MOT Soon - Help

[kentlad]

Hopefully this is in the right place...if not, apologies...

After a quick bit of advice. Have my MOT due next month. I stupidly 'kerbed' my front drivers side just before Christmas...now the issue is, it's taken a small chunk of rubber out of the side wall, just above where the impact was....is this enough to cause a failure in the MOT? The damage isn't 'deep' or 'wide' but its noticeable. It's also nowhere near the cord...there's a LOT of rubber left...

I've already got a few things to sort on my car before MOT time, and want to get all the alloys refurbed & all the tyres replaced once I've gotten the MOT done...but as i don't fancy spending £400+ on tyres and another £200+ on refurb in the same month of getting the MOT done and the other niggles sorted (new battery, new PCV valve, plus getting the airbag warning light sorted) do you think it'll get through? or fail on the tyre?

Can't really justify spending over £6/700 in one month on her!

[Jonjo91]

If in any doubt just put a part worn on if you're going to replace them all anyway.

[Sammo123]

If the chunk isn't massive then it should be fine. Does the car have a spare of the same size that you could chuck on for the MOT?

[andy-xr]

kentlad said:

getting the airbag warning light sorted) do you think it'll get through?

Here's what I found on somewhere Governmenty

When testing SRS MIL (Malfunction Indicator Light) lamps we are only looking to see if the lamp indicates if there is a fault with the system. If no lamp is present or it doesn’t illuminate then it can’t indicate a system fault, so it can’t be failed. Some vehicles may also incorporate warning messages on dash board displays; these are in addition to any MIL lamps and should not be used as a reason for rejection

[TooMany2cvs]

Depends on how bad it is. But, if it's bad enough that you're worried about it being bad enough to fail the MOT, are you not taking the hint that the tyre is fubar...?

http://www.motinfo.gov.uk/htdocs/m4s04000105.htm

[kentlad]

andy-xr said:

Here's what I found on somewhere Governmenty

When testing SRS MIL (Malfunction Indicator Light) lamps we are only looking to see if the lamp indicates if there is a fault with the system. If no lamp is present or it doesn’t illuminate then it can’t indicate a system fault, so it can’t be failed. Some vehicles may also incorporate warning messages on dash board displays; these are in addition to any MIL lamps and should not be used as a reason for rejection

sorry mate, the airbag light isn't worrying me as i know what the problem is and is easily sorted....unless it turns out to be something more sinister...which i don't think it is...(famous last words eh!)

[kentlad]

TooMany2cvs said:

Depends on how bad it is. But, if it's bad enough that you're worried about it being bad enough to fail the MOT, are you not taking the hint that the tyre is fubar...?

http://www.motinfo.gov.uk/htdocs/m4s04000105.htm

That's brilliant. Thanks for that! Definitely shouldn't fail based on the information in the link above.

Thanks for all the replies chaps!

[Riley Blue]

Sammo123 said:

If the chunk isn't massive then it should be fine. Does the car have a spare of the same size that you could chuck on for the MOT?

Obvious answer. As the spare isn't checked as part of the inspection, the fked tyre can stay in the boot.