jasper5 wrote:Didn't go quite to plan....406 estate passed with no advisories
Only done 2, 400 miles in the 406 estate!
I was going to take my van until i looked at the mot for the 407....It ran out on the 13th so I took the 407 instead...
Passed with advisory on inner steering rack ball joints have slight play and rear discs slightly worn...nothing wrong with the discs!
Almost 14,000 miles done in the last year.
I just finished a major service on the 407
Van is booked in 9am friday.
I'm not sure about these MOT 'advisories', I'd say if any steering/sussy component has 'play' then it's only going to get worse and should fail really. And commenting that discs look slightly worn is a waste of Ink in my opinion.
Did you mean the inner tie-rod ends of the rack? I had to replace those on the Volvo, I could 'feel' the play in them on Motorways and a bit of wobble also.
Yes, the inner tie-rod ends...I've known about them for a while...my wife complains of a clunk on full lock when she's parking outside the house.
Parts are only £13 a side...not changed any before so not sure what sort of job they are or if I need any special tools.
I should have changed them before now!
The chap that replaced mine needed a 35mm? kinda tube-thing which I think picked up with the flats on the inner tie-rod and then had a right faff getting the dust boot back on the rack for me.
I think you're required to swear a lot on this job, he wouldn't really talk to me about it after
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Took mine in a couple of weeks ago, passed but with advisories about front brake hoses, front droplinks and rear brake imbalance. I loved the 'jiggle' ramp idea though. I always do the 30 days in advance thing, so that if there are any probs, I get a chance to repair before it expires.
Rolebama wrote:Took mine in a couple of weeks ago, passed but with advisories about front brake hoses, front droplinks and rear brake imbalance. I loved the 'jiggle' ramp idea though. I always do the 30 days in advance thing, so that if there are any probs, I get a chance to repair before it expires.
Unfortunately it doesn't work like that. Once the car has been deemed unroadworthy the old MOT is null and void. Could be interesting if you ever had to make a claim on the insurance.
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Bailes1992 wrote:Unfortunately it doesn't work like that. Once the car has been deemed unroadworthy the old MOT is null and void. Could be interesting if you ever had to make a claim on the insurance.
Are you sure about that? I'd have thought the current MOT remains valid until it expires proper?
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2021 Kia Spottage 1.6 Pez Turbo Dual Clutch Gearbox Trickery
2013 Renner Twingo - donkey work
Bailes1992 wrote:Unfortunately it doesn't work like that. Once the car has been deemed unroadworthy the old MOT is null and void. Could be interesting if you ever had to make a claim on the insurance.
Are you sure about that? I'd have thought the current MOT remains valid until it expires proper?
I always thought that too but I've read otherwise since!
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2017 Dacia Logan MCV 1.5DCi Laureate Wifes
1996 Land Rover Defender 90 County SW 300TDi My Toy
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"An MOT certificate is valid until the date of expiry. A new test will not invalidate the current MOT certificate. However, the "Fail" test result will show on the DVLA data base along with the "Pass" test result (ie any search on the DVLA data base will show both a pass and a fail result)."
He also raised the following important point!
"The police can access the data base and if while following your car an officer checks the MOT status, he would see a "Fail" and would be likely to pull you over to see if the repairs have been done or if the car is not roadworthy. You might then be prosecuted"
I think there is a distinction between un-roadworthy and an MoT fail with a judgement call being made by the tester.
The 307 failed on CV boot not secured (broken clip) and a drop link, the tester had a debate with the guy on the counter and finally agreed I could legally take it away and repair it myself and that was my local Kwik-Fit (I had a free MoT voucher).
If all MoT fails meant an un-roadworthy vehicle it would be a license to print money for the test centre and the ones that just do MoT's and not repairs would have to trailer every vehicle that failed off the premises.
I'm pretty sure the 14 day grace period after failure is a myth tho as once it runs out it can only be driven on the road to be repaired or re-tested.
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My van passed this morning...with advisories on rear trailing arm bushes, rear tyres have cracks in the tread, side indicator repeaters have faded lenses, bulbs not yellow enough.
I'm back at the mot garage this afternoon with a customer's VW Golf TDi.
gumby6371 wrote:I think there is a distinction between un-roadworthy and an MoT fail with a judgement call being made by the tester.
The 307 failed on CV boot not secured (broken clip) and a drop link, the tester had a debate with the guy on the counter and finally agreed I could legally take it away and repair it myself and that was my local Kwik-Fit (I had a free MoT voucher).
If all MoT fails meant an un-roadworthy vehicle it would be a license to print money for the test centre and the ones that just do MoT's and not repairs would have to trailer every vehicle that failed off the premises.
I'm pretty sure the 14 day grace period after failure is a myth tho as once it runs out it can only be driven on the road to be repaired or re-tested.
Yes, a 14 day grace is a myth...if the mot certificate has expired you have no mot!
Regarding a car being unroadworthy after an mot fail even though the mot is still valid...all I can say is...
I've never known anyone be prosecuted for this.
I've never known anyone have their insurance invalidated, though that doesn't mean it doesn't happen!
so I took the 407 instead...
