Handbrake for MOT
Discussion
I have an 06' Mercedes Vito Van. The Handbrake works on a Footbrake beside the Clutch Pedal with the release Lever situated under the Steering Column.
The Handbrake does work but you have to step really hard with all your force to make the Handbrake hold the Van on a hill.
Over the course of a few weeks the release spring has broken/snapped whatever and the Handbrake is released but the. audible Warning just goes on and on. When you lift the foot brake up the noise goes away but the Footbrake doesn't hold up cos of the Spring...To stop the Warning Noise I just simply cabled-tied the footbrake into position so I then had no footbrake for a short time while I was waiting for the MOT to come round.
Anyway the MOT garage failed the Van on the Audible Warning light but not on the FootBrake because the Footbrake stopped the Van although heavy force needed to be applied.
Anyway, MOT was sorted, Van was being used and one day I parked on a steepish hill. Applied the FootBrake but it will not hold the Van so have to apply force again. It worked. Later when. Releasing the Footbrake the Spring broke again. This is not even a week since the MOTwas done.
So I goes back and tells the Guy you passed my Van with a dodgy Hand/Foot Brake and the Audible Warning is on again and it's Cable-Tied up again.
He said the Van passed the MOT and its not their problem. I says how could the Handbrake pass when the Van moves still with the Hand/Foot Brake on. He said on a flat. The Handbrake was tested and enough force was applied to stop the wheels therefore it was passed..
My argument was that too much pressure was needed to apply the Brake and therefore the Brake was not functioning as it should and it should have been adjusted by them to pass but they will not have it and insist the Van was okay.
So now I don't have a Hand/Foot Brake anymore.
Anyone have an opinion. Should this be an MOT failure? or am I being unreasonable?
The Handbrake does work but you have to step really hard with all your force to make the Handbrake hold the Van on a hill.
Over the course of a few weeks the release spring has broken/snapped whatever and the Handbrake is released but the. audible Warning just goes on and on. When you lift the foot brake up the noise goes away but the Footbrake doesn't hold up cos of the Spring...To stop the Warning Noise I just simply cabled-tied the footbrake into position so I then had no footbrake for a short time while I was waiting for the MOT to come round.
Anyway the MOT garage failed the Van on the Audible Warning light but not on the FootBrake because the Footbrake stopped the Van although heavy force needed to be applied.
Anyway, MOT was sorted, Van was being used and one day I parked on a steepish hill. Applied the FootBrake but it will not hold the Van so have to apply force again. It worked. Later when. Releasing the Footbrake the Spring broke again. This is not even a week since the MOTwas done.
So I goes back and tells the Guy you passed my Van with a dodgy Hand/Foot Brake and the Audible Warning is on again and it's Cable-Tied up again.
He said the Van passed the MOT and its not their problem. I says how could the Handbrake pass when the Van moves still with the Hand/Foot Brake on. He said on a flat. The Handbrake was tested and enough force was applied to stop the wheels therefore it was passed..
My argument was that too much pressure was needed to apply the Brake and therefore the Brake was not functioning as it should and it should have been adjusted by them to pass but they will not have it and insist the Van was okay.
So now I don't have a Hand/Foot Brake anymore.
Anyone have an opinion. Should this be an MOT failure? or am I being unreasonable?
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