help regarding MOT and fault afterwards

stationairy

i see what you are saying, the problem is i have a car which is rolling down car parks which is dangerous so i have to get it srted asap so i have to take it to another garge to get the problem Looked at / sorted

i guess im just gonna have to accept the cost to repair the other persons car

friday the 13th is obviously living up to its name today

red_eye

stationairy wrote: »

i see what you are saying, the problem is i have a car which is rolling down car parks which is dangerous so i have to get it srted asap so i have to take it to another garge to get the problem Looked at / sorted

i guess im just gonna have to accept the cost to repair the other persons car

friday the 13th is obviously living up to its name today

dont you put it in gear or with wheels steering the car to the curb or both?

red_eye

Joe_Horner wrote: »

No they won't - appeals against a pass ("inverted" appeals) are always free. It's only if you're appealing against a fail that they charge.

not up to date with mots, but why any one would want to appeal ageist a pass for a wear and tear item which would have to be done at some point in ownership anyway

Joe_Horner

red_eye wrote: »

not up to date with mots, but why any one would want to appeal ageist a pass for a wear and tear item which would have to be done at some point in ownership anyway

It's usually done be people who've just bought something with a "full MOT" who find problems that shouldn't have passed.

Also, something like a handbrake failure or, say, a burst brake flexi may well have "needed to be done anyway" but being failed for it because it was badly deteriorated (even if it still worked) may, as in this case, have prevented an accident and extra expense. Or worse.

If that happens, it's perfectly reasonable to question why the place who took your money to professionally inspect it didn't spot the frayed cable or bulging brake flexi!

Weird_Nev

red_eye wrote: »

dont you put it in gear or with wheels steering the car to the curb or both?

Not since 1982, no.

oldagetraveller

Does the C4 have an electrically controlled hand/parking brake?
If so, therein lies the problem!

rising_from_the_ashes

red_eye wrote: »

dont you put it in gear or with wheels steering the car to the curb or both?

Was going to suggest that - I always leave my car in gear.

iolanthe07

rising_from_the_ashes wrote: »

Was going to suggest that - I always leave my car in gear.

I thought everyone did - madness not to.

Joe_Horner

iolanthe07 wrote: »

I thought everyone did - madness not to.

I don't - not much point with a centrifugal clutch that won't engage unless the engine's running.

Useful anti-theft device though cos if you start in neutral then try to put it in gear you break the propshaft and go nowhere

patman99

Pretty useless car if the propshaft breaks when you drop it into gear from neutral.

One question. How do the MOT testers test electronic parking brakes?. With proper cable handbrakes they check for handbrake travel. So what do they look for with a system that is a simple push-button ?.