Mazda 6 advice MOT
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I think they were told this stuff needing sorting before next MOT or it will fail, next MOT is now looming a month away and OP is only now looking at whether / how to sort it out.
This.
Drop links are cheap and easy to change, parking brake even if you need new shoes or fittings are still sub £50 for new parts.
Just for FYI I just paid Halfords £55 to sort my handbrake.
We are either not getting the full picture here as these are easy, inexpensive things to fix, why would mechanics say to scrap it.
A tester wouldn’t give the failure codes for what he may guess it’ll fail on.
I'm guessing the OP had them as advisories last year, and now that December is approaching again, is concerned they will fail this time.
Car is scrap. I'll take it off your hands for free to save you the hassle **
** Car isn't scrap. That's quite basic stuff that any garage can fix. I guess the issue is the cost of repair vs value of the car. But if you are still happy with the rest of the car then probably work fixing. But it might still pass an MOT for another year, you never know.
Car is scrap. I'll take it off your hands for free to save you the hassle **
** Car isn't scrap. That's quite basic stuff that any garage can fix. I guess the issue is the cost of repair vs value of the car. But if you are still happy with the rest of the car then probably work fixing. But it might still pass an MOT for another year, you never know.
The failure codes though.
These 'technicians' clearly got their qualifications out of a Christmas cracker, if they said that. These issues are all cheap, easy fixes.
FWIW, most MOT testers worth their salt, will happily just adjust the headlight during testing it on the MOT - well, unless they're a tight arse, as it takes seconds to align it, seeing as you're using the same equipment to test it...
FWIW, most MOT testers worth their salt, will happily just adjust the headlight during testing it on the MOT - well, unless they're a tight arse, as it takes seconds to align it, seeing as you're using the same equipment to test it...
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Maybe after sorting whatever tyre issue it was they had it MOT'd somewhere else who for whatever reason didn't fail it on the rest... or they've been driving around without a valid MOT for nearly a year.
That would be mental.
But surprisingly common
I know of an older neighbour, who's forgot when his MOT has ran out, and got away with driving it for 6 months or more, many times 
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Yeah tbh, not surprised that people get away with it.But surprisingly common
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#scanaholicsanonymous
What I find strange is that people sign up to a computer hardware forum to ask these odd car questions. Happens every so often.
Perhaps somebody knows somebody else that uses this forum, so they are aware that there's a motors subforum here too. Who knows?
Though you are right, I initially joined this forum in the first place about PC stuff. About car stuff, before I joined OcUK forum, I usually asked questions I had in the owners club forum for my car, or the Facebook group.
Advisories related to specific parts of the test will have the code quoted with them, for example:
