Had my car MOTed at the Borehamwood Autocentre and the car failed on three items. I sought a second opinion from a reputable independent garage and MOT test station. • Track rod end ball joint – this failure is genuine. • Parking brake – efficiency below requirements. This was a bogus failure as the hand brake is satisfactory and passed the second MOT. In any event the suggested remedy for this “failure” was the replacement of the rear drums, at an exorbitant cost of £452.38, which would have had no impact on the performance of the hand brake. • Brakes imbalanced across an axle – front. Again this is a fabrication as the front brakes needed no attention and passed the second MOT. I was advised by the Autocentre that the discs had some pitting, but this is not in itself an MOT failure, does not adversely affect performance or cause the bogus “imbalance”. It is clear that this car was deliberately failed by the Borehamwood Autocentre to generate unnecessary repair work.