MOT Question ?

Alan Clogwyn said:
This is why a little knowledge is a dangerous thing! :bang:
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Why? If the eml comes on unless the engine goes into limp mode, the eml is simply telling you that something non dangerous has failed.
My car's eml is currently lit because my egr valve has broke and I've unplugged it. I use a £20 OBD11 code reader, check the codes and clear the light every few weeks.
 
I had mine checked a couple of times and nothing showed up so it was the disconnect battery to clear.
General advice from my garage was something was possibly breaking down but replacing all possible parts could work out an expensive waste of time and money, so leave well alone unless it was a problem
 
jason7579 said:
Makes me wonder why scrap the MOT altogether for pre 1960 cars. If anything the older the car the more frequent the mot should be.
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The thinking behind this idea is that pre-1960 cars are generally owned and used by enthusiasts who are more likely to maintain their cars properly.
 
Bristolian said:
The thinking behind this idea is that pre-1960 cars are generally owned and used by enthusiasts who are more likely to maintain their cars properly.
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By that logic, all landrovers should be exempt too :-D
 
TCR4x4 said:
By that logic, all landrovers should be exempt too :-D
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I used to have a 1959 sII with a Ford V6. It would pick up and go, up to about 50mph, then the whine from the transmission got too much to bear so you couldn't go any faster :naughty:. Engaging the overdrive made it even worse, it was just an extra whine to add to the cacophony!
 
jason7579 said:
Makes me wonder why scrap the MOT altogether for pre 1960 cars. If anything the older the car the more frequent the mot should be.
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because the MOT is an irrelevance - it just means the car was road worthy when tested - it still has to be legally roadworthy when driven regardless of whether you have an MOT.

Hence why you can drive a car thats road worthy but has an expired MOT to the test centre without a problem - but you shouldnt be driving a car that isnt roadworthy regardless of whether you have an mOT or not
 
Re condition of tyres on spare wheels, VOSA's Inspection Manual for private passenger vehicles ** says this: "The vehicle presenter should be informed when it is noticed that there is a defective tyre on a spare wheel." (** Page 100, Section 4.1 Tyres Structure - http://www.transportoffice.gov.uk/c...nualsandguides/mottestingmanualsandguides.htm).

This seems to indicate that a duff tyre on a spare wheel is not a reason for MOT failure.
 
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Ozei said:
Re condition of tyres on spare wheels, VOSA's Inspection Manual for private passenger vehicles ** says this: "The vehicle presenter should be informed when it is noticed that there is a defective tyre on a spare wheel." (** Page 100, Section 4.1 Tyres Structure - http://www.transportoffice.gov.uk/c...nualsandguides/mottestingmanualsandguides.htm).

This seems to indicate that a duff tyre on a spare wheel is not a reason for MOT failure.
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:thumbs: that

You also can't get 3 points for a bald spare (unless its actually fitted to the car - but its not a spare at that point), so the maximum you could get for insufficient tread would be 12 (which is still usually a ban)
 
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