MOT with Consideration (Aberdeen)

[Yanayaya]

Hello PH'ers,

I need to get my tubby MOT'd (there is no rush though, its always in my garage at the moment) however I want an MOT test centre that will MOT the car with car and consideration (is that a bit odd). To be honest I just don't want the car beaten about by some hashy overworked MOT tester.

Any recommendations on a good place to get an MOT that will show the car some respect?

[TWJPToyota]

Got to be JD Motors in Insch. They are both car daft and they will treat your car like their own. Tel [phone] and ask for John or Dave. Train station is at their front door for train back to town

[Yanayaya]

Thank you for the info. I was hoping for something a bit more local to town than they are. However I will keep their details with me. If there is anywhere in town that people know of, that would be appreciated as well.

[Pau1]

I've used A J Ross for my cars recently. Very good service so far.

Alan J Ross Motor Engineers Ltd

21, Ashley Park Lane, Aberdeen,
Aberdeenshire AB10 6RZ
Tel: [phone]

[Vixpy1]

Pau1 said:

I've used A J Ross for my cars recently. Very good service so far.

Alan J Ross Motor Engineers Ltd

21, Ashley Park Lane, Aberdeen,
Aberdeenshire AB10 6RZ
Tel: [phone]

Funnily enough, they did alot of work on my E34 M5 when it lived in Aberdeen with a previous owner. Next time your in can you ask them if they remember an Daytona Violet M5, K817 BJO please.

Edited by Vixpy1 on Monday 8th December 15:32

[asbo]

Vixpy1 said:

Pau1 said:

I've used A J Ross for my cars recently. Very good service so far.

Alan J Ross Motor Engineers Ltd

21, Ashley Park Lane, Aberdeen,
Aberdeenshire AB10 6RZ
Tel: [phone]

Funnily enough, they did alot of work on my E34 M5 when it lived in Aberdeen with a previous owner. Next time your in can you ask them if they remember an Daytona Violet M5, K817 BJO please.

Edited by Vixpy1 on Monday 8th December 15:32

I used to take my MKII Golf GTI to them until it dawned on me that they had managed to sting me £2k for not an awful lot

[Vipers]

Theres one in Portlethen, "Lethen Motors" I believe, the owner drives an old Morris 100 Traveller himself, and he has a small dedicated workforce, used to go there for my old Granny.


If thats any help.

[stiglet]

Graham Hogg at Albyn Garage, Albyn Lane/Grove just down from Queen's X (tel 581164) Mot'd my Lotus for ages and the Fezza more recently.

He's been looking after all sorts of other classics for many years.

They've always been very fair - if it's a "fail" then that's for a good reason (e.g. front hoses on the Fezza "on their last legs" which I hadn't noticed ) and they treat motors with respect

Cheers
JP

[Yanayaya]

Excellent, plenty of options there. I forgot about lethen Motors. Ian Wood is it not? I used to live in portlethen I think even my father used to go there

Anyways, lots of options so that you all for the feedback.

[TFatC]

Vipers said:

Theres one in Portlethen, "Lethen Motors" I believe, the owner drives an old Morris 100 Traveller himself, and he has a small dedicated workforce, used to go there for my old Granny.

If thats any help.

Yes, Ian Wood - highly recommended. We take all our classics there for MOT as he is strict but fair, and treats the cars right. Oh, he actually runs a Ford 300E van, immaculate in black, that we sold him many years ago!

[Yanayaya]

I think it may be worth paying Ian a visit. I remember when his bro (I think) was building the boat right next to the garage.

[x200sxy]

They always do my XJS.

stiglet said:

Graham Hogg at Albyn Garage, Albyn Lane/Grove just down from Queen's X (tel 581164)

[Yanayaya]

Cool. I got to say the response has been brilliant.
It is an odd question, but certainly one that needs to be addressed. It's not wrong to want a garage to look after your car.

I remember a couple of years back I let the car in for an MOT at a garage (will remain nameless) and whilst it was there they actually overtook me in town. 3 teenage mechanics abusing my car. I got the MOT for free and I was told that they were fired, but thats besides the point. Since that day I have always been weary of garages. I did find a nice local lad that MOT'd the car but he has now retired. Hence the post

[downthepub]

stiglet said:

Graham Hogg at Albyn Garage, Albyn Lane/Grove just down from Queen's X (tel 581164) Mot'd my Lotus for ages and the Fezza more recently.

He's been looking after all sorts of other classics for many years.

They've always been very fair - if it's a "fail" then that's for a good reason (e.g. front hoses on the Fezza "on their last legs" which I hadn't noticed ) and they treat motors with respect

Cheers
JP

Cheers for that, I live a couple of streets away and my six will be out in the spring for it's MOT.

[jshell]

downthepub said:

stiglet said:

Graham Hogg at Albyn Garage, Albyn Lane/Grove just down from Queen's X (tel 581164) Mot'd my Lotus for ages and the Fezza more recently.

He's been looking after all sorts of other classics for many years.

They've always been very fair - if it's a "fail" then that's for a good reason (e.g. front hoses on the Fezza "on their last legs" which I hadn't noticed ) and they treat motors with respect

Cheers
JP

Cheers for that, I live a couple of streets away and my six will be out in the spring for it's MOT.

Another vore for Albyn garage, they used to do work/MOT's on my quattro.