres are few and far between. In the UK there might be a hundred registered MOT test centres in a town. In Spain there are probably only half-a-dozen PER PROVINCE! That's the equivalent to (say) six approved MOT centres in the whole of Essex!
That said, if you know the system, it can be easy. My car needed to pass the ITV this month and normally I would have to queue up at the approved ITV test centre for anything up to six or seven hours before my car would be tested. You simply can't book an appointment.
However I pay for a local garage to "pre-ITV" my car and then take it to the local ITV station (in Denia) and use their own "privilege system" to get it tested quickly. It works well.
Bluetonic
Banned
I believe they've moved to Shoebury or somewhere else - the garage has been torn down for flats.
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