MOT Time - bit of advice please!

Time for the Defender to go in for it's MOT and just got a couple of questions... Will any of the following be issues?

1. No front mud flaps
2. No rear anti-roll bar
3. Cracked front number plate - should I replace it?
4. Took one of the rear reflectors off to fit the wheel carrier / hi-lift
5. Tyres have plenty of shreds and rips, but are otherwise sound

Will any of these cause me problems? And will it be OK at a 'regular' garage, or should I find someone who knows Landy's better?

Steve

I know for a fact that mudflaps arent an issue, although im pretty sure all cars need to have a red reflector one on the left one on the right at the rear of the vehicle (modern cars have them built into the lights). However it depends on how lenient the tester is, likewise with the numberplate because mine is cracked and it still passed.

YorkshireSteve said:

Time for the Defender to go in for it's MOT and just got a couple of questions... Will any of the following be issues?

1. No front mud flaps - mud flaps not part of MOT - or do you mean wheel arch extensions?
2. No rear anti-roll bar - if it was originally fitted with one, and there is evidence that it has been removed, then it should fail. However, because some Defenders never had them, some garages don't know better.
3. Cracked front number plate - should I replace it? - yes.
4. Took one of the rear reflectors off to fit the wheel carrier / hi-lift - theoretically a fail, best stick one on.
5. Tyres have plenty of shreds and rips, but are otherwise sound - will fail if over a certain size or deep enough to expose the cords.

Will any of these cause me problems? And will it be OK at a 'regular' garage, or should I find someone who knows Landy's better?

Steve

Click to expand...

.

correct you must have reflector by law number plate as long as the crack isnt serious of allters diminish any of the letters numbers you can take the roll bar off and you dont need waters cloging corroding mud traps flaps

The definitive answer:

MOT Testers Manual

Make sure those reflectors are exactly opposite eachother to. my old 90 failed for that last year. PITA it was with the wheel carrier.

G

Nice one guys, thanks for the pointers... Griffdowg, that link is very useful - cheers. Will get it booked in this aft.

Steve