MOT Test - quick question..

jimjames

dipsomaniac said:

homeless9 said:

AdrianC said:

Advisories are "pass - but you may want to know".

Yes, a failed sidelight bulb will be dealt with as "PRS" - Pass, rectify at station - and they'll then charge you on top of the test for any time taken to replace the bulb, unless it's trivially quick and easy.

Your call as to whether it's easier to get it done yourself today or leave it to the garage when they test it.

yeah - should be easy for them to fit. Even if they don't have stock that's fine as I'll get them to fix any advisories and pick the car up the next day so they'll have plenty of time to get hold of a lightbulb and fit it.

You don't need to fix advisories immediately

but OP said they were advisories last year that are not yet resolved. In which case it would be worth fixing to avoid issues in the longer term

dipsomaniac

jimjames said:

dipsomaniac said:

homeless9 said:

AdrianC said:

Advisories are "pass - but you may want to know".

Yes, a failed sidelight bulb will be dealt with as "PRS" - Pass, rectify at station - and they'll then charge you on top of the test for any time taken to replace the bulb, unless it's trivially quick and easy.

Your call as to whether it's easier to get it done yourself today or leave it to the garage when they test it.

yeah - should be easy for them to fit. Even if they don't have stock that's fine as I'll get them to fix any advisories and pick the car up the next day so they'll have plenty of time to get hold of a lightbulb and fit it.

You don't need to fix advisories immediately

but OP said they were advisories last year that are not yet resolved. In which case it would be worth fixing to avoid issues in the longer term

depends on the advisories.  i have had one that has appeared most years for the last 18 years - crack n/s mirror

scrappy_returns

dipsomaniac said:

homeless9 said:

AdrianC said:

Advisories are "pass - but you may want to know".

Yes, a failed sidelight bulb will be dealt with as "PRS" - Pass, rectify at station - and they'll then charge you on top of the test for any time taken to replace the bulb, unless it's trivially quick and easy.

Your call as to whether it's easier to get it done yourself today or leave it to the garage when they test it.

yeah - should be easy for them to fit. Even if they don't have stock that's fine as I'll get them to fix any advisories and pick the car up the next day so they'll have plenty of time to get hold of a lightbulb and fit it.

You don't need to fix advisories immediately

You don't need to fix advisories.

mluton

scrappy_returns said:

dipsomaniac said:

homeless9 said:

AdrianC said:

Advisories are "pass - but you may want to know".

Yes, a failed sidelight bulb will be dealt with as "PRS" - Pass, rectify at station - and they'll then charge you on top of the test for any time taken to replace the bulb, unless it's trivially quick and easy.

Your call as to whether it's easier to get it done yourself today or leave it to the garage when they test it.

yeah - should be easy for them to fit. Even if they don't have stock that's fine as I'll get them to fix any advisories and pick the car up the next day so they'll have plenty of time to get hold of a lightbulb and fit it.

You don't need to fix advisories immediately

You don't need to fix advisories.

Seconded, Car seats give me advisories every year.

AdrianC

mluton said:

scrappy_returns said:

dipsomaniac said:

homeless9 said:

AdrianC said:

Advisories are "pass - but you may want to know".

...I'll get them to fix any advisories and pick the car up the next day...

You don't need to fix advisories immediately

You don't need to fix advisories.

Seconded, Car seats give me advisories every year.

Because the tester is not allowed - for obvious reasons - to move the seat, so cannot test the belt in that seat.

Likewise, people often complain about an advisory for an undertray. The reason for that is because, again, the tester is not allowed to remove it, so cannot check what may be hiding behind it...
https://mattersoftesting.blog.gov.uk/horror-story-more-hidden-corrosion/

The tester's mantra - if in doubt, pass and advise.

Belenus

AdrianC said:

mluton said:

scrappy_returns said:

dipsomaniac said:

homeless9 said:

AdrianC said:

Advisories are "pass - but you may want to know".

...I'll get them to fix any advisories and pick the car up the next day...

You don't need to fix advisories immediately

You don't need to fix advisories.

Seconded, Car seats give me advisories every year.

Because the tester is not allowed - for obvious reasons - to move the seat, so cannot test the belt in that seat.

