If you feel it shouldn't have failed, you can appeal to VOSA.
http://www.dft.gov.uk/vosa/forms/vehicletestforms/vehicletestforms.htm
http://www.dft.gov.uk/vosa/forms/vehicletestforms/vehicletestforms.htm
Joke of an MOT fail
- Thread starter Belloni
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Still yet to find a good garage.
Only today I got my car back after having sent it in to swap out my Alternator.
Not only did they break my power steering (!!!!!!!!!!!!!) but they also didn't rebuild the front end properly, left half the bolts missing and didn't put my engine cover back on.
FYI anyone in Bristol, DON'T use SFTebby and Sons
Only today I got my car back after having sent it in to swap out my Alternator.
Not only did they break my power steering (!!!!!!!!!!!!!) but they also didn't rebuild the front end properly, left half the bolts missing and didn't put my engine cover back on.
FYI anyone in Bristol, DON'T use SFTebby and Sons
Soldato
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Don't the council do MOT
From the MOT Manual.
Method of inspection
1. Check all road wheels for
a. cracks, damage and distortion particularly the rim
b. presence and condition of spokes
c. security
d. stud hole(s) visibly badly worn
e. wheel stud(s), bolt(s) or nut(s) missing
f. heel stud(s), bolt(s) or nut(s) loose
Reasons for rejection
a. a wheel badly damaged, distorted or cracked, or with a badly distorted bead rim
b. a wheel which has a spoke(s) missing, cracked or excessively
. loose
. bent,or
. corroded
c. a wheel insecure
d. excessive elongation of a stud hole(s) in a wheel
e. a wheel stud(s), bolt(s) or nut(s) missing
f. a wheel stud(s), bolt(s) or nut(s) loose
Sounds like a legitimate reason for failure to me. "Excessive" is open to some level of interpretation by the individual tester of course. MOT testers are always schooled to "pass and advise" if there is any doubt, which would indicate to me that he thought the wheel rim was clearly excessively damaged.
If you feel this is unjust, you should take it up with VOSA via the appeal process.
Method of inspection
1. Check all road wheels for
a. cracks, damage and distortion particularly the rim
b. presence and condition of spokes
c. security
d. stud hole(s) visibly badly worn
e. wheel stud(s), bolt(s) or nut(s) missing
f. heel stud(s), bolt(s) or nut(s) loose
Reasons for rejection
a. a wheel badly damaged, distorted or cracked, or with a badly distorted bead rim
b. a wheel which has a spoke(s) missing, cracked or excessively
. loose
. bent,or
. corroded
c. a wheel insecure
d. excessive elongation of a stud hole(s) in a wheel
e. a wheel stud(s), bolt(s) or nut(s) missing
f. a wheel stud(s), bolt(s) or nut(s) loose
Sounds like a legitimate reason for failure to me. "Excessive" is open to some level of interpretation by the individual tester of course. MOT testers are always schooled to "pass and advise" if there is any doubt, which would indicate to me that he thought the wheel rim was clearly excessively damaged.
If you feel this is unjust, you should take it up with VOSA via the appeal process.
Yes. Try re-reading the thread.
The buckle is so small, it doesn't have an affect on anything whatsoever.
Excessive to me is where it's affecting the tyres ability to seal on the rim or is causing the tyre to deform because of the damage to the wheel. Definately sounds like a pass and advise to me.
I must say to all the people that think many mot station fails stuff to create work, I'm a tester at a family owned and run garage, biggest one in town and when I do an MOT I really don't care whether it passes or fails, I get paid the same regardless.
Maybe just don't go anywhere the MOT tester also happens to be an owner?
I must say to all the people that think many mot station fails stuff to create work, I'm a tester at a family owned and run garage, biggest one in town and when I do an MOT I really don't care whether it passes or fails, I get paid the same regardless.
Maybe just don't go anywhere the MOT tester also happens to be an owner?
Stoke Grifford Garage behind parkway station.
Changed my aux belt for £40 labour and passed my '5 with zero advisories this year. They are absolutely brilliant and others I know feel the same way.
So I met the owner today, and he agreed with his guy (obviously) and said he was going to fire him tomorrow if he didn't agree but due to safety he agrees.
He told me to buy a second hand alloy from ebay, and he'll get his guys to refit it for free and pass the MOT.
I'm going to go to another garage tomorrow to get a third and final opinion then go from there.
He told me to buy a second hand alloy from ebay, and he'll get his guys to refit it for free and pass the MOT.
I'm going to go to another garage tomorrow to get a third and final opinion then go from there.