Hello All,

I am thinking that certain MOT testers will be a lot more accommodating of a LR and it's 'quirks' than others may be. Especially when looking at a 40 year old one like mine. Does anyone have any advice for Land Rover friendly test stations? I am in Bracknell so would love to hear about any in Berkshire, Surrey or even Hampshire at a push but also feel free to discuss what to look for with test stations that might make pushing your workhorse through a bit easier!

Andy.

Not only will a test station that understand Land Rovers tend to be more understanding , they will have a much better grasp of how to legally apply the test requirements to suit four wheel drive transmissions .
If I were you I would either find a local LR independent that is also an MOT station, or find out whether the local independents use as a test station and go there.
Giving Dunsfold a ring might be a good start ?

I take mine to Regency Garage, Chapel Lane in Farnborough.
The guys there know old cars and Land Rovers quite well.
01276 32616

IGP50, I'm going camping at the Dunsfold Collection tonight actually so will ask around and see what they say.

Thanks for that pointer Patman, I'll give them a bell.

Recently I went to the first cheap tester near me and got comments like "I should really fail it for that sump leak", "for that front diff leak", "for that rear diff leak", for "that fluid coming out the wheels" - okay, I get it, it leaks !!

No it doesn't, it's only marking it's terrotary.

MOTest in Camberley, up on the Old Dean estate...

The chap looked under my Disco and just checked I knew about all the leaks... didn't even record them as advisories.

Plus they do a proper brake test with a meter, not try and put it on the rollers!

I've always used Ski's in North Camp. Knows what he's doing, and guaranteed a straight test.

Thanks for the tips so far. I'll definitely be going to one of those mentioned. Maybe telling them they got my custom via Landyzone could result in future discounts for forum users

Did you find anywhere closer to bracknell ?

My 90's due the end of this month and I'm in Thatcham, Berkshire so am looking for somewhere not too far that knows what they're doing when testing landys.

Thanks

Took my TD5 to a normal TD5 testing station and it passed. Surely an MOT pass is a pass anywhere? I wouldn't want much leniency in a test, just because they know Land Rovers.