The ask an MOT tester thread

[cuprabob]

BREMBOV6 said:

I just had my little VW Up! in for an MOT yesterday, passed but one advisory is as follows -

•Nearside Rear Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt ()

I don't have a child....or a child seat. Any ideas? something to do with seatbelts? No idea!

Sounds like a mistake. Did you not query it with the tester before leaving the garage?

[Athlon]

Robmarriott said:

Track car question - my Clio has no interior trim, fixed bucket seats, no airbags, 5 point harnesses. Mechanically it’s fine as it still has the original engine/exhaust and emissions are all good but will the interior mods cause issues? If so, how do I ensure that it will pass in its current state?

You will struggle with no airbags. Fixed seats are fine as are the belts. To ensure a pass, re-fit the bags!

[Robmarriott]

5harp3y said:

Djtemeka said:

I doubt it will pass if you’ve removed the airbags. Not sure tbh

ive had cars pass with an aftermarket (non airbag) wheel

Exactly why I was asking!

The main issue isn't the airbags to be honest, they can be refitted easily enough I suppose but removing the original seats causes the airbag light to come on and I'm not sure there's a workaround.

Hmmmm.

[InitialDave]

A suitable resistor in the circuit in place of the seat connection should make it read correctly, it's finding out what resistor you need that's the key.

[Assimilator1]

Hey Athlon , fellow MoT tester here (only done it for a little under 2yrs), good idea for a thread, I think!

I'm sure someone has posted this before, but here's a link to the MoT inspection manual - https://www.gov.uk/guidance/mot-inspection-manual-...

[Fastpedeller]

cuprabob said:

BREMBOV6 said:

I just had my little VW Up! in for an MOT yesterday, passed but one advisory is as follows -

•Nearside Rear Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt ()

I don't have a child....or a child seat. Any ideas? something to do with seatbelts? No idea!

Sounds like a mistake. Did you not query it with the tester before leaving the garage?

probably pleased he'd got an unexpected pass - guy with the child seat in has car got an unexpected fail?

[LetsTryAgain]

I've just done my MOT course a month ago and I'm looking forward to getting my certificate through the post so I can get testing.
I'll be doing the taxi's as well, so that'll be fun...

[xjay1337]

BREMBOV6 said:

I just had my little VW Up! in for an MOT yesterday, passed but one advisory is as follows -

•Nearside Rear Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt ()

I don't have a child....or a child seat. Any ideas? something to do with seatbelts? No idea!

Did you not bring that up ??

[Little Pete]

Robmarriott said:

Exactly why I was asking!

The main issue isn't the airbags to be honest, they can be refitted easily enough I suppose but removing the original seats causes the airbag light to come on and I'm not sure there's a workaround.

Hmmmm.

The air bag warning lamp not illuminating will only be an advise. Just saying.........

[Little Pete]

LetsTryAgain said:

I've just done my MOT course a month ago and I'm looking forward to getting my certificate through the post so I can get testing.
I'll be doing the taxi's as well, so that'll be fun...

Welcome to the club. Best of luck with the taxi drivers!

[LetsTryAgain]

Thank you, thank you.

[Athlon]

Little Pete said:

LetsTryAgain said:

I've just done my MOT course a month ago and I'm looking forward to getting my certificate through the post so I can get testing.
I'll be doing the taxi's as well, so that'll be fun...

Welcome to the club. Best of luck with the taxi drivers!

[BREMBOV6]

cuprabob said:

BREMBOV6 said:

I just had my little VW Up! in for an MOT yesterday, passed but one advisory is as follows -

•Nearside Rear Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt ()

I don't have a child....or a child seat. Any ideas? something to do with seatbelts? No idea!

Sounds like a mistake. Did you not query it with the tester before leaving the garage?

I did but he just said 'not to worry about it' looking at previous MOT history it has come up before I owned the car, perhaps a seat was fitted at this point.

Very odd. I may have had a large bag on the rear seat. My only other thought but guess this wouldn't make sense either.

[eltawater]

There's a rust patch on the drivers side sill of our Ford Sportka, just under the B pillar. I've given it a poke and it's still solid underneath.
Would this be considered an MOT fail requiring a cut out and weld, or a scrape / filler / repaint job?

[Athlon]

eltawater said:

There's a rust patch on the drivers side sill of our Ford Sportka, just under the B pillar. I've given it a poke and it's still solid underneath.
Would this be considered an MOT fail requiring a cut out and weld, or a scrape / filler / repaint job?

Advise.

[Rich Boy Spanner]

BREMBOV6 said:

cuprabob said:

BREMBOV6 said:

I just had my little VW Up! in for an MOT yesterday, passed but one advisory is as follows -

•Nearside Rear Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt ()

I don't have a child....or a child seat. Any ideas? something to do with seatbelts? No idea!

Sounds like a mistake. Did you not query it with the tester before leaving the garage?

I did but he just said 'not to worry about it' looking at previous MOT history it has come up before I owned the car, perhaps a seat was fitted at this point.

Very odd. I may have had a large bag on the rear seat. My only other thought but guess this wouldn't make sense either.

Might have mixed it up with another car. I had the paperwork for an MOT showing the wrong mileage, yet it was all correct online. They had given me the data for a Corsa, not the Toyota I brought in.

[eltawater]

Athlon said:

eltawater said:

There's a rust patch on the drivers side sill of our Ford Sportka, just under the B pillar. I've given it a poke and it's still solid underneath.
Would this be considered an MOT fail requiring a cut out and weld, or a scrape / filler / repaint job?

Advise.

Much appreciated, many thanks

[Marcq]

Booked my car (Landcruiser Colorado) in for a service and MOT this week
Go a call saying they cannot service the car as it is too heavy for their lift? But can do the MOT, but cannot repair it if it fails...Seems a little odd?

[JakeT]

I'm not sure if this is law, but my father in law has two MOT lanes that are used for MOTs ONLY. They have a different four post lift with shaker plates compared to the single post, or two post lifts in the other bays. The brake rollers, and emissions testing kit is on the drive up to it too. I would imagine to do MOTs it needs to be an MOT lane.


Or they won't want to do repairs on a lift that will be in use for most of the day earning them good money with MOTs.

[anonymous-user]

I have a bmw e46 330ci and would like to remove the catalytic convertors at the manifolds leaving just the rear two,the purpose is too increase HP.Am i able to do this? if not what can i remove and still pass an MOT ?