enery8

Active Member

• Oct 10, 2012

• #1

:cheer2assed the MOT:clap2: High level tail lamp not working but advised the tester it was disconnected, passed on that. Had to have a ball joint changed so a total bill of £97 to get through...........HAPPY

 

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dellboy1959

Well-Known Member

• Oct 10, 2012

• #2

I thought ALL lights fitted had to work

 

2.0_hippo

Well-Known Member

• Oct 10, 2012

• #3

dellboy1959 said:

I thought ALL lights fitted had to work

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Indeed
You need to remove it if you don't want to use it

 

wammers

No longer with us, RIP

Donater

• Oct 10, 2012

• #4

Not for MOT. It will fail if more than 50% of the bulbs don't work. But if it does not work at all, if you tell him it's disconnected he has to believe you and pass the vehicle.

 

rodntod

Active Member

• Oct 10, 2012

• #5

wammers said:

Not for MOT. It will fail if more than 50% of the bulbs don't work. But if it does not work at all, if you tell him it's disconnected he has to believe you and pass the vehicle.

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+1. Did just that with a Honda HRV last week.

 

zan79

Well-Known Member

• Oct 10, 2012

• #6

enery8 said:

:cheer2assed the MOT:clap2: High level tail lamp not working but advised the tester it was disconnected, passed on that. Had to have a ball joint changed so a total bill of £97 to get through...........HAPPY

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Nice one, got one of our P38's through the MoT last week with only an extra £20 for a seat belt buckle, very pleased.

Not looking forward to having to put the old Disco through in the next couple of weeks though

 

Grit Valve

2000 4.6 Vouge

• Oct 10, 2012

• #7

Except for tail brake lights of coarse you won't get away with that one lol

 

wammers

No longer with us, RIP

Donater

• Oct 10, 2012

• #8

defender300td1 said:

Except for tail brake lights of coarse you won't get away with that one lol

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No you could not say my left hand stop lamp is disconnected and get away with that. That only applies to high level lamp.
But 50% rule applies to all stop lamps. It is a new rule brought in to cover multi bulb lamps like led stop lamps. On any lamp at least 50% of the bulbs must work to pass the test.