MOT? No problem…
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This might be an educational piece for me in that case, I’m here to learn!
The tyre was ranging from 1.6mm-1.7mm across the width, I thought they would have given an advisory? Are you guys saying that it is completely optional or whether to give an advisory on that and the only thing they have to flag is below 1.6mm?
The tyre was ranging from 1.6mm-1.7mm across the width, I thought they would have given an advisory? Are you guys saying that it is completely optional or whether to give an advisory on that and the only thing they have to flag is below 1.6mm?
NRG1976 said:
This might be an educational piece for me in that case, I’m here to learn!
The tyre was ranging from 1.6mm-1.7mm across the width, I thought they would have given an advisory? Are you guys saying that it is completely optional or whether to give an advisory on that and the only thing they have to flag is below 1.6mm?
Yes.The tyre was ranging from 1.6mm-1.7mm across the width, I thought they would have given an advisory? Are you guys saying that it is completely optional or whether to give an advisory on that and the only thing they have to flag is below 1.6mm?
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency said:
Advisory notices are a non-mandatory part of the MOT and it’s up to the tester to decide whether to advise on an item or not.
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it’s considered best practice to advise the presenter about any items which are near to, but which have not yet reached the point of test failure
https://mattersoftesting.blog.gov.uk/giving-the-ri......
it’s considered best practice to advise the presenter about any items which are near to, but which have not yet reached the point of test failure
As far as I am aware it is up to the tester whether they give an advisory or not. There are no hard and fast rules for advisories. They obviously didn't feel the need to advise.
I asked my MOT test when she would advise for a low tyre, as my fronts were at about 2.5mm when tested. She said anything below about 2.5mm will be advised, but as I knew the state of my tyres she did not advise.
I asked my MOT test when she would advise for a low tyre, as my fronts were at about 2.5mm when tested. She said anything below about 2.5mm will be advised, but as I knew the state of my tyres she did not advise.
ARHarh said:
As far as I am aware it is up to the tester whether they give an advisory or not. There are no hard and fast rules for advisories. They obviously didn't feel the need to advise.
I asked my MOT test when she would advise for a low tyre, as my fronts were at about 2.5mm when tested. She said anything below about 2.5mm will be advised, but as I knew the state of my tyres she did not advise.
Precisely.I asked my MOT test when she would advise for a low tyre, as my fronts were at about 2.5mm when tested. She said anything below about 2.5mm will be advised, but as I knew the state of my tyres she did not advise.
I took one of my cars a couple of years ago, I had mentioned to the tester I knew the front tyres were about 1.7mm and would be replaced the following week. No advisory required.
2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:
We've seen the advisories "crap music in the tape player" and "owner looks a bit of a c*nt"
Many years ago my friendly MOT test wrote an advisory for a metro I once owned.it said " surface rust almost everywhere except windows, gaffa tape and tyres" He could not believe he couldn't fail such a horrid tatty car.
Advisories are a spectrum anyway, some testers are extremely cautious and will advise suspension arms surface corrosion for the age of the car as "corroded but not seriously weakened" (which is fair I suppose) for each suspension arm. When you have a car that's got upper and lower arms all round, the list of advisories gets long very quickly!
Other testers won't advise sills that are heavily corroded and patched together with filler and underseal.
Other testers won't advise sills that are heavily corroded and patched together with filler and underseal.
ARHarh said:
2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:
We've seen the advisories "crap music in the tape player" and "owner looks a bit of a c*nt"
Many years ago my friendly MOT test wrote an advisory for a metro I once owned.it said " surface rust almost everywhere except windows, gaffa tape and tyres" He could not believe he couldn't fail such a horrid tatty car.
It passed once it had new set of wiper blades fitted - which also surprised me as I drove it there in the rain without any visibility issues. Oh well.
(Of course, the new blades judder)
Mine passed with no advisories on the Friday, yet the same garage rang to tell me I needed new discs and pads on the rear when it was serviced the following Tuesday. This was from my trusted local garage that has just come under new ownership. When I queried this I was informed that the extra wear had occurred between the test and the service, which was a surprise to me as the car had only done 600 yards in that time.
One of the mechanics has left since as well.
One of the mechanics has left since as well.
2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:
We've seen the advisories "crap music in the tape player" and "owner looks a bit of a c*nt"
They've clamped down on that of late! Pointing out that when you do a MOT you are effectively working for the DVSA not your garage. And an MOT is an official government thing.Persistent offenders run the risk of losing their MOT licence.
Riley Blue said:
Some years my car gets an advisory for a windscreen chip, some years it doesn't; this year was one of those. MOTs always done at the same place, usually by the same chap.
Going back a few years: A generally regarded as good garage ( later became a BMW agent). Now a Kwik Fit or similar wrote out a new MOT on the spot. The MOT plaque was removed the following week. The second was a shed- like garage local to me, offering MOT. £30 with car £100 without the car. The way we were!Edited by Lester H on Monday 1st September 20:00
MRichards99 said:
Advisories are a spectrum anyway, some testers are extremely cautious and will advise suspension arms surface corrosion for the age of the car as "corroded but not seriously weakened" (which is fair I suppose) for each suspension arm. When you have a car that's got upper and lower arms all round, the list of advisories gets long very quickly!
Other testers won't advise sills that are heavily corroded and patched together with filler and underseal.
Don’t advisories suggest that the tester is doing his job? It may be an urban myth but aren’t the powers that be suspicious of a high percentage of clean passes.Other testers won't advise sills that are heavily corroded and patched together with filler and underseal.
Lester H said:
Going back a few years: A generally regarded as good garage ( later became a BMW agent). The salesman wrote out a new MOT on the spot. The MOT plaque was removed the following week. The second was a shed- like garage local to me, offering MOT. £30 with car £100 without the car. The way we were!
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