ACE MOT testing station rakes lane Bolton. The guy who runs it has had both bays and beetles. Really fair and knows them well.
I had the bus MOT today. E&S Swift Unit 13, Carlton Industrial Estate Albion Rd, Carlton, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, S71 3HW They are an old school VW Audi specialist. A late 50s guy who serves his apprenticeship with VW on aircooled motors. He knows them inside out and moans like an old git , but loves em really. He's built dozens of engines and tells me in the past he always kept a 1600 short block on the shelf for customers.
KUSTOM DUB WERKS in Hockley (near southend) Essex. Can arrange mot, but recommend them for all aircooled problems, alterations, updates, repairs, mechanical/electrical/body and at veery reasonable rates. check web site, or 07809538663 ask for Tim
Thames Valley Garage 2A Bower Way Cippenham Slough SL1 5HX 01628 666100 This is a friends place and they are all V-Dub mad and will gladly MOT ya buses. This is also a garage so they will work on your 4 wheeled gems aswell - probably one of the cheapest around the area.
If you are around Northants I can wholeheartedly recommend these guys http://www.paragonauto.co.uk/. They are all car enthusiasts and are quite happy to let you watch and chat whilst doing the MOT rather than ushering you into some bland waiting area. I cant fault the service and all for 40 quid as well.
Barry Wilkinson Tyre & Exhaust Winsford Cheshire 01606 594925 V friendly... Even said I had a nice chassis! Been taking my car there for years as well.
M&B Auto Repairs, Gorse Hill, Swindon Been going there for many years. Friendly, family run garage who are honest, down to earth and look after their customers.
Porte Auto Services Thistle Street Burntisland Fife Scotland 01592 873140 The owner and tester (Stuart) understands old VWs. He tests quite a few of our club members vehicles.
Know and like old stuff, they'll even help you push your Beetle when it breaks down after the MOT. Old Mill Motors Unit 2 Crawley Mill Industrial Estate Dry Lane Crawley Witney Oxfordshire OX29 9TJ United Kingdom Tel: 01993 771286
Sam Furness Cliff House, The Cliff, Tansley, Matlock, Derbyshire, 01629 55237 He is pretty old school and sympathetic to older cars, has Mot my bus for last 9 years, i do my own work though so cant comment if you want him to do the work, he does charge full price though.
Mike Watkins MOT and Garage in Hereford, just off Plough Lane, was recommended to me by a mate with a splitty. Really friendly people in there and will let you walk around with them, pointing out any areas of concern while he carries out the test. Gets quite a few old bays and splittys in there he was saying. He's into his old Land Rovers too, if you're into that sort of thing. Top Garage!
I run the workshop at U drive ltd Old Wareham road Poole we are very friendly to all sorts of vw just ask for Dale
Shrewsbury,Shropshire. We at vdubs hot rods and classics have started using MBP motors , March way harlescott Shrewsbury. A friendly little garage that won't rip you off.
For those of you in the West Lancs/Southport/Merseyside area - Church Garage, Scarisbrick , L40 9RT, 01704 880316( near the Morris Dancers Inn) are very sympathetic to older vehicles. They've been doing my MGs for the last 15 years and just had my Westy in for its 1st MOT with me ( passed!).
www.staplefordmot.co.uk/ Stapleford and Sandiacre MOT centre, 1A Sandiacre road Stapleford Nottingham NG9 8EX 01159396699 These guys have a sliding door high enough to fit the van in. They are friendly and respect my pride and joy which I think is the most important thing.