MOTs are changing from January 2012 - some of these will catch a lot of people out

mattyfez · 21 Nov 2011 at 19:53

I don't get the cat bit, surely if your vehicles emissions are within the required range, then it wouldn't be an issue.
You can get sport cats anyway, which barely affect performance.

phil-k · 21 Nov 2011 at 19:55

I did read a while ago that the drivers seat adjustments had to work as well, mine has electronic adjustment and hasnt worked for ages, its in the right position for me so I havnt bothered getting it fixed, I suppose I will have to now

Trifid · 21 Nov 2011 at 19:57

[TW]Fox;20618007 said:
It was widely assumed that the new changes included this requirement. However since the release of the test manual reflecting the new changes it has become apparent that this was a misunderstanding. The MOT manual is clear on the position of HID's and headlamp washers.

Thanks for confirming. I was a bit miffed having to change to normal bulbs even though in my last MOT the tester said my headlights were perfectly aligned.

Lopéz · 21 Nov 2011 at 20:05

Everyone needs to ignore BigglesPIP's scaremongering first post and read up on this properly!

Shame on you BigglesPIP and your Panorama style reporting.

[TW]Fox · 21 Nov 2011 at 20:06

Agreed. Lets hope your average MOT tester can read the manual better than BigglesPIP can :eek:

ShakenNstirred · 21 Nov 2011 at 20:08

s0ck said:
So... is the decat thing going to affect dervs?

i would think so
if the car was manufactured with a cat on then it must be on diesel or petrol i would have thought

TaKeN · 21 Nov 2011 at 20:43

s0ck said:
So... is the decat thing going to affect dervs?

ShakenNstirred said:
i would think so
if the car was manufactured with a cat on then it must be on diesel or petrol i would have thought

Diesels have a smoke test IIRC. Not an emissions test like a petrol engine.

BigglesPiP · 21 Nov 2011 at 20:52

TaKeN said:
Oh **** ***

My 306 is De-Catted

EDIT - But it's a diesel, which only has a smoke test?

Go read rule 7.1 if the car was fitted one, it must be physically present in the MOT. As other's have suggested; you just keep a cat in your garage for special occasions.

Westyfield2 said:
Hmm. How's that gonna work? They gonna have a massive database that says whether there was a catalyst when it left the factory?

They have one that says how the ABS light is supposed to work pinned to the wall in the form of an A1 poster. So probably.

[TW]Fox;20618242 said:
Agreed. Lets hope your average MOT tester can read the manual better than BigglesPIP can

Ha! Was a tester here in Hampshire that told me the HID and warning light parts. I don't think he'd been on the refresher course yet.

fadetoblack · 21 Nov 2011 at 20:54

phil-k said:
I did read a while ago that the drivers seat adjustments had to work as well, mine has electronic adjustment and hasnt worked for ages, its in the right position for me so I havnt bothered getting it fixed, I suppose I will have to now

Mines the same unsure how to remove the drivers seat on passat

[TW]Fox · 21 Nov 2011 at 20:57

BigglesPiP said:
Ha! Was a tester here in Hampshire that told me the HID and warning light parts.

Yea whatever - you posted a link to the document, it's not exactly hard to read it before spouting misinformed scare stories is it?

BigglesPiP · 21 Nov 2011 at 20:58

I skimmed it for the bits he said and added a couple of others that caught my aye, I made a mistake, get over it. The ones I spotted I got right.

[TW]Fox · 21 Nov 2011 at 20:59

You posted a scaremongering thread in which 2 3rds of the points you made were plain wrong and easily disproved using the document you linked to and 3 minutes of reading! Bit more than a 'mistake'

BigglesPiP · 21 Nov 2011 at 21:00

Get over it.

SoliD · 21 Nov 2011 at 21:03

How many times must this rubbish be posted?

OllyM · 21 Nov 2011 at 21:04

What a terrible thread!

fadetoblack · 21 Nov 2011 at 21:04

County said:
My cars de-catted....oh well just pop the tubes back on for the MOT 2 second Job

Would this not void your mot and insurance if you were involved in a crash
And they found out / checked if it was de-catted?

Don't flame me just asking

[TW]Fox · 21 Nov 2011 at 21:05

fadetoblack said:
Would this not void your mot and insurance if you were involved in a crash
And they found out / checked if it was de-catted?

Don't flame me just asking

Given the amount of misinformation in this thread I think its highly appropriate somebody trots out the old void insurance line.

We just need somebody to say that you'll fail if your spare is bald next.

fadetoblack · 21 Nov 2011 at 21:09

[TW]Fox;20618746 said:
Given the amount of misinformation in this thread I think its highly appropriate somebody trots out the old void insurance line.

We just need somebody to say that you'll fail if your spare is bald next.

Claim down claim down claim Fox

I was only asking the question?

PMKeates · 21 Nov 2011 at 21:11

Not only is your insurance void, but your entire family are killed in a ritual burning at the stake.

fadetoblack · 21 Nov 2011 at 21:13

PMKeates said:
Not only is your insurance void, but your entire family are killed in a ritual burning at the stake.

Thanks for answering the question but do you really need to add the rest? :rolleyes: