I thought you were going to say
That the mechanics had taken the dizzy cap off during the night so they could charge you £500 to put the same one back again while making up some plausible 'fault'.

That would be twattish. Laughing at you and your wife for not thinking straight is fair comment, I'd say.
( shinyshinyscalp less a man, more a way of life, Fri 13 Apr 2012, 14:13, Reply)