For those that are interested, the new MOT history site..

For those that are interested, the new MOT history site..

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anonymous-user

53 months

Tuesday 10th November 2015
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SonicShadow said:
djdest said:
It would really piss me off if a garage logged a fake fail against my car, especially as its always passed
Why?
It wouldn't bother me especially if it's for something trivial like washer jets.

slk 32

1,486 posts

192 months

Tuesday 10th November 2015
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.Adam. said:
Jader1973 said:
Does anyone know how cars that were on a private plate but have since been re-reg'd are displayed?

E.g. Does a Volvo that was ABC123 and then became P123ABC come up under both regs, or does the system have a fit if ABC123 is now on an AUDI?

What if ABC123 was on multiple Volvos, all bought at 4 year's old and changed when they failed the MOT?

Or is it only the current car with the reg that comes up?

Why can't they use the VIN?
My current car was on a private when I got it, which the previous owner kept hold of and put on his replacement car. Mine was given a new reg(or the original, not sure how that works), but if I put in the current reg, which it has been on for nearly 3 years now, it is not recognised. If I put in the private reg it was on though, I get the full MOT history. Don't know if this is the same for every private plate, but it does seem a bit odd!
Using VIN would make more sense. I transferred my private plate from my silver SLK32 to my silver SLK55 and the mileage was all out of sync..went from 23k to 88k to 31k . After initially panicking thinking I'd bought a clocked car realised that the 88k equated to the mileage on the '32

djdest

6,542 posts

177 months

Wednesday 11th November 2015
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SonicShadow said:
djdest said:
It would really piss me off if a garage logged a fake fail against my car, especially as its always passed
Why?
If I've owned a car and maintained it properly so it passes every year then it would be rather annoying if it failed, even more so if it failed for a non genuine reason just to skew the garage pass/fail ratio

speedking31

3,543 posts

135 months

Wednesday 11th November 2015
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+1. Especially if as a seller you say "No advisories" because you don't know, and the buyer then thinks you're a liar.

SonicShadow

2,452 posts

153 months

Wednesday 11th November 2015
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It wouldn't have any advisories, because the 'problem' was 'fixed' - your current MOT certificate (the only one that matters) will be clear. It's a complete non issue.

mcford

819 posts

173 months

Wednesday 11th November 2015
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Hub said:


Nearside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2)

Offside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2)

Nearside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2)

Offside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2)
What body mountings?, a case of attempting to get a defect to fit a failure.

norush

293 posts

139 months

Thursday 12th November 2015
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Anyone else noticed the increasing plate cover up on ebay; sellers are wising up to the fact that anybody can now view the mot history?

glazbagun

14,259 posts

196 months

Thursday 12th November 2015
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My old punto shed racked up a bunch of failures the year after I sold it (timed to perfection! hehe ). Then the next year it has lost ~34000 Miles. Then it vanishes. Wonder what happened there then?

anonymous-user

53 months

Thursday 12th November 2015
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speedking31 said:
+1. Especially if as a seller you say "No advisories" because you don't know, and the buyer then thinks you're a liar.
An advisory is a different thing. Plenty of cars pass first time but have advisories.

anonymous-user

53 months

Thursday 12th November 2015
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norush said:
Anyone else noticed the increasing plate cover up on ebay; sellers are wising up to the fact that anybody can now view the mot history?
Yep, noticed that! Bit of a waste of time as most that call up will surely ask for the reg so they can check.

Mr Tidy

22,065 posts

126 months

Thursday 12th November 2015
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VOSA is generally B*****D at present, so probably best ignored!

Took my car in for an MOT on 28 October (earliest date it could go for continuous MOT was 26 October).

It passed but the tester couldn't issue an MOT as VOSA site was down, gave me a temporary pass certificate although I don't know why as it had a valid one until 25 November anyway!

Got a proper VOSA one through the post from the testing garage dated 30 October, but expiring on 29 October and showing earliest date for "presenting" it for next test as 30 September.

Hold up VOSA, you just robbed me of a month (Fcensoreds) so I E-mailed them straight away - got an automated response over a week ago, still waiting for a proper reply.................

Don't imagine they would like to wait that long for me to renew my RFL just because I was "reconstructing my website" - but as that is due too can I make them do that.........?

As in I'll pay RFL when you sort my MOT............

