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Two weeks ago I went to my local dealer to get my car MoT'd (had a cheap offer on)... it failed the MoT on 2 tyres, wing mirror loose and rear brakes. They wanted £110 for the tyres, £102 for the wing mirror and TWO HOURS LABOUR plus parts for the brakes - didn't know what parts the brakes needed until they have taken them apart. I agreed to take the car back in 4 days later to get the work done.

 

In the meantime I took the car to a garage which does free brake checks, to try to avoid the 2 hour labour cost if I could - only for them to be tested and told there was nothing wrong with them at all, and they couldn't see why they would fail the MoT. At this point I decided I would take the car elsewhere to get the MoT done and also got the tyres changed elsewhere. I called the original dealer the day before I was due to go back and told them I wouldn't be coming back in. When I went to the other garage for another MoT it failed only on the mirror - which they said they could fix with a bit of superglue for £10! (it's now stayed on fine for a week even in these storms!)

 

During this, as an oversight, I forgot that I hadn't paid the original dealer the cost of the MoT, so 2 days after I was due to go back in the "Service Manager" rang me up asking about payment. I immediately agreed to pay him via CC over the phone and asked him what the cost of the MoT was. He mentioned having parts which had been ordered in for me and I explained I had called to say I was going elsewhere. I thought this was the end of it... a few days later I got a parcel from the dealer, containing - a mirror, and a credit card receipt for the MoT cost AND the mirror.

 

So my question is where do I stand, I did originally verbally agree to take the car back in, but nothing was signed. Also, as the original mirror was easily repairable at a much cheaper cost, should they not have offered me this option originally? Not to mention the fact they were going to charge me 2 hours labour for brakes which were subsequently tested twice and found not to be faulty! Can I just send the mirror back and demand a refund, or could they say there was a verbal contract in place for me to purchase it?

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Normally I would say that there was a verbal contract between you and they could expect damages for having ordered your parts - but they would have to mitigate their losses - i.e. if they can sell the wing mirror to someone else at the same price they would have sold it to you for, their losses would then be zero and they wouldn't be able to charge you. If they had to send the mirror back to their supplier and incurred a charge for doing so, you would be liable for that charge.

 

HOWEVER, since they have been fairly dubious in their work so far, I would write to them advising them that you have found that the diagnostic work they did was incorrect (explain why in a bit more detail) and therefore you believe that they did not act with reasonable care and skill and the service they provided did not comply with the terms of the Supply of Goods and Services Act. Therefore it is understandable that you went elsewhere, and although you will not be personally pursuing the matter against the garage for the incorrect MoT work you do not expect to hear from them any further about the wing mirror.

 

(which should be returned to them if convenient to you)

 

NB, I would also copy this to your local Trading Standards department, they will probably keep the complaint on file to refer to if they are planning on any undercover work in the area of MoT/servicing.

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Did you give him authorisation to debit the amount for the mirror from your credit card? If not, then I suggest that you contact your credit card company.

 

Surely, the mirror is their responsibility, and I cant see why their suppliers wouldnt accept it returned back to them, as it can be re-sold on.

 

Did they send you an invoice with the mirror from the original suppliers?

 

Also, you should consider complaining to VOSA about the bad service you received.

 

 

 

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If you paid for this on credit card then call your credit card co and get them to relcaim the funds under Section 75 Consumer Credit Act (if memory serves).

 

Then pay for the one test and tell the garage about your opinion on their questionable business practices and report them to whom you see fit.

 

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