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M.O.T advisories last year had 7 this year 2?
hartleysjam
Posts: 161 Forumite
in Motoring
Just a quick question really,
Had my car's MOT done last year and it failed so we puts bits right to get it passed which it did but it had at least 7 advisories, I had not corrected the advisories but at a different garage my MOT passed with 2 advisories? How can they be different? Don't get me wrong i am not complaining but I get the distinct feeling that the 1st garage which is a well know branded garage were ripping me off thinking about it the same (1st) garage failed my car the year before too! :mad:
Had my car's MOT done last year and it failed so we puts bits right to get it passed which it did but it had at least 7 advisories, I had not corrected the advisories but at a different garage my MOT passed with 2 advisories? How can they be different? Don't get me wrong i am not complaining but I get the distinct feeling that the 1st garage which is a well know branded garage were ripping me off thinking about it the same (1st) garage failed my car the year before too! :mad:
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What were they? (the advisories)
5t.What if there was no such thing as a rhetorical question?0 -
One mans 2/3rds worn brake disc is another mans 33.3% wear left.
MOT testing is not science, more of a feeling on the day by the tester.I beep for Robins - Beep Beep
& Choo Choo for trains!!0 -
I had 3 brake pipes slightly corroded and rear brake linkage stiff as advisories last MOT. Current MOT no advisories apart from small oil leak.0
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My car fixed last years advisories itself, same garage different tester.0
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I've had the same water pump coolant leak advisory for 2 years running. Fact it needs topping up every 6 months with about 150-300ml of water, but the coolant residue they keep finding has been there as long as I can remember, looks as though someone removed/changed the thermostat housing (above the water pump) without draining the system....... Have even had the cambelt covers off to look for leaks and found nothing out of place.
I guess short of cleaning the engine block to remove the old residue or changing MOT testers, it'll keep getting picked up.“I may not agree with you, but I will defend to the death your right to make an a** of yourself.”
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An advisory is a way of the tester indicating that he saw something but it wasn't a fail. Some testers use it to record things which are a matter of opinion - so that if a VOSA inspector checks up on a car, they can see that the tester was aware.
A friend with a very old car always gets the advisory 'no seat belts fitted' - just the tester noting the fact in case there was ever a query.0 -
Easy answer is test is done by humans so will advise different things.
I say tyres are fine you advise they need doing soon.Google gives you answers use it.........0
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