Free MOT's for Citroen Owners

Phil W · 2 Mar 2010 at 17:38

If your Citroën vehicle is 4 years old or more, they will carry out your MOT for FREE!

All you need to do is book your test by completing the registration form with your chosen participating dealer. You will then receive an email with a personalised voucher. You MUST print off the voucher and take it to your chosen participating dealer in order to redeem your free MOT.

http://www.citroen.co.uk/dealer-locator/mot-offer/

Westyfield2 · 2 Mar 2010 at 19:13

Phil W said:
Free stuff

Ooh, might do my VTR on this.

Guess the 'catch' is either them advising you of stuff that could wait ages and/or charging loads for repairs & servicing?

[TW]Fox · 2 Mar 2010 at 19:15

I had a free MOT from BMW, even included a free 120d for the day. No catch.

sigma · 2 Mar 2010 at 19:15

Would be impressive if they did some of the repairs for free.

Westyfield2 · 2 Mar 2010 at 19:20

[TW]Fox;16073856 said:
I had a free MOT from BMW, even included a free 120d for the day. No catch.

I had a F10 test-drive invite from the local dealership come today in the post, but somehow I can't see them MOT'ing my Saxo VTR for free

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silane said:
Would be impressive if they did some of the repairs for free.

What yoooo sayin 'bout French cars?!

[TW]Fox · 2 Mar 2010 at 19:21

Westyfield2 said:
I had a F10 test-drive invite from the local dealership come today in the post

How did you manage that, I thought it was your Dad who owned the BMW?

Sure it wasnt an invite to the public dealer launch?

OpenToSuggestions · 2 Mar 2010 at 19:22

It is probably a cover up for a recall on something big

Rotty · 2 Mar 2010 at 19:26

Free for Citroen's over 4 years old, park the wheelbarrows round the back

Westyfield2 · 2 Mar 2010 at 19:27

[TW]Fox;16073924 said:
How did you manage that, I thought it was your Dad who owned the BMW?

Yep you're right, the 5 is his! Not sure how my name's on the invite really :confused:

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I'm half tempted to turn up and see what they do when they realise I'm 19..

[TW]Fox;16073924 said:
Sure it wasnt an invite to the public dealer launch?

Already had the launch one a few weeks ago, again addressed to me :confused:

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Leeum · 2 Mar 2010 at 19:30

Booked our Saxo workhorse in for one of these.

The catch is: if it fails, you need to have the work done at the Citroen dealership. They give you option of using genuine Citroen parts, or cheaper alternatives.

If you have the work done elsewhere, you get charged the £50 odd fee for the retest. I asked the bloke if there was anything stopping me fixing the car (if it failed) and getting it MOT'd elsewhere... he said you can't do that.

Don't get caught out if there's a possibility yours might fail.

Shimmyhill · 2 Mar 2010 at 19:30

Oi Rotty

I booked the Missus car in for the free MOT, its due on 31st March so perfect timing - mind they have always offered half price MOT so have always used them. Have to say the dealers have been brilliant and generally as cheap as an independent whenever we have had stuff done, called them this week for tyres and i cant beat their price - most odd for a dealer !!

Phil W · 2 Mar 2010 at 19:31

What if you fail the MOT, do the repairs yourself, and take it back for the Re-MOT?

Leeum · 2 Mar 2010 at 19:32

Phil W said:
What if you fail the MOT, do the repairs yourself, and take it back for the Re-MOT?

If you take it back to Citroen, they charge you the fee for MOTing it: £54 IIRC.

Touch wood ours is fine. :eek:

[TW]Fox · 2 Mar 2010 at 19:36

Leeum said:
The catch is: if it fails, you need to have the work done at the Citroen dealership.

No you don't - there is absolutely no way they can enforce this.

I asked the bloke if there was anything stopping me fixing the car (if it failed) and getting it MOT'd elsewhere... he said you can't do that.

You can do that - its your car.

Leeum · 2 Mar 2010 at 19:38

Hmm, that's what he told me... he openly admitted it's a scheme for them to get some work in.

Never been in a position where my car has failed its MOT - good to know though.

Westyfield2 · 2 Mar 2010 at 19:39

Leeum said:
Hmm, that's what he told me... he openly admitted it's a scheme for them to get some work in.

Maybe it's that if the car fails the MOT they won't do the re-test for free unless they did the repairs.

Though surely that's illegal?

[TW]Fox · 2 Mar 2010 at 19:40

They are quite entitled to charge for a re-test. They cannot stop you taking your car elsewhere - if its dangerous they can prevent you DRIVING it away but thats different.

Fr0dders · 2 Mar 2010 at 19:40

Leeum said:
Hmm, that's what he told me... he openly admitted it's a scheme for them to get some work in.

Never been in a position where my car has failed its MOT - good to know though.

course he did

he saw people like you comming. Who said garage employees tell the truth ? i had the bleedin service manager at the vauxhall dealer telling me that my VXR might as well not be under warranty as it was over 2 years old.

But the warranty is 3 years i replied, and he gave me some spiel about how certain stuff is only covered in the first year, and lots of things arent covered in the third year ... blah blah blah. All of it ****ing ******

Couple of phone calls to vauxhall later, i got my work done F.O.C. under warranty. It was arguments like this that put me off the vauxhall.

sigma · 2 Mar 2010 at 19:41

Westyfield2 said:
What yoooo sayin 'bout French cars?!

Coming to the southern member meet? I can't be bothered to type out my experiences - enough said.

Leeum · 2 Mar 2010 at 19:45

MrLOL said:
course he did

he saw people like you comming.

The car has just had a major service done by a well respected Pug/ Cit specialist, I'd be very surprised if it failed on anything.

And as Fox has just informed me, they can't stop me taking the car away. If I feel there's some 'fowl play' going on with the MOT, I'll be making a complaint to VOSA.