MOT details

MouldyOldDough

My car was MOT'd earlier this month - and passed - the MOT certificate simply says PASS

but the dealer told me that one of the tyres was getting close to the limit

How am I supposed to know this  - without the MOT details ?

Are they available on-line ?

Barkin

https://www.gov.uk/check-mot-history

marlot

They may or may not have issued an advisory for it.  It's up to the examiner.

If it was a dealer, did they do a visual health check?  Most of them measure the tyre tread as part of that.

Ayr_Rage

Checking tyre pressures and tread depth is down to the vehicle owner, the dealer was just advising you as a matter of courtesy.

An MOT pass does not guarantee your tyre is good for another year.

MouldyOldDough

marlot said:

They may or may not have issued an advisory for it.  It's up to the examiner.

If it was a dealer, did they do a visual health check?  Most of them measure the tyre tread as part of that.

It was a Suzuki main dealer - but I have no idea whether it was just a visual or measurement - I assume the latter

I remember being given a sheet with the actual certificate in the past - showing everything - nowadays, there's not even a formal certificate !

DE_612183

you can go online and check the MOTs of any vehicle - I find it useful when buying a second hand car as you can see repetitive faults

Iceweasel

As stated  there are no 'Certificates' any more - just an A4 piece of paper.

The official record of the test is what is available on the Gov website as per the link in an earlier post.

If the tester didn't record a worn tyre as an advisory on the computer records then it won't appear on the pice of paper either.

You need to check tread depths yourself.

The dealer was simply making a comment as a courtesy - of no official status at all.

daveyjp

"Close to the limit" could be relating to tread depth or time.  An old tyre can have plenty of depth, but deteriorating sides which may not warrant an advisory.

sevenhills

marlot said:

They may or may not have issued an advisory for it.  It's up to the examiner.

If it was a dealer, did they do a visual health check?  Most of them measure the tyre tread as part of that.

I don't find advisories helpful, they seem to be used to get more work for the garage doing the MOT.

Its quite easy to check your own tyres, some of the other issues perhaps.

Nasqueron

As I get mine serviced when they do the MOT, they always measure the tread depth and put on the service report when they email it if it's an advisory/advice e.g. 4mm left, I change them independently of main dealers

CliveOfIndia

To reiterate what others have said, if a "formal" advisory was issued it'll be recorded on the MOT website.

But that aside, you really must check tyres yourself fairly regularly, don't just rely on an annual MOT to pick up any faults.  If you do high mileage, it's quite possible for a new tyre to wear close to - or beyond - the legal limit in less than a year.

Even if you do low mileage, it only takes one reasonably heavy contact with a kerb to damage the sidewall to a dangerous degree.

Having a tyre burst or suddenly deflate whilst driving round town is extremely inconvenient.  If it happens on the motorway at high speed, the results can be somewhat worse than "inconvenient".

When I was a kid they always told us to check tyres every week.  Granted, that may be a bit overkill - but spending 2 minutes once a month to give them a quick lookover is eminently sensible.