GP's aren't generally after drumming up business. They are also better educated than the grease monkey checking your car over.

The testing station may be after drumming up business, but that will be the owner's decision. They may also be protecting themselves against being told 'you never warned me about that ... ' ?

And I would assure you that neither my present tester nor the previous one could be described as grease monkeys. Some uncalled-for stereotyping here - not every testing station is like a K**k-F*t.

Edited by Andrew-T on 12/03/2020 at 09:29

They are also better educated than the grease monkey checking your car over.

One wonders if such dismissive attitudes to presumably lesser persons comes across to people like mechanics, hence why some customers find their maintenance not up to a standard they imagine to be desirable or their costs increased.

I try and treat everyone with respect until they prove undeserving, i am after all just a normal working class bod myself so know how much effort i put into my work depends to some extent on how i'm treated.

When i submit my cars for MOT or other jobs i can't manage myself such as tyre fitting, they are delivered clean (paying particular attention to areas likely to need working on), i do the same when i submit my lorry for its 6 weekly inspections/service, the vehicle is clean and the chassis steam cleaned, its discourteous to expect a professional and highly trained/qualified person to work in filth, also the wheels/tyres are steam cleaned if the tyre chap has to do anything.

This has paid me back in spades over the years, always welcome at the workshops and any little jobs needed are carried out on my lorries without fail.

Edited by gordonbennet on 12/03/2020 at 09:43