Yesterday my wife and I took her V70 for its MoT. The ownner of the station told my wife where to put the car and to leave the keys in the ignition. He gave these instructions from the open passenger window the car and told her to back in an hour. On our return he said the ignition barrel had collapsed and the key would only turn to the first position. We drove home, in my car, to get the spare key but that would not work either. We compared the keys and my wifes key was loose on its pivot and when we showed this to the station owner his whole attitude changed and he said his worker had just put his arm through the open window and found the ignition barrel broken. The window was not open when we left the car and we found the seat all the way back. The bloke who was supposed to do the Mot is big and we suspect he caught his knee on the key when he got in the car causing the damage. The owner accused us "having an attitude" and told us to f***k off and to get the car out of his yard. He also demanded the test fee for his missed slot. I did not pay but the damage is going to cost us £500 with an MoT. I know its our word against his but there was no notchiness or ever any bother with the ignition key/barrel before we took it for its MoT Do you think there are any legal aveues we explore?