MOT failure?

[stevewushu]

My V8V is in for MOT in an hour.
Just realised it doesn't have the puncture repair kit on board as I used it before Christmas and haven't replaced the bottle...
Is this an MOT failure, of only if its present and non usable?

As far as I'm aware it isn't an MOT failure to NOT have a spare wheel. It's only a failure if its not a legal tyre on the spare...

So, if I leave the repair kit out, it should be ok?

[v8woollie]

Mine passed with a repair kit that had expired two years ago and so which was probably useless. Not sure but I think you should be OK.

[Tony V12V]

Spare is NOT testable - bald/missing/whatever - its not part of the test

[stevewushu]

phew!

thanks guys!

[brakedwell]

Just hope you don't get a puncture on the way to the MOT

[stevewushu]

brakedwell said:

Just hope you don't get a puncture on the way to the MOT

Haha! Yeah be none too impressed!

[Cockernee]

Tony V12V said:

Spare is NOT testable - bald/missing/whatever - its not part of the test

WTF do you know huh.... You purport to be an MOT tester and own a garage, but that is just a front

Anyway Steve, ^^what he said^^

[Tony V12V]

Cockernee said:

Tony V12V said:

Spare is NOT testable - bald/missing/whatever - its not part of the test

WTF do you know huh.... You purport to be an MOT tester and own a garage, but that is just a front

Anyway Steve, ^^what he said^^

[Derek 111S]

So was it good news or not?

[stevewushu]

sailed through.

no advisories (as such) other than oil filter could do with a change as it's getting rusty.

oh and the clutch!
but i knew that already!

yup all done for another solar cycle!

[F1 NDW]

[quote=stevewushu]sailed through.

no advisories (as such) other than oil filter could do with a change as it's getting rusty.

quote]

Rusty! in a year, or is a modern Aston serviced only on mileage, which could mean it would take a lot of Astons 5 years to rack up the mileage. i think I would be changing the oil and filter annually. More so if I wasn’t doing many miles. Rusty, come on Steve what’s that all about?

[stevewushu]

From memory I don't think the oil was done on the last service in September...?
It's very unlike me to not have it done annually at least.
Glad the chap said about it otherwise it'd been left till Sept '13.

[krisdelta]

Weird place to accrue rust? The filters are changed every service I believe and they're normally plated / anodised or the like too I thought.

[DAMIT]

stevewushu said:

From memory I don't think the oil was done on the last service

Where did you get it serviced, Halfords?

[stevewushu]

DAMIT said:

stevewushu said:

From memory I don't think the oil was done on the last service

Where did you get it serviced, Halfords?

HWM Aston in Surrey...

[Jockman]

stevewushu said:

HWM Aston in Surrey...

I thought the oil change was a cert at all services, along with the oil filter

[stevewushu]

I'll call them on Monday and find out what it's about...

[Jockman]

stevewushu said:

I'll call them on Monday and find out what it's about...

Check your invoice, Steve, it should have a line saying 10 litres of oil @ approximately £25 per litre