Garage tried to rip female off with MOT fail..they failed in end!

mikey72

Sandoval wrote: »

You're dreaming. Do you really think that the car's pedals are designed with that much redundancy?

No point putting the rubber on it in the first place if that was the case!

Anyone with half a brain knows that a car missing half the pedal shouldn't pass an MOT!

I'll have to concur, if you say you have half a brain I won't argue with you.

ArsenalFC

Sandoval wrote: »

Anyone with half a brain knows that a car missing half the pedal shouldn't pass an MOT!

Missing HALF A PEDAL?? Anyone with half a brain should read the post again :rotfl:

Sandoval

Good glad we cleared that up boys and girls!!

mikey72

Can't give you the definitive answer on the 407, but the 106 we own has a ribbed metal pedal under the rubber one, so if the rubber drops off mine while I'm using it I can still perform the process of stopping before I pull out safely.

(and I just checked personally)

Cool_Username

mikey72 wrote: »

...so if the rubber drops off mine while I'm using it I can still perform the process of stopping before I pull out safely.

(and I just checked personally)

Sorry for the interruption but God that sounds like you're talking about something else!

Hammyman

amersall wrote: »

how can you be so sure about this?

The second MOT tester passed it with a missing brake pedal rubber which is an instant fail.

Hammyman

POSSETTE wrote: »

I will use them in future,i only didnt because i felt i was using hubbys contacts and we have split.

I bet you will seeing as they do dodgy MOTs.

i was told the pedal cover was advisory and i am doing it in next 2 days...

It isn't an advisory, its a fail:
http://www.motuk.co.uk/manual_330.htm

Reason for rejection:

b. the anti-slip provision on the brake pedal pad is missing, incomplete, loose or worn smooth

So yes, you got a dodgy MOT.

Hammyman

ArsenalFC wrote: »

You lot need to get off her case.

Why? She deliberately took her car to a "mates" garage when she didn't get the result she wanted. She got a "mates" MOT and is using a dodgy MOT not done to VOSA standards to justify her belief that she was ripped off.

somech

be interested to know if the advised missing pedal rubber is on the advisory sheet (its an instant fail regardless even if it has ribs on the pedal)

Cool_Username

For what it's worth Hammyman does seem to know what he's talking about - if the requirements say that the brake pedal should have a rubber cover in order to pass and this cover was missing then clearly the car shouldn't have passed.