MOT faults Seat frame not secure?

MrRedundant

Tbh unless the OP can give us it all we won't know.

The seat could be knackered and need replaced, the floor fittings could be knackered, the floor itself could be knackered.

The bill seems high but this doesnt mean its unreasonable; the car could just be approaching the level where is it worth keeping. Is there long left on the MOT? I.e enough time to trade it in.......I doubt any workshop cheques would notice the seat so if they dont ask dont tell.

Rossy.

hartcjhart wrote: »

I take it you went no further with this then:rotfl::rotfl:

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/36647229#Comment_36647229

Ouch!

Nice find.

Life's a b*tch sometimes

Snooping4Value

Well replies ahoy now.

I should inspect the car myself, true.

I have acquired the MOT Test cover but it does not cover replacing the car seats. It does cover road springs which the OSF road spring was found to be "snapped".

To me the car seats feel no different then usual. I can feel the difference with the failed suspension but that's about it. I'm not the sharpest with these things really. The terms given by the garage is unable to secure seat upright.

Speaking of which, this is my current plan. I intend to let Stoneacre do just the miscellaneous bits plus the work authorised by the insurer. And return the car to me with MOT still marked failed.

I will take the car with its failed MOT to another garage for another MOT. I will select one this time who will allow me to supply my own parts. If the seats fail again, I have actually sourced second hand replacements which cost less than half the prices of the new seats. So that should be a viable solution, no?

Failing which, I am prepared to send the car to be auctioned off. No difference between MOT failures and MOT expired cars right?

Rossy.

Snooping4Value wrote: »

No difference between MOT failures and MOT expired cars right?

big difference

M.O.T failure is not fit for the road

An expired M.O.T could be because it has been SORN or is overdue

Snooping4Value

Well I would not be driving the MOT failed car to the auction centre. A transport company would be used. My question was more about people being willing to pay a good price for the MOT failure. I have looked up webuyanycar.com but they appear to be the worst cowboys from hell, so I am thinking of send it off for auction. Cars on auction are not always road legal as I found out today.

I have also read that the car has to be of a certain degree of road worthiness to be driven to another MOT centre. Which is why Stoneacre will at least need to do the road spring and whatever is included on the MOT test cover. And then I need to confirm if that will at least meet the minimum grade for shifting the car to a second MOT centre.

Rossy.

Snooping4Value wrote: »

Well I would not be driving the MOT failed car to the auction centre. A transport company would be used. My question was more about people being willing to pay a good price for the MOT failure. I have looked up webuyanycar.com but they appear to be the worst cowboys from hell, so I am thinking of send it off for auction. Cars on auction are not always road legal as I found out today.

I have also read that the car has to be of a certain degree of road worthiness to be driven to another MOT centre. Which is why Stoneacre will at least need to do the road spring and whatever is included on the MOT test cover. And then I need to confirm if that will at least meet the minimum grade for shifting the car to a second MOT centre.

You'll get less for an MOT failure than you would with an expired MOT

Gene_Hunt_2

Snooping4Value wrote: »

Well I would not be driving the MOT failed car to the auction centre. A transport company would be used. My question was more about people being willing to pay a good price for the MOT failure. I have looked up webuyanycar.com but they appear to be the worst cowboys from hell, so I am thinking of send it off for auction. Cars on auction are not always road legal as I found out today.

I have also read that the car has to be of a certain degree of road worthiness to be driven to another MOT centre. Which is why Stoneacre will at least need to do the road spring and whatever is included on the MOT test cover. And then I need to confirm if that will at least meet the minimum grade for shifting the car to a second MOT centre.

Legally you can't.

Snooping4Value

Gene_Hunt wrote: »

Legally you can't.

Erm, please clarify. Legally I can't drive the car to auction centre or legally I cannot put the MOT failed car up for auction? :S I am aware of the first issue but not sure of the second.

Anyway it looks like independent garage MOT is the best way out of this rut.

My other options are to stump up 885 for the repairs (plus 800 or so for advisories?), or pay cash+car for another car from Stoneacre (and is expensive since its them) or "auction" off this one and buy another one.

Jakg

You can't drive a car without an MOT.

However, if it has a valid MOT (lets say it ends at the end of the month), and it failed the MOT today, you can still drive on the "old" MOT, on the condition the car is in a roadworthy condition.

It depends on the fault as to wether it's a good price or not - a knackered seat (or frame) is going to be sub-£100 from a breakers (I got all 5 seats for £60 on eBay for my car!), and not too much work to fit (on most cars, undo 4 bolts and an electrical plug, replace seat, redo the bolts and plug).

If it's failed because what it's secured to is not strong (i.e. the floor or the threads themselves), then that price might not be so bad.

gordikin

I'm thinking TROLL...sorry!