I also read somewhere that if you go early and the car fails, even if you do get a pass you only get a year from the pass date - can anyone on here clarify this?

Seems like just another tax on those trying to work within the rules, rather than any sort of action against those that ignore them FFS!

M4cruiser

3,550 posts

149 months

Saturday 14th November 2015
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Mr Tidy said:
I also read somewhere that if you go early and the car fails, even if you do get a pass you only get a year from the pass date - can anyone on here clarify this?
No, Mr Tidy, that's not true, or at least it wasn't in mid September!
Because:-
My daughter's car "failed" because they couldn't open the bonnet (!!) then it passed within an hour, all without them contacting me, they didn't even mention it when I collected the car, but the fail sheet was clipped to the back of the pass.

The expiry date was correct though, i.e. one year and a week, because I'd sent it in a week before expiry of the old one.

Next time I'll tell them in advance that on her car you have to pull the bonnet lever twice. wink Not difficult for intelligent people, eh?



Megaflow

9,347 posts

224 months

Friday 27th November 2015
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Useful site for buyers... I am looking to buy a Cayman early in the new year, but one popped up that might be worth a look:

Vehicle make PORSCHE
Vehicle model CAYMAN
Date first used 21 November 2009
Fuel type Petrol
ColourRed

MOT history of this vehicle
Test date 15 October 2015
Test Result Fail
Odometer reading 47,252 miles
MOT test number 5701 7825 9305
Reason(s) for failure
Windscreen has damage to the swept area in excess of a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)

Test date 30 September 2015
Test Result Fail
Odometer reading 47,242 miles
MOT test number 7565 1667 3020
Reason(s) for failure
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
nearside front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
offside front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
Advisory notice item(s)
offside rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
nearside rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
nearside rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
offside rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

Test date 10 November 2014
Expiry date 21 November 2015
Test Result Pass
Odometer reading 41,593 miles
MOT test number 4150 1411 4337
Advisory notice item(s)
Front front brake fluctuating, but not excessively (3.7.B.3)

Test date 22 November 2013
Expiry date 21 November 2014
Test Result Pass
Odometer reading 35,443 miles
MOT test number 6698 0662 3303
Advisory notice item(s)
Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)

Test date 29 October 2012
Expiry date 21 November 2013
Test Result Pass
Odometer reading 25,687 miles
MOT test number 3861 2370 2341

Advisories for front brakes for two years before eventually failing on them, doesn't exactly indicate a well looked after car.

I also wonder how many corners the dealer will cut to put brakes and tyres on it before selling it.

Fastdruid

8,623 posts

151 months

Friday 27th November 2015
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Some MOT stations are very keen to highlight brake disk corrosion as for some people it's a very easy sell for some (un-needed) work but as long as the brakes work fine a bit of rust doesn't affect anything other than looks.

Triumph Man

8,670 posts

167 months

Friday 27th November 2015
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djdest said:
SonicShadow said:
djdest said:
It would really piss me off if a garage logged a fake fail against my car, especially as its always passed
Why?
If I've owned a car and maintained it properly so it passes every year then it would be rather annoying if it failed, even more so if it failed for a non genuine reason just to skew the garage pass/fail ratio
I checked that Jaguar S Type SOTW earlier, and it had a fail, but with no reasons for failure...

Morningside

24,110 posts

228 months

Friday 1st January 2016
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Bump.
I would like to say thank you for posting the link it has saved me a journey and some horrors. Looked at a couple and found that they had oil leaks than he failed to mention.

oceanview

1,511 posts

130 months

Friday 1st January 2016
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Very good site but I,ve seen a couple of cars regs' put in and it doesn't recognise them??

There on the road being used but the site doesn't show anything for them??

CoolHands

18,496 posts

194 months

Friday 1st January 2016
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I think people have found where cars have had private plates it screws it up

Morningside

24,110 posts

228 months

Friday 1st January 2016
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I thought this was an odd one


Test date 17 April 2015 Expiry date 18 April 2016 Test Result Pass Odometer reading 161,304 miles
Advisory notice item(s)
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
Offside Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
Offside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)

Test date 17 April 2015 Test Result Fail Odometer reading 161,296 miles Reason(s) for failure
Offside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)



I have no idea how it has downgraded itself on the same day. hehe

911F

2,934 posts

189 months

Saturday 2nd January 2016
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What does an MOT centre actually pay the Govt for MOT's?