MOT Failure

[mm33]

Had the mot carried out last week it passed bu not witout changing the rear number plate; its been on there for a number of years but apparently it is would show white on a speed camera as it has no backing.

Has anyone else had this experience.

[Bomber Denton]

Difficult to tell without a photo.

[Bodmin]

If your car is an earlier model pre-97 the number plate is illuminated by bulb holders behind the plate. Therefore the plate has to be translusent otherwise it should & would fail an MOT.

On the later models the number plate was slanted & the bulb holders shine onto the face of the plate & anyway the panel the plate sits against is solid so would reflect

Perhaps a current MOT tester could clarify but I have never heard of a number plate failing for speed camera reading. If the digits are incorrectly spaced or incorrect sized then yes this can fail.

The most common reason for Griff's & Chims to fail on number plate issues is because they DO NOT have a translusent plate fitted.

I would check this pretty damn pronto because if yours is the earlier type the next time you drive in the dark you may have the breathing down your neck.

Bodders

Edited by Bodmin on Tuesday 2nd September 22:46

Edited by Bodmin on Tuesday 2nd September 22:59

[pilgrim13]

mm33 said:

apparently it is would show white on a speed camera as it has no backing.

Sounds good to me!!!

[winters]

Never heard of that. Hope you kept hold of the old number plate though

[piston-broke]

I didn't think that that was part of the mot test anyway. They test for correct font sizes and spacing along with illumination. The don't take a picture of the plate to see if it relects properly. I summise that your tester is talking out of his backside.

[That Daddy]

piston-broke said:

I didn't think that that was part of the mot test anyway. They test for correct font sizes and spacing along with illumination. The don't take a picture of the plate to see if it relects properly. I summise that your tester is talking out of his backside.