MOT Question

Sideways

Hi

Let's imagine.....

You take your car for its MOT and it fails, nothing major, a little rust for example. You disagree with the MOT centre, you think they are exaggerating just to get some work out of you.

So you take your car to a different MOT centre and don't mention what happened at the first garage.

Are all cars registered on a central database? If I take my car to a second garage can they simple enter the Registration number into a computer and read the report from the first garage? about the failure and why it failed?

Or is there a good chance the second garage could simply pass the MOT and not notice any 'rust'?

Just curious...

Quentin

There is an appeals procedure if you think your car should have passed. But you need to act quickly - the appeal must be made within 14 working days of the test.

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/OwningAVehicle/Mot/DG_4022113

MX5huggy

Did the 1st garage use the yellow crayon of doom to mark the rust area? you need to get all that off before trying again.

I would just take the car to another garage for a second opinion and get the work done there.

Sideways

MX5huggy wrote: »

Did the 1st garage use the yellow crayon of doom to mark the rust area? you need to get all that off before trying again.

I would just take the car to another garage for a second opinion and get the work done there.

I havent had the MOT done yet, its this Sat.

Im antisipating a failure and wondering what my next move could be. I plan to scrap the car in Spring and buy a new one, I didnt want to spend loads just to get it through a MOT only to get rid of it a few months later.

Keith

Little bit of rust might be easily solved with Mr Welder so shouldn't be too difficult.

I had my car remoted yesterday after a fail and it was done from a blank sheet the tester only knew what it had failed on before as I told him

anewman

The one's trying to con you will generally not issue a fail cert so it won't be on the MOT system. That way they can't be done for failing a car unnecessarily, but can get money out of you for the work.

sturll

In future you could save your self the hassle and make sure you go somewhere that only do MOT's. They have no reason to con you. In fact its better if they dont since they have to retest for free within 10 days (on most faults)

Keith

I wouldn't go to an MOT only place especially the council run ones, as I expect they follow the book to the letter.

I'd rather find somewhere, where the tester will get a spanner and fix the issue rather than fail the car

moonrakerz

Sideways wrote: »

You take your car for its MOT and it fails, nothing major, a little rust for example.

A car won't fail an MoT on a "little" rust !

oldagetraveller

Keith wrote: »

I wouldn't go to an MOT only place especially the council run ones, as I expect they follow the book to the letter.

Shouldn't they all? Otherwise what's the point? The test standard should be universally the same. Any establishment not carrying out the inspection properly and thoroughly don't deserve the business and need reporting.

Conor_3

Sideways wrote: »

Hi

Let's imagine.....

You take your car for its MOT and it fails, nothing major, a little rust for example. You disagree with the MOT centre, you think they are exaggerating just to get some work out of you.

So you take your car to a different MOT centre and don't mention what happened at the first garage.

Are all cars registered on a central database? If I take my car to a second garage can they simple enter the Registration number into a computer and read the report from the first garage? about the failure and why it failed?

Or is there a good chance the second garage could simply pass the MOT and not notice any 'rust'?

Just curious...

Well the MOT fail would be registered on the database. BUT, what do you do if the second place fails it? They might not even fail it on the same things as the first one. You've now forked out £90 in test fees when the original repair might've only been £30 or so and if the second station fail it on a list of new stuff, then you're in a real quandry.

Rust holes are only a fail if they're within 30cm of a structural or suspension component and/or lead to sharp edges on the exterior bodywork. You could have a hole in the floor but as long as it's at least 30cm away from the seatbelt mounts and the suspension mountings, it'd pass.