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MOT garage failed car on emissions this week, and apparently the engine light was on. So both count as major fail, cue 'oh well, we can't diagnose the issue for a month, and due to its age maybe just scrap it etc, we can take care of that for you, how do you want to proceed'.
100% as my wife dropped car off they got a wiff of some extra money coming their way.
Rang up and asked for the emissions test data, turned out instead of entering the reg and using the DVLA/VOSA lookup table for the correct test to apply, they just bunged it on 2018 diesel/euro6 spec. So no wonder it was 5 times over the limit and didn't complete the test!
They duly retested it, and had no answer at all as to why 'engine light is on' was put down, as it works with ignition then cycles off as it should, and doesn't have any issues and computer report shows light hasn't been on in about 6 months, so a clear fuck up or total bullshit.
For now have left it, but maybe I need to report to VOSA as their attitude REEKED of 'girl drops off unusual car, maybe we can buy it off them for cheap/pretend to scrap/get it in for un-needed diagnostic work'. Also car is left with a fail certificate on its record now, no biggy as its ancient, but its the attitude thats stinking.
Cheering myself up by shopping for a size bigger injectors and turbo.