Early MOT

[Shelly]

I've booked my Z in for a early MOT
As I've got the Engine amber light on
So I know it's going to fail
But at least the mechanic can fix it and then I'll have 13 months MOT
It's booked in for Thursday

 

[Low Rider]

Let's hope your Zed gets through Shelly

 

[DannyGartside]

I doubt the engine light would make it fall @Shelly. I'm guessing you've asked the mechanic to investigate it as well as the MOT

 

[Shelly]

I doubt the engine light would make it fall @Shelly. I'm guessing you've asked the mechanic to investigate it as well as the MOT

Yes ......
I've asked them to see what the problem is as when I first start the Z up it misfire
Then starts to judder

 

[Shelly]

Let's hope your Zed gets through Shelly

Thank you

 

[DannyGartside]

Yes ......
I've asked them to see what the problem is as when I first start the Z up it misfire
Then starts to judder

Hmm that's not great is it... Cos he all manner of things. Does it drive OK once it's warmed up?

 

[Shelly]

Hmm that's not great is it... Cos he all manner of things. Does it drive OK once it's warmed up?

Yes the Z is fine after a few minutes

 

[DannyGartside]

Yes the Z is fine after a few minutes

Hmm interesting, well I hope it's a quick fix and a cheap one at that too!

 

[Shelly]

Hmm interesting, well I hope it's a quick fix and a cheap one at that too!

Yes so do I
Alans car had to have work done on it last week for the MOT
We're got both cars and mots and tax all in the same month
And believe it or not our sons mot and tax this month too
How crazy is that

 

[DannyGartside]

Yes so do I
Alans car had to have work done on it last week for the MOT
We're got both cars and mots and tax all in the same month
And believe it or not our sons mot and tax this month too
How crazy is that

Hells bells, not the greatest timing!

 

[Stevo7682]

Hi Shelly how are you keeping .
As said already your engine check light on will only affect the mot if it causes a problem with the emissions.
Just something else if your car fails and the mot station tells you that you that you can still drive the car on the old mot as it is still valid.
DON'T the failure is recorded on the database and the police are now using this to prosecute drivers for driving on a public road with a known defect
Stephen.

 

[DannyGartside]

Yeah and what @Stevo7682 said

 

[Shelly]

Thank you all for your comments
I'll let you no what happens

 

[Tfp]

Hi Shelly how are you keeping .
As said already your engine check light on will only affect the mot if it causes a problem with the emissions.
Just something else if your car fails and the mot station tells you that you that you can still drive the car on the old mot as it is still valid.
DON'T the failure is recorded on the database and the police are now using this to prosecute drivers for driving on a public road with a known defect
Stephen.

Whilst I don't disagree with this practice, a car that can't pass an Mot shouldn't be on the road, the government need to do more to educate/inform the motorist about these new procedures.
Up until recently you could continue to drive until the old cert ran out, all very well making the laws better but surely people need to be told somehow?

Or have I missed this info somewhere?

 

[Stevo7682]

I came across this on a dvla website.
As an mot tester myself i can tell you there has been no official guidance on this .
But if you want to get down to the nitty gritty it has for a number of years been the case that it is illegal to drive on a public road with a known defect .
Now obviously if you have failed an mot then you have a known defect .
But people would use the remainder of the current test to drive about.
The main difference now is the police have decided as the failure is recorded on the database they can use that info to then prosecute you for driving with a known defect.
The more electronic we all get the more all these loopholes will get closed .

 

[Shelly]

Yes my Z passed its MOT
With a few advisories
The mechanic couldn't put my Z on the machine to tell me what is wrong with the Zs engine
So I'm taking it back on Monday to see what the problem is

 

[Stevo7682]

Great news 12 months before the next one now Shelly

 

[DavidM]

A good result - best to get the advisories sorted

 

[Shelly]

A good result - best to get the advisories sorted

Yes we're going to get them done , soon

 

[Shelly]

Great news 12 months before the next one now Shelly

Yes happy days
I've been to the garage so much this week even got to go tomorrow to take my sons car in for the mot bits to be done
Then back on Monday to see what my engine light is and the problem with the Z