>> And the fact that he only does 4k miles a year suggests they might have lasted another year anyway.
The local Vauxhall garage tried that trick with my late father who only did 3,000 to 4,000 miles a year, but luckily I took the phone call.
They said they work on the principle that the average motorist does 12,000 miles a year and that if something like brakes looks like they'll wear out before then, they advise the customer to have them changed to save having to book the car in again before the next service and MOT.
They tried the same trick each year for the next 2 years, and each time I explained to them he only does short journeys and the annual mileage should have confirmed that with them. At year 3 they tried a different trick and said the discs would soon need replacing as they had a lip on the outer edge. I checked the disc thickness for myself and they were not worn down to the minimum thickness. I got out the angle grinder to remove the lip and nothing was mentioned at the next service and MOT.
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