Biennial MOT tests

theone8181 said:
There's nothing stopping them being checked over more often though is there? I was going to suggest milage based too (maybe 10k), but then your taxis would be getting checked monthly (which probably isn't a bad idea).
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They get a check every shift with levels tyres lights etc every 12 hours at shift handover. But generally serviced every 4 weeks at most

Some of our bigger stuff is getting down to almost a fortnight between 10k services in the summer
 
ShiWarrior said:
same car ?
failed twice on the same tyre

does he not understand SAFETY ?
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Same car, both front tyres were bulged.
There were 2 child seats fitted as well!
I wonder how many drivers actually check the inner sidewall of their tyres?
I know people check the outer sidewall because I see plenty of cuts and flaps of rubber (from kerb/pothole damage) super glued to hide exposed cords (like that’s going to make it safe again :rolleyes: ).
 
Reminded me of this thread.

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JonRGV250 said:
Sadly there’s plenty of places out there doing dodgy MOTs and my guess is this one had a pass put on it without it going anywhere near an MOT center.
Just check out the failure list in the video.
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You would hope the police would refer the centre to the relevant body or even go around themselves and have a word.
 
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I’d hope they’ll contact the DVSA to inspect the vehicle and speak the tester who passed it and ban him from testing for life.
If that happens he’ll get possible jail time, it’s quite common.
 
Some more daftness..

Speed sensor wires greased (why?)..

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Outer sheath of handbrake cables greased (why?)..

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Anthing but covering the actual brake pipes in grease (they failed due to corrosion).



Typical Clio (not a failure).
I could have snapped in half any of that with little effort..

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I have absolutely no idea how someone has managed to route the brake hose like that, but it isn't good, and won't be long until it's worn through..

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And this slightly crash damaged Kia.
The OSR trailing arm (how it should look)..

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and the slightly bent NSR arm.
It must have been interesting to drive the car like that, just look at the wear on the tyre..

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And finally a slighty worn brake disc.
Which passed the efficiency test (it's not hard to), but failed on condition..

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Mental.
 
With that above video re MOT, I was under the impression not just the tester, but the company they represent who has a license to MOT can also get into problems? Is this not the case and it's only the tester who becomes liable?
 
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It boggles my mind how people can let their vehicles get in such a state. That Nissan is most likely less than ten years old. I can only imagine what their houses are like.
 
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None whatsoever, no reason to.
I’ve been on enough training courses with Toyota/Lexus to know that it’s almost impossible to harm yourself when working on them.
The only difference MOT wise is there’s no emissions test (same goes for hybrids).
 
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