TVR friendly MOT in Reading (or nearish)?
TVR friendly MOT in Reading (or nearish)?
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bigandclever

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14,361 posts

267 months

Wednesday 12th August 2009
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Can anyone recommend a Griffith friendly MOT test centre in Reading? Or am I better off looking a bit further afield and going for a bit of a blat? (Can't really take a day off though).

Ta!

RichB

56,276 posts

313 months

Wednesday 12th August 2009
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I get mine done at the place Racing Green use, about 50 yards away from them in Ash Vale, about 25 miles from Reading, any good?

Vixpy1

42,699 posts

293 months

Wednesday 12th August 2009
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If you would like to drop me a PM, I shall point you in the right direction wink

teamHOLDENracing

5,105 posts

296 months

Thursday 13th August 2009
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Stoke Row garage

ph1l5

5,027 posts

231 months

Thursday 13th August 2009
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I know of a great place on Slough trading estate.

The jiffle king

7,503 posts

287 months

Thursday 13th August 2009
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ph1l5 said:
I know of a great place on Slough trading estate.
Can you share this please? I´d be keen to know as when I return to live in Windsor, my local who does great on other cars, nearly failed the Tiv due to the handbrake

Thanks

T-J-K

da_murphster

1,053 posts

276 months

Thursday 13th August 2009
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Can someone PM me the places near Reading as well please - be interested in the one near RG.

I used the Reading drive in place by Wickes last year (last minute!)

I sat and watched them and they were fine (one guy knew his TVRs) until the brake test when they did it on the road behind (under my watchful eye - the didn’t want to put an LSD car on their roller brake test).

Unfortunately the nugget in the pass seat then opened my door onto another car right in front of me - grrrrr....

I need to go to RG anyway so intend to use their MOT place - if your going their let me know - could convoy it!

Another Reading TVR - what do you have? I ran past a place with a Cerb in the drive way right by the University last night.

I'm in a turquoise mk 1 Tuscan.

Maniman

236 posts

247 months

Thursday 13th August 2009
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My mechanic puts my wedge through a place in Shiplake, with no problems at all. Think it's called Shiplake Motors.


RichB

56,276 posts

313 months

Thursday 13th August 2009
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Racing Green service my Griff 500 and this is the place they use for MOTs

Cobbs Motor Engineers
Station Rd West
Ash Vale, Aldershot, GU12 5QD

01252 545425ý

Ralph S3

354 posts

282 months

Thursday 13th August 2009
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Prince Brothers in Twyford have always been very fair with my S3 (and my other cars for that matter).

Ralph

nownek

408 posts

241 months

Thursday 13th August 2009
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StanRod motors in Pangbourne opposite the station. They MOT several TVR's including my V8S.

They also do some of the more exotic stuff from Broughtons so they're used to specialist stuff. When I was there for my MOT in April they had just had a day which started with a 2CV and ended with a Gallardo (which the chap had driven up to them from Spain).

They're very thorough but very fair. They just do MOT's so no spurious advisories, are happy for you to have a poke about underneath whilst the car's on the ramp and give some good advice on those "little jobs that might be worth doing..."

Interesting guys too.

ed_crouch

1,169 posts

271 months

Sunday 16th August 2009
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Banks garage, Youngs Industrial Estate, Aldermaston. Top bloke is Dave Banks. MoT my 390Se there and put a Vixen through its first post-rebuild MoT.


Fast_&_Fatuous

267 posts

225 months

Sunday 16th August 2009
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Speak to Vixpy1, I had my chim done yesterday. Passed with flying colours. I'm in Purley, west reading and it was nice and convienient.