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Wiper don't always park ~ MOT fail!
muddydisco:
End of the day we can't see how the wipers are parking :roll:
Just fix the problem job done :lol: Think the relay is inside the wiper motor :?
JumboBeef:
--- Quote from: muddydisco on October 20, 2008, 19:33:34 ---Just fix the problem job done :lol: Think the relay is inside the wiper motor :?
--- End quote ---
Yes, I could fix it (by replacing the motor I think)..but why should I if it is not a fail point? It doesn't cause me any problems and it has been like this for years.
I spoke to VOSA yesterday and they told me that non-parking is NOT a fail: it is not something which is tested. They also told me that:
--- Quote ---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 ---
....this is also wrong as you cannot fail on something which isn't wrong!
I currently have another garage looking at the other fail points (brake pipes mainly) to see just how bad they are. I will be calling my local VOSA office this morning to talk to them about an appeal.
V8MoneyPit:
Bottom line......
If they only park in a place where they obscure the view, they should fail.
If they can be manually parked in the correct place, it is not a fail.
Simple as that.
muddydisco:
Well to appeal you have to pay the full test fee again £50 The vehicle is to be un-touched by another garage
JumboBeef:
--- Quote from: muddydisco on October 21, 2008, 19:31:00 ---Well to appeal you have to pay the full test fee again £50 The vehicle is to be un-touched by another garage
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I spoke with the Chief Engineer at my local VOSA office yesterday. Yes, you have to pay the fee again (£52) but if they agree with the appeal when they retest it you get your fee back. However...............
As you say, the vehicle is to be untouched by anyone else before they see it..........but he couldn't give me a straight answer in a case like this where you agree with some of the fail points and disagree with others. Take the tyre (it failed on cuts to the side wall, which are borderline). I plan to change the tyre because it is getting low on tread anyway and so will need changing in the coming months, plus the cuts might be a failure anyway.
The VOSA man said I shouldn't change it before they see it because it was one of the fail points.......but also agreed it might fail on it (so I would lose my second £52)..........so I should change it if I wanted to..........but also said I shouldn't undertaken any work before they see it.........
:huh:
I have already had the brake pipes replaced, because they were borderline..........and the VOSA man agreed that was the right thing to do (whilst also saying I shouldn't have any work carried out) :huh:
They don't seem to have a system where you can appeal against certain failure points on your MOT but agree with other points.
By the way, the auto parking of wipers in not a testable item and so you cannot be failed on it: from the Chief Engineer at my local VOSA office.
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