MOT worries

david suller

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Had my MOT on Wednesday, always a time to be a little bit concerned, and yes it failed :eek: when I got the report it said,
: the passenger side jet wash was not adequate
: the near side head light bulb was not in correctly
Well I just laughed, no other advisories at all. 15 minutes to clean blocked hose, and refit bulb.
I thought MOTs looked for serious faults, well these just take the ----, but hay ho, my car is all set for another year and hardly cost a thing
all good in the end.
 

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One of my pet hates is badly adjusted headlights (which includes incorrectly fitted bulbs) as they dazzle anyone you meet, or don’t illuminate the road properly. So yes it is a serious fault.

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As a tester myself all i would say is well done on your pass .
But at the end of the day rules are rules and if dvsa deem a specific thing a fail then a fail it is.
I failed an old guy with a low mileage corsa on the horn not working and he said to me .
Why is that a fail son because i dont use the horn :facepalm:
Stephen
 
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And I would have said to him, but what if you needed to? Also as Steve says “Rules are rules” and there for a reason which are sometimes better understood when explained.

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: the passenger side jet wash was not adequate
: the near side head light bulb was not in correctly

I thought MOTs looked for serious faults,
Fairly serious faults I'd have thought, especially at this time of year. And so easily checked before you presented the car for its test.
 

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If it was just a 15 minute job to sort out things, why didn't you do it before the test?

My guess is that you weren't aware. The tester made you aware. Why slag him off?
 

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well I did not post this to have a go at anyone, I just thought they were a very miner thing to fail on
an advisory would be more fitting and waste less time for the testers.
but so be it, I will be careful what I post.
 

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Just put yourself in the Tester's position before posting. It's not hard. I retired from being a tester 4 years ago and I still think most people think it's an easy job. It isn't. But buy the way I'm happy you got another 12 months on your Z.:)

Tony.
 

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well I did not post this to have a go at anyone, I just thought they were a very miner thing to fail on
an advisory would be more fitting and waste less time for the testers.
but so be it, I will be careful what I post.
Have you been to the mot garage before 🙂
As I know my mot tester would of just put the bulb in the right position 👍
But I have been using the same garage for 28 years 🤩
And we have 5 members of the family use the same garage too 😳
Glad you got another year’s of happy motoring 🤪
 
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