New MOT achieved for no extra expense! Great relief all round! It did not come without a bit of a struggle as it initially failed on service braking effort; I queried this since the condition of the brakes was passed as acceptable all round (as I believed they were) and because they failed my last one for the same reason. The tester went away and retested the car's braking effort "manually" taking into account the fact the parking brake operated on the front wheels and all was well.
As expected, however, there is a long list of advisories, none of which cause concern; I do believe that many garages use these as a marketing tool nowadays.
The car's reward for this magnificent success was to have been refurbished alloys all round, but the Polo falling out with its window regulator earlier in the week has put paid to that. Pity, some nice wheels would make a big difference to the look of the car.
Now I need to get my cataracts sorted, starting on Friday and I can look forward to some wonderful wafting miles. I do hope pride doesn't come before a fall...
I hope the tyre is repairable. Good luck with the catarax..
