Yes, it is in France as well.
When I had new front tyres on the Prelude a few weeks ago I had just inspected the pads and discs carefully (front discs 103k miles, pads 60k miles, etc) and found no significant wear, when the fitter told me all the pads and discs were within 10k kilometres of being completely worn out and needing full replacement.
I think the problem is that your average fitter today is too thick to realise that there are customers who know more than they do.
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