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Post by Hoovie on Sept 11, 2018 14:36:35 GMT
All sorted and MoT'd to October 2019 ... only a single test fee charged. The pads probably didn't need doing just yet - on safety grounds at least. Measured pad thicknesses on the old pads varied from the best part of 3mm down to a tad less than 1mm on one of the inner edges so the MoT "less than 1.5mm" rule did apply. I still don't know how the driver is supposed to know when the pads need changing without taking the wheels off to have a look. Perhaps the brakes would have started squealing within the next few thousand miles. And, for the record, £84.00 to change the pads and £49.95 for the MoT ... Ref the highlighted part ... simple. If the driver is a woman, just have their husband drive behind them and when sparks fly out the wheels every time the brake lights come on, you can tell them they need changing (well, that method worked for me! And the response when telling the driver ... "aren't they meant to spark?") |
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Post by philip42h on Sept 11, 2018 15:16:39 GMT
If you use the same garage regular and they know your rough mileage per year they can advise the pads won’t make it to the next service, or suggest you have them inspected in 6 months time . We use to give the customer the choice ....more often than not they would have them replaced at that service being done save coming back 👍🏻 And, to be fair, my local Mr T did pretty much just that - they noted that the pads were low in January (3mm) but didn't offer to replace them there and then. I calculated at the measured rate of wear and my current mileage that they would last to the next service (January 2019) - and I suspect that they would have done so had it not been for the timing of the MoT!  |
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Post by Cragz on Sept 11, 2018 16:32:35 GMT
I just had my RAV through the MOT yesterday, funnily enough it also failed initially on headlight alignment also. It was also serviced and I’d got the Brake Pads changed as was advised last year they were low, not sure if original Pads but car has done 43500 miles. It’s the inconsistency in approach to MOTs that gets me, I’m sure some of the national chains that do MOTs are over picky with the idea to make money on jobs that aren’t needed or at least aren’t immediately needing to be done to pass the MOT. I used a local garage that I know on this occasion and that was a far better experience all round and something I’ll do again in future.
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Post by DjRav on Sept 11, 2018 20:59:34 GMT
Mine passed two weeks ago, guess what- advisory; “brake pads wearing thin”
Seems to be flavour of the month!
Monitor and repair if necessary (advisories):
Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt ()
Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
There’s a tip for you if you’ve got dodgy seat belts, whack a child seat in there and they can’t test it (and not allowed to remove it)
May look rather odd if you put it in the drivers seat though!!
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Post by davidwilson on Sept 12, 2018 9:28:00 GMT
I suspect the brake wear is because more of us are driving automatics these days.
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Post by anchorman on Sept 13, 2018 11:42:15 GMT
Be aware that pads wear in relation to temperature so the rates of wear will vary considerably.
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Post by bothwellbuyer on Sept 13, 2018 22:29:18 GMT
Be aware that pads wear in relation to temperature so the rates of wear will vary considerably. Less danger of excess wear then in Scotland ? |
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