I took my car in for MOT last Thursday, 23rd May. Not a lot wrong, it only failed on the handbrake. So they said they'd replace the cable. The next day, when I went back, the car bonnet was open and they were "working on it". I asked why, and was told they had replaced the handbrake cable and taken it for a test drive around the block and the indicators "suddenly" stopped working. Er... suddenly? mmmmmm.....

I left it with them and went back the next day to be told they had changed the "flasher unit" (this was after being told it was probably the relay). I then drove the car away (Saturday morning) and didn't check anything else. However, I had to go out last night (Sunday) and as it was just getting dark I switched on the side lights. I kind of noticed the dashboard wasn't illuminated but didn't think too much of it as it was only just getting slightly dark. I didn't think much about it until I had to drive back home. I turned on the headlights and there wasn't a single light on the dashboard. Not even the hazard switch was lit as it normally is. Luckily I wasn't far from home but I had to drive back with absolutely no way of seeing anything on the dash - or knowing what my speed was.

I'm not really a great believer in these kinds of coincidence so it looks to me that the garage did something to cause these issues when they changed the handbrake cable. I still haven't paid for the MOT and other work and will be going to see them early tomorrow morning. Whilst I don't want to blatantly accuse them of causing these issues, I am inclined to think they did something to cause them BECAUSE they weren't there before the MOT or handbrake thing.

Anybody got any thoughts on the matter? How do I approach the subject without getting into any unnecessary arguments?

With thanks

Edited by jacsdash on 27/05/2013 at 14:13