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Hi, halfruads are getting into the MOT game! Gerry
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How?

Are they going to make space for the bay by giving up flogging Chav tat in their stores...

:)
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Scarily Jim, some Halfrauds do have garage service bays!
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Xac wrote:Scarily Jim, some Halfrauds do have garage service bays!
Now that is scary :shock:
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Actual Halfrauds service bays, or AA service centres?

Halfrauds in Bangor has an AA service centre attached already.
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Hi, apparently they are buying up a a chain of "auto sombody?" it was on the early radio 4 business news early this morning! Gerry
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Yeah the good news is that they are giving away a free white shell suit with every Mot...........bad news is that blue lights under the car must be in full working order or will fail test . No wheelies allowed while ramps on high.

There is also a written driver test. If you open door to let the clutch out............you have passed :bd:
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:lol: :lol: That's very good Lexi :wink: Open the door to let the clutch out... Inspired :D

I trust they test the fluffy dice and fail the car if not exactly level...
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Remind me Jim, what did you have hanging from your rear view mirror? :D
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Xac wrote:Remind me Jim, what did you have hanging from your rear view mirror? :D
Very good point Andy, I do distinctly remember something being there... :lol:
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I admit...

In my Activa...

I have, dangling from my mirror...






Furry Dice. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

In my defence m'lud, they are very old and were bought for me by Robyn back in the days when I had a 205GTi.

They are so old I've had to repair them!
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Halfrauds have announced that they are buying the Nationwide Auto Centres chain for a few million squid

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Post by myglaren »

Halfords have done, at least certain branches, MOT's for a long time.
An old friend, now deceased*, had her car MOT'd in the Durham branch as she knew the mechanic there.

As a side note, she lived a few doors from Brian Ferry and was his child-minder when he was little.

*not in connection with Halfords MOTs, I might point out.
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Post by addo »

CitroJim wrote:...Are they going to make space for the bay by giving up flogging Chav tat in their stores...
I used to be an avid reader of the old "chav scum" website. :lol: Comments were frequently on the harsh side, but the possibility of some featured gits being able to afford a car, would worry me if I lived in the UK.
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Halfords is only good for one thing, buying car cleaning products, especially when they are on their 3 for 2 offer.
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Xac wrote:Scarily Jim, some Halfrauds do have garage service bays!
Now that is scary :shock:
Indeedy, our local Halfords have a service bay. In fact im not sure if it wasnt a Daewoo service centre back in the day. Id not recommend anyone go there mind, cant imagine they are much good. A friend took his car the for a service (first and last probably) and he had to take it back as it left a huge oil puddle on the drive. The oil filter had not been tightened up.
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