Funny MOT comments

tom_e · 14 Mar 2023 at 13:14

Nasher said:
I find it weird how police will turn up to help TV licence goons at the door of a rowdy tennent. But won't be on hand to keep the peace for this kind of thing, which is a much more dangerous situation where they can potentially be mobbed.

Maybe they do now, that article is 30 years old.

glenimp617 · 14 Mar 2023 at 14:39

and look at that.....the funny comments have vanished

Manbatius · 14 Mar 2023 at 18:43

TheOracle said:
and look at that.....the funny comments have vanished

Thank you. I opened it like 6 times and was like... What's funny about that. Standard wear and tear.

Car mechanics magazine showed one a couple of years back:

"Has been welded by a pigeon"

Dis86 · 14 Mar 2023 at 19:21

Date tested
20 August 2019
PASS
Mileage
101,654 miles
Test location
View test location

MOT test number
3750 3677 4039
Expiry date
29 August 2020
Monitor and repair if necessary (advisories):

Nearside front lower suspension arm bush slightly worn & deteriorating

What are advisories?

?

Kenai · 14 Mar 2023 at 19:28

Dis86 said:
?

It's been removed now, I suspect along with most of the others that have been doing the rounds on social media

Scania · 14 Mar 2023 at 19:41

Looks like it’s been edited and updated….

Chris Wilson · 14 Mar 2023 at 19:42

Dis86 said:
Date tested
20 August 2019
PASS
Mileage
101,654 miles
Test location
View test location

MOT test number
3750 3677 4039
Expiry date
29 August 2020
Monitor and repair if necessary (advisories):

Nearside front lower suspension arm bush slightly worn & deteriorating

What are advisories?

?

An advisory is where a fault is seen but it's not bad enough to warrant a fail, so it's noted with the intention of it being advice to get it sorted soon. Things like the brake pads are worn, but not yet in desperate need of changing.

Rroff · 14 Mar 2023 at 19:52

Dis86 said:
Date tested
20 August 2019
PASS
Mileage
101,654 miles
Test location
View test location

MOT test number
3750 3677 4039
Expiry date
29 August 2020
Monitor and repair if necessary (advisories):

Nearside front lower suspension arm bush slightly worn & deteriorating

What are advisories?

?

Grossly simplified generally things which won't be a fail now but likely will deteriorate before the next MOT where they wouldn't pass. (Though sometimes just stuff to monitor which may last indefinitely).

EDIT: Not so much the MOT tester but the garage/customer service people can be a bit annoying in this respect - they seem to just assume most people maintain their car on a shoe string and wouldn't want to spend the money and have played down things before which I'd much rather spend the money to get sorted properly and avoid potential future problems. (Though you also get the opposite where they try to rip you off for any and everything).

Dis86 · 14 Mar 2023 at 19:59

@Chris Wilson @Rroff i'm aware of what they are, that's a copy and paste of the link from the OP.

Chris Wilson · 14 Mar 2023 at 20:00

I see lots and lots of advisories where nothing is done and the next year the "faults" don't even get a mention, so caveat emptor....

Rroff · 14 Mar 2023 at 20:01

Dis86 said:
@Chris Wilson @Rroff i'm aware of what they are, that's a copy and paste of the link from the OP.

Ah originally it had some spiteful comments about the owner (labelled as dangerous) and how they'd do his wife though, etc.

Nemiyen · 14 Mar 2023 at 20:04

Well I just spent 5 mins reloading the page, checking the date - going between mobile and desktop mode as I thought it might be different and I read page 2 of this thread and find the comment has been removed! :mad:

weringo · 14 Mar 2023 at 20:41

Until reading down I thought OP was making an innuendo out of "bush slightly worn & deteriorating"

glenimp617 · 15 Mar 2023 at 09:50

for those that missed it, there were three additional comments. The first one was "The owners a nonce". I can't remember the other two, but something about the owners wife shouldn't be driving, and that she was fit "wouldn't say no".

adam cool dude · 15 Mar 2023 at 12:26

TheOracle said:
for those that missed it, there were three additional comments. The first one was "The owners a nonce". I can't remember the other two, but something about the owners wife shouldn't be driving, and that she was fit "wouldn't say no".

Nothing ever leaves the internet.

MrRockliffe · 15 Mar 2023 at 14:01

adam cool dude said:
Nothing ever leaves the internet.

It's the DANGEROUS that gets me

Sinbad2000 · 15 Mar 2023 at 14:04

Rroff said:
Grossly simplified generally things which won't be a fail now but likely will deteriorate before the next MOT where they wouldn't pass. (Though sometimes just stuff to monitor which may last indefinitely).

EDIT: Not so much the MOT tester but the garage/customer service people can be a bit annoying in this respect - they seem to just assume most people maintain their car on a shoe string and wouldn't want to spend the money and have played down things before which I'd much rather spend the money to get sorted properly and avoid potential future problems. (Though you also get the opposite where they try to rip you off for any and everything).

I'm happy with the advisories myself... I have 3 on my car from the MOT last week but it's all stuff I can DIY a lot cheaper than having the dealership fix it... Not on a shoestring, but I don't feel the need to pay their labour rates for something I can do myself on a saturday afternoon