Martin: Thanks for your measured response. I like the idea of the RAC inspection. I think the garage can pay for that one Hammy: I know where you are coming from and I've made plenty of mistakes in my time but none that have put lives at risk. The way I see this is that the garage has a duty of care when maintaining vehicles just like rail workers. I'm sure Virgin Trains and the HSE do not look on the crash in Cumbria as a mere mistake in points maintenance and that Pendolino needed more than a wash and brush up. It's obvious from these pic's that the mechanic did not make a mistake he is incompetent (probably why he broke the injectors in the first place) You can see in the first picture the fuel in the rail mount and the clips on the injectors are all skewed. As for my loss? We've been a car down for a week and now again next week. This has caused inconvenience which I should be compensated for.

I am fuming…… :-x:-x:-x:-x:-x I cannot believe a garage, not a back street one but one you will find in most parts of the country, can return a car after maintenance in such an obviously dangerous state. I brought a second hand Saxo from this garage for my 17 year old daughter 5 months ago and paid for a warranty. Last weekend I found a lot, and I mean a lot, of Oil in the radiator. Head gasket gone! It went in on Tuesday and they have replaced the gasket, head and injectors (they broke them!) and returned it this lunch time just in time for my daughter to go to work and give my wife a lift to the shops. She returned tonight saying its used ¼ tank of fuel in 8 miles and smells! A quick look under the bonnet and they have not attached the fuel rail to the injectors correctly and it’s ****ing fuel all over the engine bay! This car could quite easily have gone up in flames or even exploded with both my daughter and my wife inside and I’d hate to contemplate the outcome. There must be some laws to protect us from such incompetence. Who regulates garages? Should I contact trading standards? I will obviously return tomorrow and demand some action but I don’t think I should let them sweep this under the carpet.