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Disco_Mikey
Member Since: 29 May 2007
Location: Dundee, Scotland
Posts: 20731
  
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euangibson wrote:A friend had a broken spring on his 4-year old Discovery Sport
The garage struggled to find a LR parts department/dealer open to order a replacement, and when he did the promised part failed to appear. This was over the last 2 weeks.
He eventually sourced a 2nd hand part from a breakers to get the car on the road in the meantime.
Parts will almost certainly be an issue if anything needs done during the service/MoT, which was my main concern with my potential cracked inlet manifold.
Other might not have problems, my local garage certainly did.
Not struggled to get any parts, but I normally use Britpart or Bearmach. For anything not stocked by them, I had to order them via the Newbridge branch, and I had to collect. Thankfully, only the once  My D3 Build Thread
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 5th May 2020 2:01 pm |
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NoDo$h
Member Since: 02 May 2006
Location: Finding new and exciting ways to milk badgers.
Posts: 19689
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Both Volvo and Mercedes locally to me are continuing to offer servicing - we had both cars done last week as I may need to travel to a couple of MOD sites at relatively short notice (key worker letter at the ready), and while the preference is to use my car, if I need to carry a load of kit then I'll be requisitioning the family Volvo.
They each took their own approach to hygiene and isolation. At Mercedes there was a cordoned-off key drop in the entrance to the showroom. The service receptionist was halfway across the showroom well beyond the cordon and we were able to verify a couple of points before I headed home, leaving the car with them.
At Volvo they had a segregated customer waiting area - with seats positioned significantly more than 2m apart.
In both instances they were keen to stress that they were working to strict timetables and that if we were late, we lost our slot. All very clear and fair. Also in both instances the cars were returned with clear evidence of a comprehensive wipe-down of all touch surfaces and use of gloves throughout. I know it's not considered "kind" to say no these days, but no. Just no, ok? And if it's not ok, still no.
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| 5th May 2020 2:16 pm |
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charlietortoise
Member Since: 29 Oct 2011
Location: Staffordshire
Posts: 502
 
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Why bother, all MOTs are being given another 5 months. Its on the DVLA web site.. As to a service, are you clocking miles at the moment, most people wont be especially if your a non essential user. Discovery 4 3.0 HSE 2010 year. I like it a lot. Now with winch 😂
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| 5th May 2020 10:43 pm |
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Jamiehol
Member Since: 13 Nov 2015
Location: Ipswich
Posts: 347
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For me it’s two fold yes there are MOT extensions but I don’t want to get stuck in a few months time when the world and his wife want an MOT in addition my service is due at the same time as the MOT so would like to get it done so I don’t have nasty surprises should I need to use the car in an emergency.
The second and more important reason is I use a very good independent garage who are difficult to get a slot with at the best of times, they have seen a downturn in business at the minute so as well as supporting them by giving them business when they are quiet I can also use it to my advantage and get an appointment when I need one.
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| 6th May 2020 7:05 am |
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plocker
Member Since: 14 Mar 2016
Location: Preston
Posts: 828
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I have just checked as my MOT should have expired, and it has now moved on 6 months.
Still "roadworthy", that's debatable its a LR.
 05 V8 HSE Bonatti Grey
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| 6th May 2020 7:18 am |
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SteveKK
Member Since: 11 Apr 2019
Location: North Herefordshire
Posts: 255
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For may people a service or MOT will be the only time their vehicle has any form of check. Therefore I would suggest the number of vehicle in non-roadworthy state is going to increase significantly. I wonder how many advisories from last year haven't been addressed and would not be a failure? However I do feel the 6-month extension is a reasonable measure, as driving allows social distancing when public transport most likely cannot.
I have a car I don't use much with MOT expiring in the next few days, but I would prefer to have a MOT before I used it. A moot point now as it is SORN, but I will try to MOT before I tax it. I would strongly suggest everyone tried to get an MOT if the can, but this may not be possible in every case.
Regards,
Steve
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| 6th May 2020 9:28 am |
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DieselD
Member Since: 24 May 2019
Location: Wells
Posts: 82
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The MOT on my D3 comes up later this month and I know about the 6 month extra thing but I also use a very good indy workshop and the owner is a very good friend of mine, as above he has seen a large downturn in trade since lockdown so I am happy for him to service/ mot mine and also to work on my LR 90 to keep him ticking over.
I think when things return to some sort of normal it will be chaos at the mot testing garages with vehicles due for testing plus all the ones taking advantage of 6 months grace and getting a slot when I want one could be an issue.
regards Dave
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| 6th May 2020 7:11 pm |
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gareth71
Member Since: 10 Apr 2016
Location: North-east Wales
Posts: 548
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My D3 and my daughter's car should both be due for MOT this month. I know we'll be entitled to the 6-month extension on both of them - but with the scheme as it stands, six months from now the MOT testing stations will be rushed off their feet. Everyone whose MOT falls due in November anyway will be wanting a test, as well as everyone who should've been done in May but who left it until right at the end of the 6-month extension (which, given the apathy/stupidity of the Great British Public on the whole, will probably be most of them!). So there'll be almost twice as many people wanting to get tests done as there were at the same time last year.
If my usual MOT guy is still working (haven't checked yet) then I'm going to get them done to schedule, as I would imagine he'll be glad of the business.
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| 7th May 2020 12:05 pm |
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