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Matty SRi
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24th Aug 11 at 20:08   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
MOT in 2 weeks, few little things to sort out such as front brakes, top mount, couple of bulbs and wipers.
But my question is, if you have front fog lights, do they have to work? Mine currently dont, but not sure if its just the bulbs or not as i changed my front bumper a few months back and the fog lights in the old bumper didnt work either. But that could of just been bulbs aswell....
Anybody know if they have to work for the MOT?
Cheers
Matty W
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24th Aug 11 at 20:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
only have to have an o/s rear working fog to pass an mot. might come up as an advisory though
Matty SRi
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24th Aug 11 at 20:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Thats good to hear! Cheers, rear 1 works fine, just didnt fancy taking the bumper off to change the bulbs unless i really had to!
LeeM
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24th Aug 11 at 20:22   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
if bulbs are present im pretty sure theyre supposed to function. however i only got an advisory for one of my fogs being smashed andnot working
spikedjack
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I thought it was under the rule of "if its there to be tested it will be, and if it doesnt work will fail"


like a rear wiper or spare tyre etc
AndyCorsaSport
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24th Aug 11 at 20:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
As said, if they are there, they must work.
AndyCorsaSport
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Stick some gaffa tape over them and the switch.
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24th Aug 11 at 20:34   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by AndyCorsaSport
As said, if they are there, they must work.


That's in the eyes of the law, MOT is different, front fogs aren't checked same as reverse lights and rear wiper.
Matty SRi
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Bollocks.... switch is on the light stalk so cant really tape it up lol. I thought id might of been under the rule of its fitted it must work, but wasnt quite sure
LeeM
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24th Aug 11 at 20:36   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
probably down to the tester. like i said i got an advisory for one not working
Bobber123
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spare wheel is not an mot fail, neither is an insecure battery.. its been a dodgy subject for years and cars have been failed due to these 2 things but it has come to attention that its not legally an mot fail... not much help on the front fogs but hey ho.
john_redtop
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24th Aug 11 at 20:39   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Just take the diffuse out for MOT but as said I'm sure that if its there it has to work
Matty SRi
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24th Aug 11 at 20:42   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Actually, just thought... when i bought the car the fogs werent working and it had just been MOT'd and it had no spare wheel, which it still hasnt... so hopefully its ok! fingers crossed
Matty W
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24th Aug 11 at 20:54   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Only lights that get tested on an mot are sidelights, indicators, brake lights, dipped and main beam and rear fog.
the if its there, it has to be tested rule is true for cerain aspects of the test, such as if you have rear seats, you need to have seatbelts etc.

the only time you could possibly fail on a front fog lamp would be if the beam pattern was directed in such a way that it were to dazzle oncoming traffic. that would be at the mot testers discression.
Matty SRi
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24th Aug 11 at 21:24   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Hopefully it's fine then. Everything else will be getting done, just didnt fancy pulling the bumper off to change 2 bulbs lol.

 
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