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Anyone know what the recent changes in the MOT test are?
Always interested in knowing the current situation
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Ashley Burton
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Am I right in saying that there is now Minor, Major & Dangerous? Instead of Pass, Fail & Advice
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Some things are now not included as fails but are minors
Mill lights are now part of the test
The test as it is now has worked well for some time
It is only natural that it should be given a good shake up to see what they can break
This is all to fall in line with the EU directive !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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New rules start 20th May
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/mot-changes-20-may-2018
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/mot-changes-20-may-2018
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How I read it, your car fails, so any existing mot is invalid, you take it home, arrange repair at a garage, they cannot do it for a few days, how do you get it there as you have no valid mot? The fail now takes immediate effect.
The dangerous fail leaves the vulnerable possibly open to the unscrupulous testers touting for work. I know they are rare, but we all know of them!
The dangerous fail leaves the vulnerable possibly open to the unscrupulous testers touting for work. I know they are rare, but we all know of them!
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I would assume you would have to have the vehicle recovered if you don't want said garage repairing it?
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My beloved Chrysler Voyager jammed her gearbox yesterday (only 90k but luck of the draw with those Getrag boxes) and so was scrapped 
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Need a new car so went to look at a Subaru Forester, get there and they casually mention that the check engine light is on but not an issue as it was determined to be an "inconsequential issue" by their mechanic and they had been driving it like that for a couple of years- they were unfortunately unaware that as of May that's an MOT fail and as the MOT was due in July I walked away. Glad I had heard that!
. Need a new car so went to look at a Subaru Forester, get there and they casually mention that the check engine light is on but not an issue as it was determined to be an "inconsequential issue" by their mechanic and they had been driving it like that for a couple of years- they were unfortunately unaware that as of May that's an MOT fail and as the MOT was due in July I walked away. Glad I had heard that!
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How people can think an engine management light is ok, Is beyond me! IdiotsMy beloved Chrysler Voyager jammed her gearbox yesterday (only 90k but luck of the draw with those Getrag boxes) and so was scrapped
Need a new car so went to look at a Subaru Forester, get there and they casually mention that the check engine light is on but not an issue as it was determined to be an "inconsequential issue" by their mechanic and they had been driving it like that for a couple of years- they were unfortunately unaware that as of May that's an MOT fail and as the MOT was due in July I walked away. Glad I had heard that!
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They didn't. They had their mechanic read the codes - he said don't worry about it, duff sensor or similar - they took his professional advice.
Of course the issue is that there is only one CEL so if something more serious happens then they would not know.
Of course the issue is that there is only one CEL so if something more serious happens then they would not know.
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The engine management light is on for a reason
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I get the impression you can't drive the vehicle home if it doesn't pass its MOT, Even if the previous MOT hasn't expired.
If that is part of the new rules it's going to cause some issues, one of the MOT places I use doesn't do repairs of any sort so if you had a failure it would have to go somewhere else.
Currently you can drive a vehicle with no MOT to the MOT station/or place of repair as longed as it is booked in but legally it should comply with construction and use regulations. So that is where the waters are muddied if you had two bald tyres you could still end up with point even if you are on the way to/from and MOT
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Hopefully someone can clarify this situation
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There's two laws that apply. One says you can drive from an MOT centre to a place of repair even if you don't have a valid MOT.
But your vehicle must always be roadworthy. Well if it failed the MOT then it's probably not roadworthy, and getting to a place of repair is not an excuse for not being roadworthy.
I had a car in for an MOT last week and the tester says they have still not been informed on the details of the new rules.
We had a Volvo 240 estate,bought new by my father in law, that cars engine management light came on when it was 6 months old & on & off for the rest of its life. Volvo never found out why it kept coming on & nor did anyone else. We called it the expensive light as everytime the poxy thing lit up it cost you £500 - £750. It did not matter what code came up, what sensor was replaced it always came on again before long. Volvos said in the end it was a glitch & to ignore it. Our mechanic who is a skilled diagnostic bloke with the best reputation for such things for miles never got to the bottom of it. In the end we stuck a bit of black insulating tape over the light so we couldnt see it. Sorted!
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That is terrible! As well as an MOT fail, it means you now no longer know if there's a serious fault. Was the car out of warranty?
I carry a little OBD gadget in the car in case the engine light comes on, it tells me if it's a serious fault and need to stop driving or minor fault, drive on. The EGR valve would throw up errors every so often on wifes car, just cleared the error and drove on until I could be bothered to replace the valve, which cost £25 and took less than 10 minutes to replace.
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