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MOT fail?

myhooose
myhooose Posts: 271 Forumite
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edited 12 January 2010 at 11:02AM in Motoring
A few months back I ran into the back of an old Mercedes at traffic lights at low speed (my fault). No damage was done to the merc so no details were exchanged. The front bumper and grille of my car was pushed in slightly. The bonnet opened and closed ok and the rest of the car was ok (I inpected carfully). As the car is quite old and not worth a great deal I just continued to use it without any problems

My MOT is due next month and I'm concerned this damage will cause it to fail. As stated the only damage is the pushed in bumper and grille by about 1/2".

Will this this cause a MOT fail?

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  • Paradigm
    Paradigm Posts: 3,666 Forumite
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    As long as the lights have not been pushed out of alignment & the bonnet catch works then no it shouldn't matter.
    Always try to be at least half the person your dog thinks you are!
  • Inactive
    Inactive Posts: 14,509 Forumite
    Not forgetting the number plate isn't damaged.
  • myhooose
    myhooose Posts: 271 Forumite
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    The number plate is cracked but i'll replace it beforehand.
  • should be ok my car just passed and it has a big ding in the bonnet where I hit the spare tyre of a landrover, I had to get the bonnet catch working again, but ir definately didnt affect me getting an MOT.
    Grendel
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