Hi all

 

just want any opinions on the following, I'll try to be as brief as poss..

 

my gf has just had her 2010 Polo 1.2 petrol to the VW Main Dealers for a 4 year service, 38K miles and MOT.

They said it failed the MOT due to front brake pad wear and recommended new discs too.

The car had new discs at only 16k !! (she bought it with 8k on the clock from the same dealers and is not heavy on the brakes). 

Does this sound normal that after another 22K its needs new discs again!? 

 

They charged £78 for 2 discs which tbh compared to £19 for a pollen filter and £42 for the pads and £18.50 for ''cleaner''(which I am going to question) seemed Ok but the total bill with VAT was £570!! No parts have been included in the cost of the service which alone was £200, all parts added on top of this.

 

She has not been given the MOT ''fail certificate'' either which should state failure due to discs and pads(?)

 

So I wondered if anyone has had a 40k 4yr service recently on their Fabia and how much was it?

 

Cheers.

C.

Edited 28 April, 201412 yr by charles

The VW Major 2 year/20,000 mile service on your car is £249 i believe so you did OK there.

It includes a Pollen Filter.

 

As to the Failure on the MOT, just ask them for the Fail Sheet, or was it actually just an Advisory on your car.

 

They like to say Disc Corrosion or Scored,  

the pads might well be worn from rusty discs, surface corrosion over night type discs,

but were they a fail,

did it fail on Brake Efficiency.?

 

If you do not do a visual check on pad wear, you are open to being ripped off.

They only advised discs,

That is Upselling, that is how they make money.

 

Did she or you not ask to see the Discs that were removed,

they could show you anything, but at least it was worth asking.

 

Check the Paperwork, MOT Fail & Advisories, ask the Manager.

 

george

Was the £78 for the discs + fitting?

I only ask as I priced up to fit new discs to my pug and they were £9 a piece ..

Although the VW ones may well be a lot more expensive I suppose :/

JRJG

Yeah genuine VW discs are going to be more than £9 each.

http://skoda.co.uk/owners/service-and-maintenance/national-pricing/maintenance

 

An idea of how high some Skoda Dealers might try to charge you for Discs & Brake Pads to be replaced.

Yeah genuine VW discs are going to be more than £9 each.

I thought that would be the case (French vs German quality is bound to carry a bigger price tag).

Charles - as the original replied mentioned, I would ask for the failed MoT certificate, I have always received both the failed MoT certificate, and the pass one once the necessary work has been carried out.

JRJG

In nearly 5 years of testing, I've never failed a brake disc, advised loads but never failed.  The MOT limit for brake pad friction material is 1.5mm and it can only be applied if the tester can see the brake pads.  Bear in mind that the MOT tests to the absolute minimum standard, I've often passed discs and pads that I wouldn't like to have on my own car.

Thanks guys..I have now got the MOT failure cert. which does say pads but not discs! 

 

The discs were £78 a pair + Vat and Pads £42 +Vat.

 

 Labour charges for additional Service/Mot work was £86.66 + Vat!! (£104 per hour which is also the same as my Skoda main dealer!!)

 

I have enquired at a local garage with a good reputation, there labour is £44.50+vat per hour!  so will be there next time.

In nearly 5 years of testing, I've never failed a brake disc, advised loads but never failed.  The MOT limit for brake pad friction material is 1.5mm and it can only be applied if the tester can see the brake pads.  Bear in mind that the MOT tests to the absolute minimum standard, I've often passed discs and pads that I wouldn't like to have on my own car.

thanks for the info...I do suspect they have been hasty in replaceing the discs which they said had a 'lip' on them.

The MOT fail cert. did only mention the pads!

Edited 1 May, 201412 yr by charles

Charles ,look on here https://www.gov.uk/check-mot-history-vehicle

You'll need the VRN and either the test number from the fail cert or the document number from the V5.