Failed MOT

Ganga

I put my car in for MOT one month early as we are going on holiday ( we are not now ) and it failed on a rear brake pipe ,MOT sheet states Repair Immediately ( Major defect )
The question i have is can i legally drive to the cashpoint to get funds to pay the garage this wednesday where it is booked in for the repairs and MOT retest .I do not intend to use the car for anything else till it has passed the MOT.

scrappy_returns

What do you think? Walk, cab, cycle, pogo stick, ride a donkey, do what you need to but don't drive in that unsafe vehicle.

Flight3287462

This not a big job, a wee bit of a faff but no more than 30 mins work.  (Unless it is multiple pipes)

AdrianC

"Repair immediately (major defect)" is just how a fail point is described. They haven't flagged it as "dangerous", so it's unlikely to be at risk of failing immediately. The MOT standard for a steel brake pipe is corroded so that one third of the thickness is lost - although this is difficult to measure with any precision, so the tester basically just decides if they're happy with it or if it's a bit too crunchy-looking.

It's no more or less legal to drive than it was the day before you took it in for the test - the old MOT is still valid. The ONLY difference is that you now know that a rear brake pipe is more than a bit crunchy.

Ganga

Hunyani_Flight_825 said:

This not a big job, a wee bit of a faff but no more than 30 mins work.  (Unless it is multiple pipes)

I have asked them to change both sides as i got an advisory on the other side and whilst its in the garage it makes sense to do them both ,what really concerns me is driving a couple of miles to the cashpoint whilst on the way to the MOT station/garage 

foxy-stoat

Has the garage not got a card machine, or can you not pay by bank transfer?  Save you driving to the cash machine.

Ganga

foxy-stoat said:

Has the garage not got a card machine, or can you not pay by bank transfer?  Save you driving to the cash machine.

No they do not ,they are a small local indi place but when i think about it i have to pass our local Makro cash and carry and i do have a membership card and they do have a fee free cash machine inside and after dropping the car off i can call in whilst walking home , thanks everyone for the replies.

sweetsand

Dear OP
The rules are the rules and I've read about it and one of my nephews has told me that it is like being held to ransome when it fails on a red alert and by law you are not supposed to drive the car and my OH has read many complaints about this on a car forum.
If I was you and others have said this, use another method of transport and get the car fixed
The link below explains 'Major' and Dangerous' faults and how these apply if you took car in before previous mot expired
NB: This link below is FYI only and you must do your own research before you take a risk ideally the governemnt mot webiste I will post a link to that soon
https://www.moneyadviceservice.org.uk/blog/new-mot-vehicle-test-may-2018#:~:text=If your vehicle fails its MOT before your old MOT certificate expires:&text=You can't drive it,need to be repaired first.&text=You can drive your vehicle,in for an MOT early.
UPDATED - from Gov site states the same as above but read and decide!!
https://www.gov.uk/getting-an-mot/after-the-test

HTH
x

AdrianC

I would be astonished if there's a single garage in the country that can't take plastic.

ontheroad1970

Another useful post...

Ganga

AdrianC said:

I would be astonished if there's a single garage in the country that can't take plastic.

They do but when it failed and i spoke to the man who did it he asked if i wanted to supply the parts and just pay cash for the fitting which i have done and took the term " cash " to mean pay cash and no invoice ,i know cash under the counter could be looked upon as diss honest but thats their worry not mine.