"Richard Brookman" <
[email protected]> wrote in message
news:
[email protected]...
> ...and Andy.Smalley spake unto the tribes of Usenet, saying...
>
>
> > Nigel wrote:
> >> Tom Woods wrote:
> >>> On Sun, 19 Feb 2006 15:45:58 +0000 (GMT), "Dave Liquorice"
> >>> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Will it fail the MOT with a missing drivers door mirror? The
> >>>> nearside door mirror and interior mirror are fine.
> >>>
> >>> it shouldnt fail. You only need 2 out of the 3 mirrors for the MOT.
> >>>
> >>> My landy only has a drivers and interior mirror, and 101 ambis dont
> >>> have interior mirrors just 2 sides.
> >>
> >> I'm sure you only need 1 door mirror and it has to be the driver one.
> >>
> >> Nigel
> >
> > It only needs 2 out of the 3 mirrors but one must be the offside door
> > mirror sorry but it should fail
>
> Dave doesn't say what the vehicle, but if it's a 90/110, I'm pretty sure
the
> l/h mirror will reverse (or can be made to reverse) to get through the
test.
No need:
Information
Obligatory mirrors
Obligatory mirrors are
a. an exterior mirror fitted to the offside (right-hand side when seated in
the
drivers seat), or
b, an exterior mirror fitted to the
nearside fleft hand side when seated In the drivers seat), or
c. an interior mirror.
Passenger vehicles with no more than 7 passenger seats first used before 1
August 1978 must have any one of the above options.
Passenger vehicles with more than 7 passenger seats of any age, and all
passenger vehicles first used on or after I August 1978 (not being a minibus
as above), must have two mirrors, one of which must be option 'a'.
1. Check the obligatory mirrors for presence, security, condition and
usability.
Reasons for rejection:
1. An obligatory mirror:
a. missing or insecure
b. so damaged or deteriorated that the view to the rear is seriously
impaired
c. does not provide a view to the rear of the vehicle
d. not clearly visible from the drivers seat, or incapable of being adjusted
to be clearly visible from the drivers seat.
TonyB
