MOT Advisory Debate starts here.....

i think it was just an arse covering exercise on the testers part. at the end of the day it was only an advisary and you were entitled to discuss it when you collected it. he could have noted it as dangerous because its at a height that is easy to touch and it could be hot? (just a suggestion)

I always thought protruding tyres was a fail..

Only over a certain amount.

Report him to VOSA, clear regulations stipulate that the testing officer must not offer any personal bias as to intimidate the customer or influence the result.

Report him!

I had a problem once with a vertical exhaust stack on a slitty for mot, the probe only just reached up to it, another couple of inches higher and he said he would have failed it.

Cant see how he could really

The law on tyres is no tread visible beyond the arch. the wheel rim and side wall may be visible as may these chavvy "overstretched" tyres (so long as the tread int visible) that the saxo/civic tossers have on their super fandango wheel rims. So ya fooked if yu've got special tracks fitted and they protrude even 1mm past the wheel arches.

landowner said:

I had a problem once with a vertical exhaust stack on a slitty for mot, the probe only just reached up to it, another couple of inches higher and he said he would have failed it.

Cant see how he could really

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I always understood if the tester can not get his probe in then he can't fail it. If it can't be tested it can't be failed?

MR BFG said:

I always understood if the tester can not get his probe in then he can't fail it. If it can't be tested it can't be failed?

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Nope if he fails to complete the MOT then he can't issue the MOT certificate.

exhaust will be as its pointing to the kerbside and could cause offence to pedestrians, if it belches out a gobful of smoke when pulling away if you have been stood also it is a danger to small children if they are stood near enough to it to get burnt..If ya tyres are sticking out any he could have been a full on cock and merely failed it..not advised it. stop complainin you got the ticket lol

mad mechanic said:

exhaust will be as its pointing to the kerbside and could cause offence to pedestrians, if it belches out a gobful of smoke when pulling away if you have been stood also it is a danger to small children if they are stood near enough to it to get burnt..If ya tyres are sticking out any he could have been a full on cock and merely failed it..not advised it. stop complainin you got the ticket lol

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Many large trucks have huge exhaust on kerbside at toddler height, admittedly not pointing directly to kerb but very hot gasses pumping out, some buses have a dirty exhaust on nearside rear and they are not the cleanest of vehicles since de-regulation, where do you draw the line??

landowner said:

not pointing directly to kerb
some buses have a dirty exhaust on nearside rear

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And therin lies the problem Eggsauces are supposed point to rear or vertically upwards. once ya start sticking em out the side you start to infringe on C&U regs.

Landyfox said:

Report him to VOSA, clear regulations stipulate that the testing officer must not offer any personal bias as to intimidate the customer or influence the result.

Report him!

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might not be such a good move , as the man from VOSA might decide that he should have failed you

redhand said:

And therin lies the problem Eggsauces are supposed point to rear or vertically upwards. once ya start sticking em out the side you start to infringe on C&U regs.

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remember thee square headlight v round headlight of the 80's or for that matter Iveco side exhausts etc

redhand said:

And therin lies the problem Eggsauces are supposed point to rear or vertically upwards. once ya start sticking em out the side you start to infringe on C&U regs.

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What about Merc McClaren SLR with front side exit exhausts

Sound a bit keen but better than the examiners that give vehicles clean bill for the regulars prior to them selling the vehicle, which has happened to me.

My TD5 90 exhaust points out the nearside behind the rear wheel. Its how LR designed it and as they got type approval before being allowed to sell them I dont see how any MOT tester can have issues with it.

Shifty1962 said:

My TD5 90 exhaust points out the nearside behind the rear wheel. Its how LR designed it and as they got type approval before being allowed to sell them I dont see how any MOT tester can have issues with it.

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This



int the same as this.

charlesteton said:

Sound a bit keen but better than the examiners that give vehicles clean bill for the regulars prior to them selling the vehicle, which has happened to me.

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And me & mine was a deathtrap..

mad mechanic said:

exhaust will be as its pointing to the kerbside and could cause offence to pedestrians, if it belches out a gobful of smoke when pulling away if you have been stood also it is a danger to small children if they are stood near enough to it to get burnt

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..as do most Land Rover Defenders, it's no smokier than normal - only a bit higher than a standard outlet.

mad mechanic said:

If ya tyres are sticking out any he could have been a full on cock and merely failed it..not advised it

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..if they were he should have failed it, as they are not he couldn't. Still qualifies as a cock

Both points centre on apparently pointless interpretation of 'Advisory'

I have no complaints, I have my ticket - but goes to show how unclear the standards appear to be to a man in the street.


...from this point forth I shall assume the mantle 'eatmysoot'

tacr2man said:

might not be such a good move , as the man from VOSA might decide that he should have failed you

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To be fair on reflection having seen the photograph of the said exhaust, I think the tester has been pretty spot on, if not lenient!!