Hi Keith

Good subject for debate

Would this be such a bad thing? I guess if you do MOT's and repairs it would probably be terminal if you had to split your operations

I guess the Euro MEP's are looking out for the customers interest rather than UK workshop owners. Independent testing stations charging a proper fee for a test and no vested interest may make a bigger profit?

It sort of work for me that way already, I do not do MOT test's but since 2008 I have vehicles collected and they take for test at £45.00 (no collection fee) the test fee is just added to our service price

If a vehicle fails they just return and the work is carried out, they will then collect and retest for free (within the limited time)

If a customers just wants an MOT then I get the vehicle colleted and they just pay the £45.00 MOT fee plus a £2.50 charge to cover a phone call and credit card charges, dont make anything from it but it does not cost me anything and it's another potential customer (most of mine are repeat anyway)

So the Euro MOT business model works for me

Peter

Now retiring to bunker