Kerry
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........ had pulsar a month and it came with 12 months mot of which it had done no miles since it was done til when i picked it up and ive probably done about 500 max
thurs i asked luke to put some air in my tyres when he went to pick darren up from gettin his super chip done as i thought they were low and he said one on front only had 18 psi 
then i rang him yesterday on my way home from work and he said he was at garage gettin 4 tyres fitted  He had gone out to the car yesterday mornin and noticed front tyre was flat and when he looked the tread was that low kus of the pressure of pumpin it up it had popped right through to the wire and obviously leaking 
we are doing a 300 plus mile round trip in her this weekend imagine if that would of happened at 70 mph the guy at tyre place said there is no way that should of come through an mot with those tyres
should i report the mot test station? and if so who to?
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CORSA NUT
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70mph?? Who you kidding chuck  
I'd say yes but it will probably be a long process and they will just deny it 
So i'd say no..
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CORSA NUT
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Oh and Trading Standards if you do...
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Colin
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Poberly wouldnt be worth your while!
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Kerry
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thing is i didnt take the car for mot and therefore i didnt pay for it
makes me think its a dodgy one to be honest
and i was givin 70mph as max speed limit and the route i will be goin u have to stick to it as its peppered with speed cameras 
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wezjax
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should've checked it over properly before buying.
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Kerry
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quote:
Originally posted by Kolin
Poberly wouldnt be worth your while!
yeh but we are talkin peoples safety here and if he is passes cars like that then wot if some dumb ass women with kids gets her car done there and has an accident
should be shut down imo
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Kerry
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quote:
Originally posted by wezjax
should've checked it over properly before buying.
i knew the tyres were low i was gettin new ones next week anyway i also said to a number of people they shouldnt of passed mot
thats not the point when u mot a car u trust the tester to tell u its safe to use on public road 
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Drew
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id personally take it for an MOT to see what else is wrong - if it had a dodgy mot, for all u know brake pipes could also be fucked or anything
it dont matter if it fails, least ya will know then
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CORSA NUT
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Drew spot on that mate!
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AK
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deary me....
So you bought it from where?
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Colin
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quote:
Originally posted by Kerry
quote:
Originally posted by Kolin
Poberly wouldnt be worth your while!
yeh but we are talkin peoples safety here and if he is passes cars like that then wot if some dumb ass women with kids gets her car done there and has an accident
should be shut down imo
No I ment probably wouldnt get anything done as its gonna be you against the seller + the MOT place......your word against both theres!
Is there any chance that the previous owner had different alloys on it before he sold it and is there any mention of tyres/tread depth on the Ebay listing?
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Kerry
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quote:
Originally posted by Drew
id personally take it for an MOT to see what else is wrong - if it had a dodgy mot, for all u know brake pipes could also be fucked or anything
it dont matter if it fails, least ya will know then
think u are on to something there 
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Paul H
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he might have put different wheels on it to get it through the mot so there is nothing really you can do.
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GLSi GUY
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just what i was thinkin 
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M2RTY
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only takes 5 minutes to swap a tyre over AFTER MOT or swap wheels and tyres
its your responsibility as u drive it/bought it
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Adam-D
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my mondeo has had a rushed mot
the rear bushes are shot
and 1 tyre is sketcky but like every car things wear out and they can say you changed it after you got it
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J100RSA
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yes report the station to the ministy
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the_legend_of_yrag
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dont the mot tester note down the amount of miles it done when it goes in? If so you could complain and say how many miles youve done since it was tested therefore being dangerous as it could of gone on the way home from picking it up !!!
But obviously it's a wheel so easily changed before and after, so you might not have much luck anyway.
But as the others said might not have alot of luck...
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Kerry
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i doubt the wheels were changed she wouldnt of wanted to get her hands dirty
but u never know
and yes marv u are right it is my responsibility but its also the mot person responsibility to say the car is fit for the road 
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J100RSA
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vosa will want to do an appeal test on car this can take up too 3 hours they go throught the car with a fine tooth comb and anything elese they find go's against the tester. if the tester gets 500 points he's banned from testin and the garage loose there rite to test
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3CorsaMeal
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i picked up my cosra from MOT station and they had put 4 new tyres on and they where crazy readings like 15 and 20 psi at the rear, and 44psi on the front two, and spare was at 47psi over the max allowed...
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Skinner
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Registered: 14th Jul 03
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if ur going 2 appeal u need 2 leave the car the way it was when it got tested or they wont check it ove r
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GIBBS
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Registered: 22nd Feb 01
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NO you should not, how do you know the owner didnt put some good wheel and tyres on get it tested then put shit ones on? Don't start bringing trouble to the company when you don't have a clue what they have or have not done.
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