Q: MOT Query
My MOT is due soon and my last year MOT advisory was "suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but considered excessive offside read [2.4.A.3]" if it fails on this year how much will I be looking at? It is a Ford KA 53 plate
My car has a manual transmission.
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