?MoT advisories

dazgrego

Buying a car from a dealer. Took for MoT 
The following was the first fail 

the second test passed with no advisories.
 

Does that mean they fixed the advisories on the front lower suspension arm ball joint ? 

Repair immediately (major defects):

• Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))
• Nearside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))
• Offside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))

Monitor and repair if necessary (advisories):

• Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))

AdrianC

No, not necessarily.

Advisories are not required. They are merely things the tester feels he should bring to the owner's attention. He brought it to their attention on the first test, and would be within his rights not to feel it needed mentioning again.

A quick glance under the OSF will show if the arm is bright and shiny and new, though.

dazgrego

AdrianC said:

No, not necessarily.

Advisories are not required. They are merely things the tester feels he should bring to the owner's attention. He brought it to their attention on the first test, and would be within his rights not to feel it needed mentioning again.

A quick glance under the OSF will show if the arm is bright and shiny and new, though.

Was done by the same test centre so strange why he brought attention first time but not the second. Really appreciate your reply

When I get the car from the show room I will attempt to look under the OSF and see if it looks new. Once I google where that is on a car haha

oh_really

dazgrego said:

When I get the car from the show room I will attempt to look under the OSF and see if it looks new. Once I google where that is on a car haha

Were you invoiced for an arm or a ball joint?
Didn't you notice your parking brake was inoperative?

Grumpy_chap

oh_really said:

Were you invoiced for an arm or a ball joint?
Didn't you notice your parking brake was inoperative?

I think the OP was saying that the car was taken for MOT by the Dealer, who fixed the faults and then re-presented for a pass.

dazgrego

oh_really said:

dazgrego said:

When I get the car from the show room I will attempt to look under the OSF and see if it looks new. Once I google where that is on a car haha

Were you invoiced for an arm or a ball joint?
Didn't you notice your parking brake was inoperative?

I am buying the car from the dealership this evening so I don’t have an individual‘s invoice for the parts they have repaired.

When I test drove it the parking brake worked. That has obviously been repaired now and away from the latest MOT. It’s just the arm ball joint about worried if I have a right to ask for them to repair that before I buy the car

AdrianC

dazgrego said:

AdrianC said:

No, not necessarily.

Advisories are not required. They are merely things the tester feels he should bring to the owner's attention. He brought it to their attention on the first test, and would be within his rights not to feel it needed mentioning again.

A quick glance under the OSF will show if the arm is bright and shiny and new, though.

Was done by the same test centre so strange why he brought attention first time but not the second. Really appreciate your reply

When I get the car from the show room I will attempt to look under the OSF and see if it looks new. Once I google where that is on a car haha

F - front, R - rear.

OS - offside, NS - nearside. The side near the kerb, and the side off from the kerb. Saves confusion from referring to "left" and "right" (is that the right standing behind or in front of the car and looking at it?), or from "driver's side" then finding out it's a LHD car.

biscan25

I never get the same set of advisories year on year. Different testers notice different things I suppose. That said I do get suspension bits like your advisory fixed; you'll probably notice a difference.