John Harris Honda (Crowborough) :S

[zxr_oli]

well, they just failed my RS on an mot, which is fair enough.
but i got there to find my bike leaning against the wall, so i immediately have a look at the side stand to see if there is a problem only to find when the side stand is used it bends right out.
when confronted about this they deny all knowledge of this, and eventually agree to repair it after arguing with them.
he also says that it wouldnt start, so i simply state that i have never had starting problems and that it started fine when i took it to them, then they start accusing me of calling them liars.
through out this it felt as if they were talking down to us because i am 17 on l plates and i had my mum with me.

so know i'm waiting for them to repair it, which they say will take ~45min to weld one small bit of metal.

if anyone in this area is thinking about using them, think again.

ok, my rant over :smt013

[Rob636]

hi, dont worry about it, you and learn ive been in them situations, last one 6 months ago or so, the dealers just end up ripping you off, and not to mention the 200 quid service cost, dont worry matey take it as a learning curve get your bike back as soon as possible and just simple dont go back there,

Rob

[rene]

would have done it while inspecting the wheel bearins ect they lift the bike up onto the side stand so the wheel is in the air, while at it they prob killed the side stand switch so might be why its not starting

[RedexRobB]

If thats the condition they gave it back to you i sure wouldnt let them fix it! I would either do it my self or take it to somewhere i trust and as mentioned, wouldnt go back.

[Northern ANdy]

unlucky Oli. And you thought it was hassle to get them to MOT it, now its a pain in the butt.

[Gemini]

im sure u can report mot tsters to the dvla?

maybe im wrong

but as i understand it the dvla and trading standards are clampin down on cowboys like the mentioned

gem

[superman]

Yea im quite sure that you can report them to trading standards but i think you might have to proove it. maybe one of the guys employees bost it but said nothing through fear of loosing his job anythings possible aint it.

oh an its always worth noting your milage before an MOT an all you dont wana find a couple of hundred more miles on the clock haha

[rene]

that happened to me, took my corsser for a MOT and it came back with a extra 40 miles on the clock. I know they took it some were else to get the MOT done as its a new company but still its only 20 miles max there and back

[zxr_oli]

i dont think they did anything dodgy MOT wise, only broke the back of the stand and ran the battery flat, started fine bumb starting, rode it round the block to charge it up a bit and it was fine

anyone know what angle the head light it ment to be?

[superman]

Good god 40 miles on the clock that would annoy me to think that someone has been blastin my bike around without my consent. did you say anythin to em?

[rene]

nah wasnt that bothered i know the poeple there and they also sorted out the fueling problem that id noticed the day before so its not a bad deal!

[superman]

i suppose its different if you already know em an that.

[Caz]

you can report dodgy test centres.

I always hang around for my MOT - if they wont do it whilst I wait, I take it else where. I also always take it with an *almost* empty tank of fuel for the exact reason about people riding it around - on another note, I took my car to MOT once whilst it was on reserve - it came back with more fuel in it than it went
head light angle - so it doesnt blind people and lights up a reasonable amount of the road - wait until it is dark and shine your headlights up against a garage wall or somthing, should be easy enough to see if they are too high.