The ask an MOT tester thread
Discussion
Athlon said:
No, that's fine, it's if they don't lock upright there is a problem
I have an old Mercedes coupe (1991 230CE). I've been told the front seats only lock into position with the doors shut and engine on. Is this true? I have noticed several mentions of seats not being secured in upright position on old MOT's for this model. 
Does this look like an ok beam pattern, it's actually on the ceiling because my lights are on the bonnet and it's parked in a car port so nothing in front to point it at, I might be able to shuffle things around and get a better shot when it's dark.
It failed for no beam pattern, I've used a head light restore kit, but I didn't see what they looked like before so this could be a great improvement or the same.
e-honda said:
Does this look like an ok beam pattern, it's actually on the ceiling because my lights are on the bonnet and it's parked in a car port so nothing in front to point it at, I might be able to shuffle things around and get a better shot when it's dark.
It failed for no beam pattern, I've used a head light restore kit, but I didn't see what they looked like before so this could be a great improvement or the same.
TheBurgerKing said:
Hi, Can anybody confirm whether the rear doors on a van need to open for an MOT? No rear seats just a regular vauxhall movano cargo van, have an issue with central locking, side loading door won't open at all, noth even from inside. Would appriciate any clarification, Thanks!
Yes, unless there is easy access to the rear as the floors etc need to be inspected.Hi, on one of my cars the radiator fan failed so I fitted one I already had from another car. Everything works fine, but it sits slightly further forward than the original fan. This necessitated removing the fan guard from the slam panel.
The result is that if you're careless when you jam your hand in under the bonnet to release the catch, you could contact the fan.
I will tell the tester the situation and to be careful, but will this be an issue for the MOT?
The result is that if you're careless when you jam your hand in under the bonnet to release the catch, you could contact the fan.
I will tell the tester the situation and to be careful, but will this be an issue for the MOT?
Edited by Nealio on Thursday 27th July 13:01
stevemcs said:
A.J.M said:
Funnily enough…
It had both cylinders leak at 30k and 4 years old…
Covered under the vw approved used warranty?
No… £804 later it was still rubbish..
62k and both rear arches have rust starting so going to see if vw corrosion warranty is worth a damn.
Only ever serviced at vw so here’s hoping.
Can’t wait to get rid of it.
£804 ? It’s about £175 for 2 cylinders, set of shoes fitted and adjusted.It had both cylinders leak at 30k and 4 years old…
Covered under the vw approved used warranty?
No… £804 later it was still rubbish..
62k and both rear arches have rust starting so going to see if vw corrosion warranty is worth a damn.
Only ever serviced at vw so here’s hoping.
Can’t wait to get rid of it.
I have no idea why people buy Polo’s the Up is a much better car.
It was done by the local vw main dealer.
The same dealer that the cars full service history is with.
Who we bought the car from a year earlier.
Who sold the car with 2 years approved warranty on it.
So I had, wrongly as it turned out, expected the dealer to fix it under warranty.
Nope. Not covered so had to pay main dealer prices for everything to get replaced.
Expensive mistake and a learned lesson.
The pastic trim on the seat belt buckle has broken on my car.
The actual buckle and mechanism work absolutely fine, the pre-tensioner works fine, etc. Everything works as it should.
However, actual plastic trip (which physically does nothing) is taped together to keep it in place.
Is this a fail?
Also, the contact for the sensor on whether the belt is on or not has now broken, so whilst everything works I have a constant seatbelt warning light on.
Is this a fail?
I have no issues getting a replacement part, but equally don't want to replace the part unnecessarily given the buckle appears to be fine when you apply a lot of load/pressure to it.
The actual buckle and mechanism work absolutely fine, the pre-tensioner works fine, etc. Everything works as it should.
However, actual plastic trip (which physically does nothing) is taped together to keep it in place.
Is this a fail?
Also, the contact for the sensor on whether the belt is on or not has now broken, so whilst everything works I have a constant seatbelt warning light on.
Is this a fail?
I have no issues getting a replacement part, but equally don't want to replace the part unnecessarily given the buckle appears to be fine when you apply a lot of load/pressure to it.
TREMAiNE said:
The pastic trim on the seat belt buckle has broken on my car.
The actual buckle and mechanism work absolutely fine, the pre-tensioner works fine, etc. Everything works as it should.
However, actual plastic trip (which physically does nothing) is taped together to keep it in place.
Is this a fail?
Also, the contact for the sensor on whether the belt is on or not has now broken, so whilst everything works I have a constant seatbelt warning light on.
Is this a fail?
I have no issues getting a replacement part, but equally don't want to replace the part unnecessarily given the buckle appears to be fine when you apply a lot of load/pressure to it.
NoThe actual buckle and mechanism work absolutely fine, the pre-tensioner works fine, etc. Everything works as it should.
However, actual plastic trip (which physically does nothing) is taped together to keep it in place.
Is this a fail?
Also, the contact for the sensor on whether the belt is on or not has now broken, so whilst everything works I have a constant seatbelt warning light on.
Is this a fail?
I have no issues getting a replacement part, but equally don't want to replace the part unnecessarily given the buckle appears to be fine when you apply a lot of load/pressure to it.
And
No
Athlon said:
stevemcs said:
Anyone noticed outstanding recalls show on the bottom of the test certificate now.
Yeah, knew it was coming but I didn't realise they were going to automatically add it to the certificate! Here’s a repair/bodge a customer did this week. The hazard switch didn’t always pop up when pressed so he came up with this novel solution.
Edited by Little Pete on Wednesday 9th August 19:30
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