Will this rust pass MOT?

saitrix · 27 Mar 2007 at 21:05

Hi,

MOT is up soon, 3rd April to be exact. Well I don't think I will have time to tune the carbs and sort the passenger footwell rust before it. So I was wondering whether people knew whether this would fail MOT. If so, any sneaky ways to get it past without being noticed? Don't worry, will be sorted the week after the MOT anyways.

InvaderGIR · 27 Mar 2007 at 21:30

Other than leaving the carpet in the car when it goes off to MOT, can't see there being anything you can do....apart from fix it

InvG

saitrix · 27 Mar 2007 at 21:39

InvaderGIR said:
Other than leaving the carpet in the car when it goes off to MOT, can't see there being anything you can do....apart from fix it

InvG

Hense why I was seeing whether it will fail on it or not. I might just be able to fit it in, but means asking work for a morning off.

Glaucus · 27 Mar 2007 at 21:45

Should be fine, it's not a structural part and it's not on outside body work. If your still worried just stick a sticker over it on the inside and the outside as there not aloud to remove anything. sounds stupid but thats the case.

*Moangroan* · 27 Mar 2007 at 21:52

On the floor it does not have to be structural....I had more than one car fail on a hole in the floor.

Its due to fumes leaking from the exhaust/engine straight into the car.

Can you see daylight through the hole ??????? If so its a Fail.

Glaucus · 27 Mar 2007 at 21:56

didn't now that in which case just get some glue, add a bit of colouring ad smear it over the hole, alah instant expense free fix.

JRS · 27 Mar 2007 at 21:57

My mate's Chevelle passed with waaaaaaaay worse floor damage than that

if I remember right he just duct taped over the floor and stuck the carpet back over the top. That said, he did have a fairly sympathetic tester doing the MOT....

L1J · 27 Mar 2007 at 21:58

Open it out and stick a rubber bung/grommet in it, pretend its a factory drain hole

SB118 · 27 Mar 2007 at 22:02

That'll turn into a big hole when the tester hits it with his hammer.

You COULD always fix it before the test you know ....

Third Opinion · 27 Mar 2007 at 22:12

Corrosion needs to be within 6 inches of a suspension or seat belt mounting to fail. That will be fine.

Lashout_UK · 27 Mar 2007 at 22:25

Fail, point blank, do not collect 200 quid, do not pass go. DIRECTLY TO FAIL. Sorry

God damn, this thing's had a replacement floorpan on this side/respray at some point as well. Remember what I said about not buying this or the first one you saw!?! (Sorry, venting mood tonight

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The MOT tester will prod at that floorpan because there'll most likely be damage underneath as well and it will raise interest......

saitrix · 27 Mar 2007 at 22:31

God this was the whole point of this thread to see whether 100% I had to sort it in time.

I can tell Lewis. :rolleyes:

Very useful...

Lashout_UK · 27 Mar 2007 at 22:34

Yea, I mean, strictly speaking, a rust hole in the middle of the car's floor-pan may still pass but it's all down to the tester and his jurisdiction I'm afraid.

Try it and see!

Unadvisable to leave it like that however

agw_01 · 27 Mar 2007 at 22:36

Bit of fP38 and spray paint... sorted

My 220 went through the MOT with much worse than that.

saitrix · 27 Mar 2007 at 22:38

Well I am in a bit of a pickle because my Dad is the only one insured to drive it at the moment. I am still using the NCB on my Focus. So trying to get my car to somewhere for sorting the rust and carbs in time is being a real pain, especially with all the work I have been given. So who knows whether I'll get it done in time.

wolseley · 27 Mar 2007 at 22:42

The rules state that excessive corrosion must be within 6 inches of either the suspension or the seatbelt mountings in order to fail. However, it can also fail on other corrosion if the tester believes it to be excessive and or dangerous. Personally, I would not have thought that that would be the case here, but a) I can't see it as well in a picture as an expert can up close and b) it isn't my call to make.

On a side note, an old car of mine once failed because there was a hole in the floor (quite a bad one) right next to the passenger side seatbelt mount. The car was a 1964 model on which the seatbelts were an optional extra (not required to be fitted by law in 1964), so I removed the seatbelts and it passed. I would have said that seatbelts mounted next to a hole in the floorpan (yet attached to the inner sill) were safer than no seatbelts, but rules is rules.

Liverpool-Lad · 27 Mar 2007 at 22:45

AcidHell2 said:
Should be fine, it's not a structural part and it's not on outside body work. If your still worried just stick a sticker over it on the inside and the outside as there not aloud to remove anything. sounds stupid but thats the case.

Yes, but they can test for corrosion with their 'tools'

Glaucus · 27 Mar 2007 at 22:50

Liverpool-Lad said:
Yes, but they can test for corrosion with their 'tools'

they can do but unlikely, unless there trying to make money out of you.
http://www.motuk.co.uk/manual_610.htm