# £65 mot!!!!!!! WTF **URL:** \ **Category:** Off-topic\ **Created:** [29 November 2007 13:45 UTC](https://londonbikers.com/t/65-mot-wtf/72398 "2007-11-29T13:45:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![The\_Sleeper](https://londonbikers.com/user_avatar/londonbikers.com/the_sleeper/32/30395_2.png) [@The\_Sleeper](https://londonbikers.com/u/The_Sleeper)\ **Post date:** [29 November 2007 13:45 UTC](https://londonbikers.com/t/65-mot-wtf/72398/1 "2007-11-29T13:45:36Z")
Just started my new job and the bike is needing an MoT whilst walking around I find a bike shop 30 seconds away pop in and ask the guy if he does MoTs he says yes but we take the bike to our other shop up the road… "ok how much " “£65” I smile and walk out, I did not even get the name of the shop as I do not think I will be going back there. ---
**Author:** ![ChunkyMonkey](https://londonbikers.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/ce7236/32.png) [@ChunkyMonkey](https://londonbikers.com/u/ChunkyMonkey)\ **Post date:** [29 November 2007 13:59 UTC](https://londonbikers.com/t/65-mot-wtf/72398/2 "2007-11-29T13:59:06Z")
Thats horse sh!t mateA car only costs £50.35 so that can’t be right:crazy:Edit: Just looked online and should be £27.15 max[http://www.gnn.gov.uk/Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=235885&NewsAreaID=2](http://www.gnn.gov.uk/Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=235885&NewsAreaID=2) ---
**Author:** ![Debz](https://londonbikers.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/db5fbb/32.png) [@Debz](https://londonbikers.com/u/Debz)\ **Post date:** [29 November 2007 14:00 UTC](https://londonbikers.com/t/65-mot-wtf/72398/3 "2007-11-29T14:00:53Z")
Maybe that includes a charge for taking it for you? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Big\_bad\_ox](https://londonbikers.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Big\_bad\_ox](https://londonbikers.com/u/Big_bad_ox)\ **Post date:** [29 November 2007 14:04 UTC](https://londonbikers.com/t/65-mot-wtf/72398/4 "2007-11-29T14:04:08Z")
My old garage would also do a check on the bike before they took it and fix anything they can for the inclusive price, forget how much it was though. They would take it and hang around so fair play realy ---
**Author:** ![The\_Sleeper](https://londonbikers.com/user_avatar/londonbikers.com/the_sleeper/32/30395_2.png) [@The\_Sleeper](https://londonbikers.com/u/The_Sleeper)\ **Post date:** [29 November 2007 14:12 UTC](https://londonbikers.com/t/65-mot-wtf/72398/5 "2007-11-29T14:12:25Z")
> [@](#): > > ## **Big bad ox (29/11/2007)** > > My old garage would also do a check on the bike before they took it and fix anything they can for the inclusive price, forget how much it was though.They would take it and hang around so fair play realy Fairplay? where I take my car for an MoT they take it somewhere else but only charge like an extra £3 and the place they take it to is not even owned by them…so I think dding an extra £30 is a joke especially as the other shop is owned by them as well ---
**Author:** ![ChunkyMonkey](https://londonbikers.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/ce7236/32.png) [@ChunkyMonkey](https://londonbikers.com/u/ChunkyMonkey)\ **Post date:** [29 November 2007 14:15 UTC](https://londonbikers.com/t/65-mot-wtf/72398/6 "2007-11-29T14:15:25Z")
I’d be inclined to use your usual shop if it’s open Saturdays:) ---
**Author:** ![darrylj](https://londonbikers.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/e19b73/32.png) [@darrylj](https://londonbikers.com/u/darrylj)\ **Post date:** [29 November 2007 14:15 UTC](https://londonbikers.com/t/65-mot-wtf/72398/7 "2007-11-29T14:15:28Z")
£65?!. talking \*\*\*\*!. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Giuliano](https://londonbikers.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/ec9cab/32.png) [@Giuliano](https://londonbikers.com/u/Giuliano)\ **Post date:** [29 November 2007 14:18 UTC](https://londonbikers.com/t/65-mot-wtf/72398/8 "2007-11-29T14:18:14Z")
The maximum legal fee to MOT a bike (without sidecar) is £27.15. Anything beyond that is not a charge for an MOT so they will have to explain what they are charging for. ---
**Author:** ![Debz](https://londonbikers.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/db5fbb/32.png) [@Debz](https://londonbikers.com/u/Debz)\ **Post date:** [29 November 2007 14:18 UTC](https://londonbikers.com/t/65-mot-wtf/72398/9 "2007-11-29T14:18:35Z")
> [@](#): > > ## **The Sleeper (29/11/2007)** > > > [@](#): > > > > ## **Big bad ox (29/11/2007)** > > > > My old garage would also do a check on the bike before they took it and fix anything they can for the inclusive price, forget how much it was though.They would take it and hang around so fair play realy > > Fairplay? where I take my car for an MoT they take it somewhere else but only charge like an extra £3 and the place they take it to is not even owned by them…so I think dding an extra £30 is a joke especially as the other shop is owned by them as well £3.00 !!! We charge people an hour to take their car for MOT as we have to drive it there wait around for an hour, when we could be doing something else, then drive it back - we donate the half hour travelling time. Us self employed peeps have to make a living & cover our overheads you know 😉 ---
**Author:** ![GSXRAng](https://londonbikers.com/user_avatar/londonbikers.com/gsxrang/32/30900_2.png) [@GSXRAng](https://londonbikers.com/u/GSXRAng)\ **Post date:** [29 November 2007 14:27 UTC](https://londonbikers.com/t/65-mot-wtf/72398/10 "2007-11-29T14:27:33Z")
I got the van MOTd 3 weeks ago and that cost me £50… it was only £25.00 at the same place in February when I took the car in. Not sure how much the bike ones are where we take them cos he doe’s that bit lol. ---
**Author:** ![Adzski](https://londonbikers.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/f17d59/32.png) [@Adzski](https://londonbikers.com/u/Adzski)\ **Post date:** [29 November 2007 14:45 UTC](https://londonbikers.com/t/65-mot-wtf/72398/11 "2007-11-29T14:45:33Z")
Got mine MOT’d last week for £27:15…(APC motorcycles, highly recommended) Local honda dealer (Ruislip) wanted extra £45 :w00t: to take the bike to their other shop in Harrow…pointless and haven’t been back…accept for parts…😉 ---
**Author:** ![Choprocker](https://londonbikers.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/b782af/32.png) [@Choprocker](https://londonbikers.com/u/Choprocker)\ **Post date:** [29 November 2007 17:03 UTC](https://londonbikers.com/t/65-mot-wtf/72398/12 "2007-11-29T17:03:49Z")
> [@](#): > > ## **Debz (29/11/2007)** > > Maybe that includes a charge for taking it for you? 🙂 Nail on head, i know some places are not mot stations so they say yeah we do it but they take it to mot place thus charging you for the priviledge. ---
**Author:** ![marklid](https://londonbikers.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/dec6dc/32.png) [@marklid](https://londonbikers.com/u/marklid)\ **Post date:** [29 November 2007 21:30 UTC](https://londonbikers.com/t/65-mot-wtf/72398/13 "2007-11-29T21:30:31Z")
Take it to Essential Rubber if you can, you can’t go wrong with that place in my experience 🙂