Yes, I expect most people have an annual service and MOT at the same time. Saves two trips to the garage and both have to be done anyway. MOT test is the cheap bit. It's the annual service and additional bits of work that are needed to keep the vehicle going safely that cost the money.
£595 on a 4 year old Honda VFR 800. Battery and 4 spark plugs needed changing to sort a misfire. Plugs were £34 each and 2 hours labour to change them. Service manage smiled when he said we were worried it was the coil packs. He wouldn't tell me how much they would have been, just said you...