Dodgy MOT

steveo3002

doesnt really matter if theyre certified or not , its not like you can time travel back to january

if youve hit a hole latley and the tracking is out by much it can wreck tyres in a few hundred miles

Inactive

steveo3002 wrote: »

doesnt really matter if theyre certified or not , its not like you can time travel back to january

Of course it matters, if the so called garage gave the OP that information, they need to be qualified to make that statement.

Hintza

Wish I could get my car through as easily.

My last MOT required the replacement of two brake flexi-hoses because of corrosion. If I had just wire brushed them they would have been fine!

cyclonebri1

Hintza wrote: »

Wish I could get my car through as easily.

My last MOT required the replacement of two brake flexi-hoses because of corrosion. If I had just wire brushed them they would have been fine!

Not a good idea to wire brush a flexible hose:rotfl:, I take it you mean a rusty metal brake line,

onejontwo

Hintza wrote: »

Wish I could get my car through as easily.

My last MOT required the replacement of two brake flexi-hoses because of corrosion. If I had just wire brushed them they would have been fine!

I wouldn't recommend wire brushing flexi-hoses if I were you.......................

Hintza

Don't be pedants.....:)

You know I mean the metal ends...lol

goldspanners

Hintza wrote: »

Don't be pedants.....:)

You know I mean the metal ends...lol

its actually called a ferrule.

Wow

goldspanners wrote: »

its actually called a ferrule.

Isn't that what you put down a hole to catch a rabbit?

Motmac

There is no requirement for the type of fixing used for a CV boot...it just has to be secure to the CV and not leak.

I find that alot of tyre monkeys do not understand the requirement for tread on an MOT.the main one being that the outer edges should fail which is not the case....only the center 3/4 of the tyre has to have at least 1.6mm tread deapth on a class 4 MOT.

Shoshannah

Tyres need to be checked more often than the annual MOT test. Like, a LOT more frequently. How come it has taken since January for you to look at your tyres? Don't expect the MOT test to pick up every bit of wear and tear that will happen over the next 12 months.