Free MoT retests could soon be a thing of the past, due to new rules. Currently, garages give customers a no-cost second inspection on cars which fail at the first attempt, because they only recheck items which were changed or fixed.
Auto Express Car Reviews
04th May 2005
But new computerised procedures - launched nationwide this month - will kill off the practice. Mechanics have to visit a special website to record vehicle details, and must do the whole test again. As that takes time, motorists will be billed twice.