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Originally Posted by enkeivette
When a tech works on your car, he owes you a duty to return to you a safe car. If the burden of precaution is less than the probability and severity of the risk (if it's easy to drive the car around the block and there's a probability it could save you risk of harm if the tires fall off or ball joint pops out) then the tech is negligent if he does not perform that duty. And the shop will be vicariously liable for your injuries and any damage to your car.
So legally, they should drive it.
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SO, when a shop test drives a car IN PUBLIC, and something fails and causes injury to an innocent bystander, the shop was "Doing it's duty?"
