This is the shocking dashcam footage which shows a Halford 's mechanic taking a customer 's car for a joyride at almost double the speed limit when he took it in for an MOT . Shaun Ingram booked his Ford Focus ST in for a major service and MOT at Halfords Autocentre in Plymouth last month , costing £255 . But when he went to collect his car , he was shocked to discover that a mechanic had taken it for a spin after his dashcam recorded footage of it being driven at 57mph in a 30 mph zone . Scroll down for video . Footage taken by a dashcam fitted by Shaun Ingram to his Ford Focus ST , which showed a mechanic taking a customer 's car for a joyride at 57mph in a 30mph zone . Shaun Ingram , from Saltash in Cornwall , who discovered the footage , says it shows it was a pre-planned thing , not spur of the moment . Mr Ingram , 50 , of Saltash in Cornwall , said that his camera recorded almost seven hours of footage , which included the mechanic swearing and boasting about test-driving the car . He explained : 'When I saw the footage I was left open-mouthed . The mechanic was abusing my car and my trust . 'As a nationwide company I thought I had nothing to worry about . But I feel very let down . 'From now on I will always wait by the car whilst it is being serviced . ' Mr Ingram , who is a married father-of three and works as a large goods vehicle assessor for Dairy Crest , said that the dashboard camera was not switched but was on standby mode on a motion sensor . He said : ' I was not trying to catch anybody out . I bought the camera- ironically - from a Halfords store in Plymouth last year . The dashcam captured seven hours worth of footage after Mr Ingram left his car at the Plymouth branch of Halfords . Footage showing the car being taken out on a test drive captured by the dashcam . It also showed included the mechanic swearing and boasting about test-driving the car . ' I have it in for road safety purposes because of the way some people drive . ' I did not look at the footage on the Friday afternoon when I picked the car up . ' I saw it the next day and I almost choked on my pasty . The biggest file on there was the road test where the mechanic was doing nearly twice the speed limit . ' I then decided to look at all the footage . There was one clip of him reversing the car off the MOT bay and leaning over to tell a colleague ‘ you wait til I road test this later. ’ 'That shows that it was something that was pre-planned and not a spur of the moment thing when he was driving my car . Mr Ingram says the dashcam had been switched to standby mode and came on due to its motion sensor . 'There is another clip of him constantly swearing when he can ’ t find the key sensor . ' I have not been given his name and I don ’ t need to know unless I get a speeding ticket . 'There is no point getting really angry about it . But it is fair to say I was open-mouthed when I saw the footage . ' I took the laptop in on the Monday morning and the manager was very non-plussed when I showed him the footage . 'Had he apologised then I would have left it . But I have now spoken with the head office and the regional manager and still not received an apology . At least they have started to take it more seriously though . ' I look after my car - it is my biggest asset and cost me nearly £10,000 and it is disgusting that someone like him treats it like this . ' I would never have known about it if I did not have the camera . I did not know it would pick it up but it has proved to be well worth the money . ' Halfords have explained that the mechanic who drove the car was a temporary employee at the branch in Plymouth , who has since been removed from this role . The company described his behaviour as “ appalling ” and offered to refund the cost for the MOT and service . The regional manager for Halfords Autocentres , Darren Stone , also told Mr Stone in an email that the mechanic ’ s behaviour was unacceptable . He said : 'He drove your car in what I can only describe as an appalling manner . ' I do not and will never condone that level of pure neglect which is why the mechanic in question has been removed from working within the Halfords Autocentre Group . ' Meanwhile a spokesperson for Halfords head office said : 'We were really disappointed to find out that this had happened and that we have let the customer down . 'We are treating this isolated incident as a priority and can confirm that the mechanic no longer works at Halfords . 'Please rest assured that we take issues like this very seriously ensuring that our 300 Halfords Autocentres always adhere to all road test procedures . '
Shaun Ingram booked his motor racing ST for an MOT at Halfords , Plymouth . Went to collect his car and discover his speed had been recording . Saw a mechanic entered the car for a joyride doing 30 mph in a 30 mph race . Also discovered the mechanic swearing and boasting about test driving the car .