I must be having a dumb day as I can't figure out the obvious reason for that.

What happens if the owner/driver is of short stature and has the seat fully forward and the tester is 6' 8'' tall with a huge beer belly and can't get in the driver's seat.

Have I misunderstood something?

olgadapolga

Belenus said:

AdrianC said:

mluton said:

scrappy_returns said:

dipsomaniac said:

homeless9 said:

AdrianC said:

Advisories are "pass - but you may want to know".

...I'll get them to fix any advisories and pick the car up the next day...

You don't need to fix advisories immediately

You don't need to fix advisories.

Seconded, Car seats give me advisories every year.

Because the tester is not allowed - for obvious reasons - to move the seat, so cannot test the belt in that seat.

I must be having a dumb day as I can't figure out the obvious reason for that.

What happens if the owner/driver is of short stature and has the seat fully forward and the tester is 6' 8'' tall with a huge beer belly and can't get in the driver's seat.

Have I misunderstood something?

I think that the reference is to positions where child seats may be placed. The testers don't test the belt that is securing the child seat.

Belenus

olgadapolga said:

Belenus said:

AdrianC said:

mluton said:

scrappy_returns said:

dipsomaniac said:

homeless9 said:

AdrianC said:

Advisories are "pass - but you may want to know".

...I'll get them to fix any advisories and pick the car up the next day...

You don't need to fix advisories immediately

You don't need to fix advisories.

Seconded, Car seats give me advisories every year.

Because the tester is not allowed - for obvious reasons - to move the seat, so cannot test the belt in that seat.

I must be having a dumb day as I can't figure out the obvious reason for that.

What happens if the owner/driver is of short stature and has the seat fully forward and the tester is 6' 8'' tall with a huge beer belly and can't get in the driver's seat.

Have I misunderstood something?

I think that the reference is to positions where child seats may be placed. The testers don't test the belt that is securing the child seat.

Thanks. I find it odd that an important safety feature can't be checked.

Would it not make sense for the government to allow that belt to be checked or to make it mandatory for the owner/driver to remove all child seats when taking a vehicle for a MOT? They could be left on the back seat or in the boot.

Is there a good reason why that can't be done? I have never had child seats in any car I have owned so I am not really familiar with them..

MX5huggy

Belenus said:

olgadapolga said:

Belenus said:

AdrianC said:

mluton said:

scrappy_returns said:

dipsomaniac said:

homeless9 said:

AdrianC said:

Advisories are "pass - but you may want to know".

...I'll get them to fix any advisories and pick the car up the next day...

You don't need to fix advisories immediately

You don't need to fix advisories.

Seconded, Car seats give me advisories every year.

Because the tester is not allowed - for obvious reasons - to move the seat, so cannot test the belt in that seat.

I must be having a dumb day as I can't figure out the obvious reason for that.

What happens if the owner/driver is of short stature and has the seat fully forward and the tester is 6' 8'' tall with a huge beer belly and can't get in the driver's seat.

Have I misunderstood something?

I think that the reference is to positions where child seats may be placed. The testers don't test the belt that is securing the child seat.

Thanks. I find it odd that an important safety feature can't be checked.

Would it not make sense for the government to allow that belt to be checked or to make it mandatory for the owner/driver to remove all child seats when taking a vehicle for a MOT? They could be left on the back seat or in the boot.

Is there a good reason why that can't be done? I have never had child seats in any car I have owned so I am not really familiar with them..

Installing some car seats properly is incredibly complicated set of threading the belt through hoops and clips pulling it tight etc. If my wife dropped the kid off at nursery then took the car for an MOT where the car seat was removed she would be stuck to pick the kid up after. This guy does it easily now try it in the back of a Ford Puma (original not the SUV). https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sBN05I3alIA

A_Lert

If I have an obvious MOT fail item, I'll get it fixed first, either myself or get the MOT garage to do it. My car's going in tomorrow and needs a new front plate, the current one's cracked. (And was fitted with security screws so I don't feel like dealing with unscrewing them myself.)

Granted, that's with my car where I don't expect the MOT to find uneconomical-to-repair faults.