My wife took her 2001 Fabia to be serviced at Progress Letchworth as the battery light was flickering.
They diagnosed a faulty alternator but assured her it was safe to drive home, and to ignore any dashboard lights or alarms.
Within 15 miles she lost all electric power in the middle lane of the A1(M) at night, in a rainstorm. As there was no hard shoulder there, she needed a police response to move her from the road. We have subsequently been told by other mechanics that it is extremely dangerous to allow a car with a nonperforming alternator to be driven.
The garage refunded her out of pocket expenses, but we have found the managing director (Terence Byrne) to be completely unconcerned by the fact that his garage made such a serious error.
Avoid at all costs.
