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MOT faults Seat frame not secure?
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Well something I have to get Stoneacre to comment. If lucky, it may be the road spring which makes it not road worthy which they are authorised by the insurer to fix anyway.0
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The terms given by the garage is unable to secure seat upright
The failed seat sounds to me like the rear seat backrest does not secure properly. Same on my own car, I get it through the MOT by removing the seat upright and the seat bench from the car, "no seat" cannot fail on a broken seat - simples If not rear seat, which seat is it? if passenger seat, same solution remove the seat, if driver seat solution is to fix it, if needed a scrap yard sourced part/seat
Your broken spring - if it is making no nasty noises when you drive and turn corners.... chances are it is fine and you can drive it to the auction if you want to. Sounds like you have a valid MOT to do this. However, if this was me, I would get the insurance policy to repair the spring, remove the rear seat from the car and your car should pass the MOT..... Am I missing something?
It sounds as if you have left the car with them for repairs before the re-test, if you want to avoid another re-test fee tell them to repair all they can on the insurance and instruct them to "repair" the rear seat by removing it completely from the car, it will then pass, and you can come and collect the car and the seat and re-fit it yourself. Or maybe you can remove the rear seat whilst it sits in their car park ???? failing all of that, do as you plan and remove it yourself at home before taking it for another test.0 -
Snooping4Value wrote: »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.
*Polite notice*
The post you replied to had quoted you, you will also see, that they bolded a sentence in your quote, when this is done it means they are referring to part that is bolded, i.e. "legally you can't drive a car that has failed an MOT to an auction"
A blanket statement like that is not true, there are occasions you can legally drive a failed MOT car to an auction or anywhere else for that matter, it all depends on what failed and or when the MOT expires. But in your situation I would just drive it as long as the broken spring is not sounding dangerously bad.0 -
Yeah sounding pretty good so far. It was the driver's seat and front passenger seat that were the problems apparently. I was at the dealership just now and the seats look like they always do to me. Need to question them tomorrow.
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I had to have my seat frame replaced as it was not secure. Actually shot back whilst driving and had to sit on edge of seat and pull over quick sharp. Scared the bloody life out of me. Cost me around £500 though, so your quote seems bit ott. I drive a renault clio so maybe your car costs more to repair!!0
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well my seat is only one of those basic screw type levers that raises and lowers the seat. There isn't a handle or something for the seat to spring back from. That's what u're referring to right? Anyway, 500 quid is close to mine, as my 885 includes the front passenger seat.0
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