Garage say MOT is a FAKE!! UPDATE!!!!

specialboy

BettiePage wrote: »

Surely if the MOT was fake he wouldn't have been able to insure the car?

How did you come to that conclusion?

Mankysteve

specialboy wrote: »

How did you come to that conclusion?

What likely not center has run the test and its passed the test anyway without the cat it will read high but they can pass without the cat fitted.

There are idiots wout there who thin decating will increase porformance it doesn't.
If its a corsa c it dead easy to see if the cat there or not exhaust. The exhaust manifold comes off the front of engine just follow it down and see if it bulges out for the cat.. Its part of the manifold.

SnowWhiterThanWhite

UPDATE
Finally had the damage to car repaired through local garage of my choice. They have checked the exhaust and have confirmed, as others have mentioned, that the Cat is present, within the manifold. They even ran it through the MOT emmissions test and all good. Am going to be sending a very strongly worded letter to ATS head office! And, will never, ever consider going to them in future.
The garage also said that the exhaust fitted makes no difference to the performance and have given a letter to this efect to me so that I can let the insurance company know.
Panic over...:j

JustinR1979

facade wrote: »

Not if it should be subject to a full cat emissions test, and one was fitted as standard.

I was about to say you're wrong, but you're not!
When did they change that?
This was always wrongly misquoted on forums.
I used to do mots, few years out of date with it all now.

ffacoffipawb

SnowWhiterThanWhite wrote: »

So, a car can pass an MOT without a cat converter?

All diesel cars do.

JustinR1979

Diesels have cats too

topdaddy_2

topdaddy wrote: »

Sounds like a lot of faith is being put in to ATS' opinion.

SnowWhiterThanWhite wrote: »

UPDATE
Finally had the damage to car repaired through local garage of my choice. They have checked the exhaust and have confirmed, as others have mentioned, that the Cat is present, within the manifold. They even ran it through the MOT emmissions test and all good. Am going to be sending a very strongly worded letter to ATS head office! And, will never, ever consider going to them in future.
The garage also said that the exhaust fitted makes no difference to the performance and have given a letter to this efect to me so that I can let the insurance company know.
Panic over...:j

Called it.:cool:

topdaddy_2

ffacoffipawb wrote: »

All diesel cars do.

As did my v8.:j

Strider590

Quite disgusting that ATS would prey on an individuals misfortune and try to rip them off despite the costs they are currently looking at with an insurance claim looming.

Retrogamer

ffacoffipawb wrote: »

All diesel cars do.

Nope. If a diesel was fitted with a cat as standard (as many are) and this is removed for the MOT, then it should fail.