Seduced by the promise of half price MOTs on Halfords website, my daughter took her 2003 Fiat Punto for the test. It failed and she was told it would need £600 of work, but she was eligible for a discount of £200.

Suspicious, as the vehicle had given her no trouble whatsover, she declined, paid for the failed cetificate and took the car straight to a local garage where they said it needed just two new tyres, fitted them while she waited and passed it without any problem.