Dan
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Registered: 22nd Apr 02
Location: Gorleston on Sea, Norfolk
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just took the mr2 for MOT, reall good mates with all at the place i take it, as there another hgv garage in my area.
i knew it had illegal sidelights on the front, no speedo, no openable windows and a dodgy wheel bearing.
yet what did it fail on? a bloody split pin missing out of a ball joint.
why didnt he just fit it for me or say fit it when u go bk. all the favours i do for these people have to stop!!
that is all 
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Rob_Lee
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Registered: 9th Dec 05
Location: Folkestone Drives: Nova 1.6 16v
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If they are caught doing anything to your car then they lose their license.
Same happened in my garage with my car. brake pipe clip missing. Failed on that!
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hopper
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Registered: 14th Apr 02
Location: Stoke-on-Trent
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speedo and windows inop dont come into mot, wheel bearing can only fail throught detectable roushness or play wen turning the wheels, repairs cannot be carried out during the test. as for the sidelights that down to the tester
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Steve
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Registered: 30th Mar 02
Location: Worcestershire Drives: Defender
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eh? so if they find something wrong, something small they have to fail it and cant fix it then pass it?
does that mean say if it fails on a numberplate bulb, then they fail it, do you have to pay for a retest?
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VegasPhil
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Registered: 16th Jan 05
Location: Fareham, Hants Drives: Octavia VRS
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I thought they'd phone you and tell you the car was gonna fail on a Split Pin. I know i'd be mightily pissed off if that happened to me. 
It's ok. My car failed on everything this year 
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PaulW
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Registered: 26th Jan 03
Location: Atherton, Greater Manchester
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve
eh? so if they find something wrong, something small they have to fail it and cant fix it then pass it?
does that mean say if it fails on a numberplate bulb, then they fail it, do you have to pay for a retest?
if its something minor, like a sidelight bulb or numberplate bulb, they can pass it on an advisory.
major (suspension related) which the balljoin falls under, then it will have to be failed...
and afaik, retests are free if carried out at the same testing station if any repairs are carried out there within a set period of time (8 or 10 days i think)
[Edited on 23-01-2007 by PaulW]
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hopper
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Registered: 14th Apr 02
Location: Stoke-on-Trent
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there is a thing called prs (pass and repair at staion) which allows small items to be replaced after the test, ie bulbs and stuff. most other things thoug have to have a retest which can vary if the vehicle stays at the garage or go's away
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ChrisBoom
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Registered: 6th Dec 06
Location: Highland
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There was a guy up here that was really good for MOT testing.. To test the brakes he would go bombing off in the car and slam them on; If it stopped, then the brakes were OK 
He got busted tho, did about twice the MOT's he was meant to do, and he didnt have the right testing equipment. Hes lost his license untill he gets the right equipment lol.
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Mike GSi
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Registered: 3rd Jan 07
Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Drives:Astra VXR
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i took my car to a garage and there real good friends of mine! but they failed mine because of a magic tree hanging from my mirror!..........only because the standards agency were there! cant b too careful these days!
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PaulW
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Registered: 26th Jan 03
Location: Atherton, Greater Manchester
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quote:
Originally posted by mikegsic16xe
i took my car to a garage and there real good friends of mine! but they failed mine because of a magic tree hanging from my mirror!..........only because the standards agency were there! cant b too careful these days!
that rule makes me laugh
your not allowed any 'obstruction' to voer more than 4cm2 or something on the windscreen, so how does it pass with a tax disc there??
there is no exception to the rule as far as the testing guidelines go... so the tax disc SHOULD fail it!
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AndyCorsaSport
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Registered: 12th Feb 06
Location: Horsforth, West Yorkshire
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On the talk of Tax Disc's. do they have to be in the bottom left corner? Or just anywhere on the windscreen?
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TomWilly
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Registered: 20th Sep 05
Location: Bristol
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also interested in tax disc location
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