MOT fail thread
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Nightmare on MOT Street: Frightening Faults Lurking in UK Garages – Matters of Testing
While most horror stories are set in haunted houses or dark woods, some of the DVSA’s scariest tales come straight from the MOT testing bay. This year testers have shared some truly hair-raising sights that would leave the bravest of
mattersoftesting.blog.gov.uk
Far too many to list.
Considering the weather of late, one would assume that the driver might somehow have noticed something was missing here, but nope, they had no idea..
I'd love to know the thought process when the customer decided where to fit the dashcam.
Probably something like "I know I'll fit it slap bang in my direct view of the road, that'll be just perfect"
and they did just that..
Just fit the ******* thing behind the mirror like anyone else with a fully functioning brain would FFS.
Also, and this shouldn't need saying, but don't buy part worn tyres.
Same car as above, and the customer had one fitted just before bringing it in for MOT (it's still got the marker pen on the tread)..
The tyre was completely flat when I went to get it in for test, so I pumped it up otherwise the brake rollers would tear it to shreds, and...
not only was the customer sold a tyre that was punctured, it also had cords exposed from sidewall damage.
And the best bit, they drove the car away without an MOT and with the tyre completely devoid of air.
Yay!
Probably something like "I know I'll fit it slap bang in my direct view of the road, that'll be just perfect"
and they did just that..
Just fit the ******* thing behind the mirror like anyone else with a fully functioning brain would FFS.
Also, and this shouldn't need saying, but don't buy part worn tyres.
Same car as above, and the customer had one fitted just before bringing it in for MOT (it's still got the marker pen on the tread)..
The tyre was completely flat when I went to get it in for test, so I pumped it up otherwise the brake rollers would tear it to shreds, and...
not only was the customer sold a tyre that was punctured, it also had cords exposed from sidewall damage.
And the best bit, they drove the car away without an MOT and with the tyre completely devoid of air.
Yay!
Yup, it drives me even more insane than I already am.
Absolutely nothing we can do, other than advise the customer not to, and remind them of the law.
They should defrost from engine heat when driving there, but if not pour hot water over them.Couldn't find an appropriate thread hence posting here. I have the missus' Mazda booked in for MOT tomorrow morning. The outside temperature is going to be around -6.
What I should do to unfreeze the wiper nozzles quickly please? I tried spraying de-icer this morning after clearing all the snow but it still wasn't working after about 25 odd minutes of driving. I do use the Halfords windscreen liquid for up to -5 degrees in the reservoir, but in past experience it has failed at 0 degree too.
Appreciate any advice you folks could provide. Dont want the Mazda to fail its MOT just on that. TIA.
All but one of the tests I’ve done today have had frozen washer jets, but they’ve defrosted by the time I’ve finished.