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Title: MOT failure descriptions
Post by: V8MoneyPit on June 23, 2006, 16:52:53

Just had a customer ring because his Mini had failed the MOT on:

"brake pedal anti-slip provision inadequate"

Huh???
They mean pedal rubber  :lol:

This is the description thrown up by the computerised system......I didn't think any MOT tester would have managed to come up with such an obscure description!

Title: MOT failure descriptions
Post by: Richie_EB4 on June 23, 2006, 16:57:40

LoL.............not bad if thats all it failed on  :lol:

Title: MOT failure descriptions
Post by: sleeplessparadise on June 23, 2006, 17:22:32

Tell him he needs a series landy cos they dont need pedal rubbers :wink:

Title: MOT failure descriptions
Post by: thermidorthelobster on June 23, 2006, 17:35:38

My Disco failed earlier...  on the two parking permit stickers in the windscreen.  The tester told me to take them off when I got it home!  Other than that it passed, including the emissions, surprisingly.

Title: MOT failure descriptions
Post by: imspanners on June 23, 2006, 18:09:29

Quote from: "thermidorthelobster"

My Disco failed earlier...  on the two parking permit stickers in the windscreen.  The tester told me to take them off when I got it home!  Other than that it passed, including the emissions, surprisingly.

Well he shouldn't have!!
Parking permits are acceptable UNLESS they are seriously impairing the drivers view!  

MOT Manual scroll down to Official Stickers (http://www.ukmot.com/manual/6-1.htm)

Title: MOT failure descriptions
Post by: mark.yellow.series.3 on June 23, 2006, 19:15:23

Quote from: "imspanners"

Quote from: "thermidorthelobster"

My Disco failed earlier...  on the two parking permit stickers in the windscreen.  The tester told me to take them off when I got it home!  Other than that it passed, including the emissions, surprisingly.

Well he shouldn't have!!
Parking permits are acceptable UNLESS they are seriously impairing the drivers view!  

MOT Manual scroll down to Official Stickers (http://www.ukmot.com/manual/6-1.htm)

there was one stuck on each eye of the driver :lol:

Title: MOT failure descriptions
Post by: Elmo on June 24, 2006, 01:08:49

Quote from: "mark.yellow.series.3"

there was one stuck on each eye of the driver :lol:

With Gripfil........

Title: MOT failure descriptions
Post by: rollazuki on June 24, 2006, 08:53:08

I was refused a test on the zook, examiner said he didnt know where to start as it wasnt standard, so refused test.
Contacted the ministry, found out he could only refuse on excessive dirt etc, or on grounds of it putting him in danger. They offered me the chance to report the centre.(didnt seem neccesary tho)
Had it MOT'd elsewhere (suggested by the Ministry), had a fail for a few genuine items, sorted them, and got a pass.
The tester even said' Ill just take it out for a quick test drive' (not sure if every mot warrants a quick spin round the block)
The worse bit about the mot is that its all at;


   'THE EXAMINERS DISCRETION'

I think some live in the real world, and the others......no idea!

Title: MOT failure descriptions
Post by: hobbit on June 24, 2006, 19:09:43

If your suzi is permanent 4wd he has to test the brakes that way, mind you he may just like driving them now and again :wink:

On the mot reports the only thing mostly that is actually written by the tester nowadays is a piece in the sentence in brackets

But yes its a pain for them too, and time consuming

Title: MOT failure descriptions
Post by: Evilgoat on June 24, 2006, 19:14:27

Audi was failed by a Jag dealer in Brighton on CV boot, fair enough, 16 year old car. Failed the following year on th same CV boot and cost me around £100 on top to put right because the garage bodged it :S

Title: MOT failure descriptions
Post by: blackbob on June 24, 2006, 20:29:44

glad i dont do testing anymore since the computors came in real pain in the ass wots wrong with a pen and paper