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Maybe we do not notice it as they go about there test I say this because every time I take my car to the same MOT garage he the tester always. First locks and unlock the car with the fob. Then he will open the drivers front door check the seat belt. Next he open the OS rear door checks seats belts in the rear and centre from that side. Walks round opens the rear NS door checks seat belt. Opens NS front door checks seat belt. He then gets into drivers seat drives car into the station/area for testing the exhaust/wheels on the roller. With the engine still running he pops front bonnet turns on the lights, sounds the horn, opens the boot with the touch button bottom of drivers foot well walks round to the back of the car and checks number plate lights shuts the boot. In doing all those actions he as then checked the doors, bonnet, and boot opens but we maybe just do not realise it, I would imagine if for one reason or another any of the doors would not open up to that stage he may or I would like to think he would say I will make this a pre check for you as the door etc as not opened and so on, that is what I would hope Arctic
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We only ever refused to do a test once and that was because the car was too low to get on the bay. Stupid thing! Tbh, I think most people would put those items down above as a failure/advisory depending on what it is. |
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First thing the mot tester did to mine this morning before he took it into the garage was..........open all the doors and boot lid. I suppose it is only right that if you can not open the doors, it not fit to be on the road. How about you having an accident and you or passengers can not get out? My car was used for ‘ quality control’ of a new mechanic, being trained as a mot tester. When told, I thought ‘that’s it, it’s failed’ ��. I have taken my cars to the the same service centre for around 30 years both for jobs I am unable to do myself, and also for mot. The reason being, that if you find a company that tells you the truth and does not try to rip you off with misdiagnosis and lies, someone who phones you up while your car is in for mot to tell you that something is wrong, and would you like us to do it for you, and keeps the parts to show you what’s wrong, then you should give them your business. No favours are ever asked by me, and I imagine no favours are made for mr. I have always been of the opinion that if it’s wrong, worn or whatever, then it is. I know people whose vehicles are ‘given’ clean sheets and they have not been. I travel on the continent and this service centre knows it, and I have always said if anything is worn or not as it should be, please let me know. So if you know of a garage/ service centre that gives good service, give them your business, because they are hard to come by.
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The purpose of the pre-checks is to ascertain that the test vehicle will allow access to all areas.
My routine is to unlock the vehicle, check access via all doors, fuel cap access and check for avoidable smoke from exhaust, also to check if there is anything hanging too low from the underside before driving vehicle over the brake roller test equipment prior to entering the test ramp. If the vehicle fails pre-checks it will become the victim of a "Refuse To Test" This is done to avoid entering info on the DVSA system. The DVSA have a recognised test routine, but this can be performed to the individuals preferances assuming they carry out the examinations to the required standards. My last qc went through with flying colours. |
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I took the FL2 in for its MOT about three weeks ago glad to say pass no advisories so another 100% record never failed a MOT yet well chuffed.
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I now have a good, fair and reliable garage. I toook my recent facelift there for its pre-MOT (they don't do it themselves) and in addition to one or two smallish jobs, they advised that as the tester would want to gain access to check the seat belt on the passenger side, as the door lock was faulty, they could just stop the test anyway. They advance fitted a pair of front rear bushes and drop links, and fitted the lock provided by info on this forum, so NX56 passed with flying colours.
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Front pads and discs checked, front to rear brake pipes checked, including where they are clipped into the black clip guides, exhaust checked, fuel tank strap checked, all seat belts checked, lights checked, horn and washers checked, wipers checked, doors opening from inside and out side, handbrake checked holding on tow clicks more in reserve if needed.
So off to book him in tomorrow.
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My 17 year old Tourer failed yesterday (first time in three years) on heavily corroded rear ferrules and a slightly binding brake (which I suspected already; brake calipers often begin to seize up with age). The brake I know how to fix, but having never heard of a ferrule and even after having had it explained to me what it/they were, I ordered a pair of flexipipes from Eurocarparts with (hopefully) the said ferrules attached. DHL should get them to me in time for the return MoT next week (none in stock within a 20 mile radius). Advisories included a slightly off-colour front indicator (new bulb?), an almost illegally worn front tyre and a slightly corroded brake pipe.
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Pass yesterday with two advisories split rear exhaust rubber sand slightly corroded brake pipe unions. After a clean mot last year. Oh well smelly stuff happens
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