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JumboBeef:
My Defender has just failed it's MOT on a couple of things.  One thing seems, well, odd.

The wipers don't always 'park' when you switch them off: they sometimes stop at odd points on the screen ~ you have to switch them off just at the right point so they stop where they should.  The MOT tester said they have to return to their park position when they are switched off otherwise it is a fail.

This seems odd because we have had this Defender since 2005 and it has been through three MOTs with us, with the wipers like this, and has always passed.

Is the MOT tester right?

Thanks!

(PS: he also failed it on the horn not working, but it clearly is and when I pointed this out to him, he agreed!)

Range Rover Blues:
I think that's billy TBH but I'll ask.  Was there a fail code on the test sheet? our was advised on "rear bumper corner insecure", it's not a fail and the bumper is as insecure as it can be ie missing.

V8MoneyPit:
I can't see anything in our MOT manual that says a fautly park switch should fail an MOT. But, to be fair, it is an old copy.

JumboBeef:
Thanks for the replies.

The MOT failure sheet says:


--- Quote ---Nearside Windscreen wiper not operating over a large enough area to give an adequate view (8.2.1c)

Offside Windscreen wiper not operating over a large enough area to give an adequate view (8.2.1c)

Offside Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching by more than 10mm within zone 'A' (8.3.1b)

Nearside Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone 'A' (8.3.1e)
--- End quote ---

Now, points one and two were due to the fact he tested the wipers by pressing the wash button, which gives a quick splash of washer on the windscreen and operates the wipers.  Because the glass was almost dry, the wipers (in typical Defender style) only drag themselves across about 70% of the screen.  I showed him how they work if you get the screen wet (as it would be if it  was raining) by using lots of washer and the wipers moved right across the screen. He agreed it the wipers would pass on that point (even though he had failed it on that point just an hour earlier).

The last two points he told me refered to the 'not parking' issue.  By the way, there are no stickers or anything else on the screen (apart from the road tax, and that is right in the corner out of the swept area) and no cracks or chips.

It just doesn't seem right to me..........

waveydavey:
I would take it somewhere else; the fail will be on the national system so the next guy can check against that.

When it passes put in an appeal against to first guy and get the costs back.

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