ccgoose 0 Posted July 20, 2008 (edited) well my girlfriend has a fiat punto on an 03 plate. 1.2 16v job, tidy car, always maintained as required. Put it in for an mot yesterday and they've failed saying it was breaking unevenly.....i laughed at the guy on the phone and said, ok then, tell me what's caused it.....his explanation, a bent break pad. Bearing in mind these were fitted by her dad who is an engineer, has built several cars and bikes and knows his stuff. I've told the mrs to get the pads back and get them checked for straightness, if they're lying where do we stand in terms of getting them in the sh*t ?? They've a local reputation for doing it as well, sadly she booked it in before telling me where it was going!! Edited July 20, 2008 by ccgoose Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
matty_gti 20 Posted July 20, 2008 (edited) Never really thought about that really, there must be a place you can report to in these circumstances?, if it does turn out to be dodgy. Edited July 20, 2008 by matty_gti Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
base-1 17 Posted July 20, 2008 If they've been changed it's too late really, if they're shady then they'll just hit the pads about to bend them before giving them to you/her. Report them to trading standards if you can back it up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
S13Nick 0 Posted July 20, 2008 viso or voso what ever its called! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Miles 331 1 Cars Posted July 21, 2008 Just as bad as saying the brake pads are low, Even thou half the time you can't even see them, But worth reporting to VOSA at the very least Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rippthrough 98 Posted July 21, 2008 How the hell can they know a brake pad is bent if they aren't allowed to remove them? And when was the last time you saw a break pad bend for that matter......... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fox 3 Posted July 21, 2008 How the hell does a brake pad bend? When it sits squarely against the disk? I've had cars close to the limit balance wise, but it was only an advisory, and the brakes were shocking! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
James_R 3 Posted July 21, 2008 As covered above, go on which garage is it in harp, spill If you're making a complaint then ring them and it will be tested somewhere else if they pass it the above place is in trouble bent brakepads I've only see that when the rear pad gets spat out and lodges in the rim and trailing arm, but that's a bit noticable Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tom Fenton 1,526 Posted July 21, 2008 Bent brake pads? Bent MOT station more like..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ccgoose 0 Posted July 21, 2008 james, no surprise, it's pan autos Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
James_R 3 Posted July 21, 2008 Oh, the one behind the chip shop/kebab shop is pretty straight up Had VOSAS on the fone with them after they failed a '97 car with a '89 engine in on emissions and tried to charge a few hundred for "looking in to it" cam eup with the diganosis there was no lambda or cat But that's a bit more confusing than the above Hope you get it sorted soon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kyepan 291 Posted July 21, 2008 mostly i'm a pretty placid guy but hearing stuff like this just really annoys me... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ccgoose 0 Posted July 21, 2008 turns out the break pad was actually f***ed, the brake pad material was parting from the steel plate....i've never seen that before so was quite surprised. Took them long enough to fit a wheel bolt though......5.5 hours of waiting at home to say its ready for collection!! James, any good garages local to recommend as i'm getting loads of friends asking me and i don't want to suggest any of them!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
base-1 17 Posted July 21, 2008 That's common enough to be believable at least! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
