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Wiper don't always park ~ MOT fail!
JumboBeef:
It did fail on other things which I agree on: corroded brake pipes for example. I have it booked into another garage to have those replaced: all pipes, £80 labour plus £20 parts if nothing else breaks while they do the job. The MOT garage quoted me a minimum of £380 if nothing else breaks!
V8MoneyPit:
That's crazy!
Failing it because the wiper *might* be obscuring the view means he would have to fail every single car on the basis the owner *might* fit a sticker in the wrong place :lol:
I have just spoken to our local MOT station, who we know well, and he said it *cannot* be failed for the wipers not self parking.
In respect of the sweep of the wiper, it is open to interpretation and the tester may be within his rights to fail it even though the screen was nearly dry.... but, the wording is not well defined. 'Our mans' view was 65-70% or above is acceptable.
Range Rover Blues:
--- Quote from: waveydavey on October 18, 2008, 10:36:19 ---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.
--- End quote ---
I'd report him to the ministry, that's ****.
The reason there is no code on the computer system to fail wipers that don't park is......
......it's not a failable item!
solihull-mick:
As a Tester i can say there is no reason for rejection in the testers manual for wiper that wont park :grin:
JumboBeef:
Thanks everyone for the replies.
I am going past the MOT garage on Monday, so I will call in to see them. What should I say to the guy? Should I ask to see where in his Big Book of MOTs it says fail for non-parking of wipers?
If it only failed on this one point, then I would appeal but as this was one of a number of points (and I agree with some of the other points), I'm not not too sure how to handle this.
Another thing he failed it one was one type has a cut on the side wall. Yes, it has a small surface cut...but again that has been there since we bought this Landy and has been through three MOTs before with it, and passed. Could I put my spare on (although it has a different tread pattern to the others) and take it to be re-MOTed without a spare.........?
Thanks again.
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