Watchdog - faulty dashboard

whitecrook · 8 Oct 2009 at 20:11

Renault scenics dashboards keep not working and apparently the presenter said that it's illegal and you would be breaing the law by driving with a faulty dashboard.

Never heard of this? Which law is this?

there's a couple of checks at MOT time (ABS, etc) that I know of.

Dangerous Dave · 8 Oct 2009 at 20:13

I would have thought the speedo would be the important one, they are digital on the newer Scenics.

djbenjo · 8 Oct 2009 at 20:22

You don't need a working speedo to pass an MOT.

The important bits are SRS and ABS lights I would imagine.

Dangerous Dave · 8 Oct 2009 at 20:25

djbenjo said:
You don't need a working speedo to pass an MOT.

The important bits are SRS and ABS lights I would imagine.

You might not need it for a MOT however I would have thought you need one to legally drive it on the road.

West · 8 Oct 2009 at 20:27

It's French. Of course it's Faulty

miniyazz · 8 Oct 2009 at 20:53

Dangerous Dave said:
You might not need it for a MOT however I would have thought you need one to legally drive it on the road.

No, although I doubt it'll help your defence if you break any speed limits. But as long as you keep to the speed limits, I don't see it as a problem.. you could use the speed indicator on your Sat Nav for example.

Dangerous Dave · 8 Oct 2009 at 21:30

miniyazz said:
No, although I doubt it'll help your defence if you break any speed limits. But as long as you keep to the speed limits, I don't see it as a problem.. you could use the speed indicator on your Sat Nav for example.

You need to get a speedo fitted to a Quad to make it road legal, I would have thought the same applies to cars. I don't know if a Sat Nav would count that can display speed might if it constantly displayed speed and was hard wired for power.

Gooner14 · 8 Oct 2009 at 21:34

My car passed an MOT without a working speedo.

Dangerous Dave · 8 Oct 2009 at 21:37

Gooner14 said:
My car passed an MOT without a working speedo.

It is not tested at a MOT it doesn't mean it is road legal without one though, same as front window tints and Xenons needing washer/auto levelling for example.