Dealer and failed MOT

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  • AdrianC
    AdrianC Posts: 42,189 Forumite
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    Noree wrote: »
    With the failures being categorised, it can help the police.
    It's over a decade now that the police have had the same access to MOT test information as they will have after this testing change...

    But nonetheless a failed MOT on the road prior to an MOT expiry can lead to further potential legal issues either way. If a seat belt has failed and someone is still sat in that seat using that belt, the consequences differ to that of a failure regarding a bulb.
    And what if that belt has been repaired, but the car not retested?
    What if that belt's duff, but the car's not been in for test since it failed?


    The issue there is not with the presence or absence of a test, but with the actual problem - the belt.
  • Noree
    Noree Posts: 166 Forumite
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    AdrianC wrote: »

    And what if that belt has been repaired, but the car not retested?
    What if that belt's duff, but the car's not been in for test since it failed?


    The issue there is not with the presence or absence of a test, but with the actual problem - the belt.

    It’s a different matter if the repair has been carried out and there’s still time on the MOT. It’s pure negligence and ignorance to drive a vehicle in a knowingly unroadworthy state.

    It’s a shame that even with the dangerous deficiencies that are coming in, the car can still be driven away. This isn’t the case in some other countries. I know there’d be many downsides though as the cowboys of the trade would abuse their ‘power’.
  • onomatopoeia99
    onomatopoeia99 Posts: 6,964 Forumite
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    Noree wrote: »
    It’s a different matter if the repair has been carried out and there’s still time on the MOT. It’s pure negligence and ignorance to drive a vehicle in a knowingly unroadworthy state.

    It’s a shame that even with the dangerous deficiencies that are coming in, the car can still be driven away. This isn’t the case in some other countries. I know there’d be many downsides though as the cowboys of the trade would abuse their ‘power’.

    Council MOT places are "MOT only" and do not offer repairs. If you couldn't drive a failed vehicle away, they'd soon become chock-a-block with failed cars awaiting recovery.

    A small blow in an exhaust joint will be an MOT fail, but it's not dangerous and though the car is "unroadworthy" as it does not comply with C&U, it's hardly negligent or ignorant to drive it pending repair.
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  • AdrianC
    AdrianC Posts: 42,189 Forumite
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    Noree wrote: »
    It’s a different matter if the repair has been carried out and there’s still time on the MOT.
    It's not, because that's the heart of the "Does a fail invalidate the existing MOT" question.
  • Noree
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    edited 12 April 2018 at 10:41PM
    AdrianC wrote: »
    It's not, because that's the heart of the "Does a fail invalidate the existing MOT" question.

    Of course it doesn!!!8217;t invalidate the MOT. The unroadworthy matter depends on the failure, as I!!!8217;m sure you!!!8217;re aware.
  • Noree
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    onomatopoeia99 wrote: »
    A small blow in an exhaust joint will be an MOT fail, but it's not dangerous and though the car is "unroadworthy" as it does not comply with C&U, it's hardly negligent or ignorant to drive it pending repair.

    Indeed, a small exhaust blow would not be dangerous, however it wouldnt fail an MOT. A large exhaust blow would.

    Number plates can fail on many things and not be dangerous!
  • AdrianC
    AdrianC Posts: 42,189 Forumite
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    Noree wrote: »
    But it doesn’t invalidate the MOT.
    You know that.
    I know that.
    But how often does it get asked? Come to that, how often has it been "Ooh, but the newspaper said..." lately, in the run-up to next month's test change? And what is this thread about...?
  • Noree
    Noree Posts: 166 Forumite
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    AdrianC wrote: »
    And what is this thread about...?

    Best question I’ve seen on this thread. Can’t answer that :beer:
  • marlot
    marlot Posts: 4,934 Forumite
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    Noree wrote: »
    Indeed, a small exhaust blow would not be dangerous, however it wouldnt fail an MOT. A large exhaust blow would.

    Number plates can fail on many things and not be dangerous!
    The car would also fail if it had a spacesaver wheel fitted - even if the puncture happened on the way to the test station.
  • Noree
    Noree Posts: 166 Forumite
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    marlot wrote: »
    The car would also fail if it had a spacesaver wheel fitted - even if the puncture happened on the way to the test station.

    And then from May 20th it!!!8217;ll pass if both wheels on the same axle had a space saver. Pass again with 4 space savers fitted :rotfl:
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