All brake discs warped

Maybe that's more accurate, I glanced over where OP said cheapest parts avaliable

It just sounds like the discs are well overdue replacement, warping will not cause insufficient contact, thats down to them become stone rotten with rust which will also cause ovality.

At the very least please go with a midrange brand for the brakes like pagid, some of the cheap stuff out there is downright dangerous wit the friction material separating from the backing plates on the pads and the discs cracking right down the vents. Not to mention the worse performance and increased noise.

Valves are cheap unless they are part of the tpms sensor, in that case you are looking at 4 new sensors at about 100 each fitted.

Just because the NCT tester said that they were "warped" doesn't mean that that was the case. Did the car (comfortably) pass the brake efficiency, ovality and balance test. If it were me and I had no money I'd probably try to manually clean the discs with wire brush and sandpaper. Would take ages though. If money was very tight I'd do that and install brake pads but not discs and give the car a few gentle stops followed by hard stops before the retest.

As for what causes this insufficient contact issue, as it has happened on all 4 discs it could be that they are both old and have had insufficient use and rust has set in. if it had happened on one corner it would be more likely to be something like an issue with a caliper or pad on that corner.

Or it could be an overzealous NCT tester. This is a visual test, a matter of opinion and subjective.

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Re tyre valves, I've been dealing with a decent tyre guy the past 12-13 years. He does all my tyres, alignment and tracking for my 4-5 cars over the years. Whenever I have a small issue like this with failing valves or punctures, he does it for me foc. I think it's important to build a relationship with the small guys rather than buying from big online openeo/tyre leader shops

I could swear and shake ..that picture is an exact copy of my NCT failure certificate !

It costs me €750 to replace all four of brakes disk&pads, chap from local garage said never seen similar reports but he will change so that car pass the test. Requested to get the faulty parts so can i take a photo or snap but for "health safety" reasons didn't happened.

Most garages would collect all the old parts and sell them for scrap when their bin gets full

I know yeah but can't understand why they wouldn't at least bring them to the counter and go this is the bad part

For labour I usually pay €150 to €200 + VAT for front & rear discs & pads. I think for parts I usually pay about the same or less but this is for much smaller cars like VW Golf so not really comparable. So around €300 to €400 + VAT in total I think.

There will be cheaper brands than Brembo and those cheaper brands would be fine.

As for the labour charges, Jesus Wept, we should all have been mechanics if that is a fair rate - considering that he won't pay a cent of tax on that 350.

I'd say he's charging 100 euros per hour for labour there.

For comparison, in 2025, I pay 55 euros per hour at an indy garage that pays tax.

In 2019 at a different indy garage (I know there has been considerable inflation since) I paid 80 euros (2 hours x 40) labour for two new front shocks on a Megane. The process for 3008 springs and top mounts would be similar.

I'm not naming that indy garage as I want to protect my own anonymity and theirs, it is a low price for 2025 but there are places charging that - outside of cities anyway.

I will name the place that charged me 2 hours x 40 euros labour to change two front shocks in 2019. That is Tractamotors, CAAAVAN town. I don't know what they charge now as I only stopped off there once as was in the area on business - but I severely doubt that they'd charge the OP what he had been quoted. And as I said, that is a legitimate business that pays tax, pays rates, has planning permission etc.

Not all cars with MacPherson Struts are the same. I looked up a video of the 3008 work before posting, the wipers and trim around them have to come off. Same on Meagne. For other cars with the struts further forward of the windscreen, that may not be necessary which would save some labour.

We're talking about labour charges here. wiper removal etc. is part of the operation, that's not pedantry. You think the OP gives a crap about this detail? He wants to know what posters thinks of quoted price, I gave my opinion that it is high and used the example of similar work on Megane Mk3 to illustrate that point.

Maybe I should have used an example of a different car with no trim or wiper removal and then no doubt someone would have jumped down my throat that I wasn't being fair to the OP's mechanic.

you felt the need to give a mini lecture that they're all the same and it's not just Meganes and Peugeots. Now you're at it again with the real life experience/video snarky comment.

WTF is wrong with people on here.