Both rear shocks leaked on my 68 plate Superb at just under 60k.

Replaced them with Monroe branded ones at £72 each.

Easy to fit and there are plenty of videos on YouTube to help. 

On 25/02/2022 at 23:32, xman said:

Unless the fail is marked as dangerous on the MOT test sheet, you can drive it away and the old MOT is valid until it expires.

 

https://www.gov.uk/getting-an-mot/after-the-test

 

In the case of a leaking shock absorber no matter how bad, it is classed as a major fail, not dangerous. see section 5.3.2. Shock absorbers

 

The Government MOT website says

You can take your vehicle away if:

your current MOT certificate is still valid

no ‘dangerous’ problems were listed in the MOT

Otherwise, you’ll need to get it repaired before you can drive.

 

So you can take it away, but not use it, and the MOT failure is recorded on the database.   Strictly as worded take it away should be on a trailer or towed because has to be repaired before driven.  Of course most people will drive it to another place nearby as it's easier, but not a great idea to drive past an ANPR camera
 

But if Op is not comfortable doing the work, get quotes from fast fit centres or an Independent 

47 minutes ago, SurreyJohn said:

but not a great idea to drive past an ANPR camera

Whyever not?

 

You will have driven past it on the way to the MOT.

6 hours ago, SurreyJohn said:

The Government MOT website says

You can take your vehicle away if:

your current MOT certificate is still valid

no ‘dangerous’ problems were listed in the MOT

Otherwise, you’ll need to get it repaired before you can drive.

 

 

Reread your own post, or better still post the gov quotation with the full formatting

 

 

Clearly the "Otherwise you'll need to” is if either or both of the 2 previous statements  are not true.

 

In other words you can drive away on a fail provided no Dangerous problems listed and still have a current MOT.

Edited 19 March, 20233 yr by xman

On 25/02/2022 at 22:44, MarkyG82 said:

On the MOT fail front, I think if you have a fail then the old one is void. Maybe just safety fail actually.  Depending on how a shock fails it could be seen as a safety issue.

 

In the price, yes sounds steep. If you can somehow get it home or to another garage you should be able to save some money. Not sure what the rules are with getting somewhere else to test it after a fail.

 

Edit: need to type faster!

You don’t have to have a valid MOT to drive a vehicle to a prebooked MOT!

probably only helps if you rebook an MOT somewhere who quote you a much more reasonable price to change the shocks if they are actually required!

 

I would ask to look at them myself too or see pictures of the fault too to see if their opinion is “honest”