MOT 7.1.2 help please

diystarter7

Hiya OP

If you want the easiet route for you, just contact you local friendly mot test centre like halford/kwiffit/etc and phone or go up to the desk and ask them just that. That way it will be clear in your mind what or what not to do.

Good luck.

SergeantBaker

diystarter7 said:

Hiya OP

If you want the easiet route for you, just contact you local friendly mot test centre like halford/kwiffit/etc and phone or go up to the desk and ask them just that. That way it will be clear in your mind what or what not to do.

Good luck.

OP use a local friendly mot centre not Halfords or kwickfit.

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sevenhills said:

If the seats fold, they won't be checked in the MOT

They should unfold the seat. If they can't because of a load on top, they can refuse to test it.

They don't have to unfold them if they need tools to do it though....

Removing the seat is the only option, they don't inspect a seatbelt where there is no corresponding seat.

Fitting child seats wont help, as they inspect the part of the belt that they can get to, which would include the retractor.

Mutton_Geoff

If you're mucking about with seat belts, be careful not to trigger the pre tensioner. Could have your eye out.

jimjames

Nobbie1967 said:

MikeJXE said:

I have read elsewhere on a motoring forum there is no MOT legislation that demands  more seats than the drivers as long as there are no seat belts either so. from that if you take the seats and the belts out it should pass. 

You would also need to inform your insurer as this would count as a modification. They may not be happy as they may suspect you are using it as a van.

No need to do that. You can replace the seats as soon as the MOT is done

Jami74

SergeantBaker said:

OP use a local friendly mot centre not Halfords or kwickfit.

It is a local friendly - not Halfords or Kwikfit - who look after my car. And they have been friendly and helpful. They did give the seatbelts a clean and try to retract them but they definitely need replacing, and I suppose after 17 years things do. I have sourced some second hand ones at far less cost than new model specific ones, which they will kindly fit for me. And then retest.