I recently purchased an older car, 12 plate, MOT until OCT 26 no advisories at 152,000 miles. I recently took to get a full service with 155,000 on the clock, due to issues unrelated the this event. From the full service, the mechanic told me that the front brake pads needed changing but they still had 4000 miles of life left, other than the unrelated issues there were no other concerns. The brakes started squeaking so I've looked to get them repaired, now 157000 miles.
I took it to another chain garage yesterday morning, first thing, for a free brake check and I told the garage I knew the fronts pads needed changing. I went down there at around 1pm asking about what needs to be done and I


