Car owners in the UK are being scammed by garages that are using the MoT test as a front to create more service and repair work and boost company profits .
Car Parts Direct claims some garages are making it harder to pass the test and are charging customers for unnecessary labour .
The parts company said motorists that failed to prepare for an MoT risked being charged for work that was not necessary and forking out extra for repairs to avoid a second test .
However, the motor industry has hit back angrily to the claims .
The RMIF (professional body for motor retailing) said Car Parts Direct had distorted the relationship between the MoT and the work carried out around it by UK garages .
Ray Holloway, director of independent membership for the RMIF, commented: "The suggestion that the garage trade is ripping off customers by creating additional work for itself through MOT test is a slur on the industry, and also devalues the hugely positive effect that the test has on the UK’s road safety ."
"Considering that 32 per cent of vehicles fail the MOT test every year, where would we be without it in road safety terms?" Holloway added.
