saj_123
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Registered: 6th Jan 09
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My corsa has a boot spoiler on the back and it has a brake light in the middle of the spoiler, this brake light doesnt work. I was just wondering whether i would get pulled over for this, or fail a MOT because of it? The other 2 brake lights work.
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nathy_87
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Registered: 14th Aug 08
Location: West Mids. Drives: Škoda Fabia VRS 5J
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No, it shouldnt matter if tis working or not. My 3rd brake light looks like:
 passed an m.ot with that over it. 
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Chrissy
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Lovely
>>>> Chris <<<<
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antnee
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Registered: 30th Dec 07
Location: Cov Drives: Clio 197
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What age is it?
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Gareth F
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Registered: 16th Jan 08
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Take the spoiler off and rewire it......
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saj_123
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Originally posted by antnee
What age is it?
V reg 1999.
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antnee
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Then yes it does, legal requirement. And in any case why would you want to take it off? So lorries can't see when your braking?
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saj_123
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I didnt want to take it off, so that means i will need to rewire the light and make sure it works.
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pow
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Some cars dont have 3rd brake lights.
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C2RL R
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has it even been wired up? my mate bought a corsa b that had a gsi spoiler with brake light and the guy who fitted it never bothered connecting the light.
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adz_gsi
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Registered: 20th Sep 08
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if the 3rd brake light is wired up it has to work but if it isnt then no doesnt have t work
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am4nf
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Registered: 27th Jul 08
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even if it looks like a light it has to work, my mates corsa failed an mot due to the fog light light button not lighting up when you press it, and it when i took it off it wasnt even supposed to be a light, and yes i know most models do light up lol
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mattievRS
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Registered: 20th May 06
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basically if it has one it needs to work.If it doesnt it fails end of......
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stubbsy05
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Put some duct tape over it before putting it in for an MOT
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M666TT C
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quote:
Originally posted by stubbsy05
Put some duct tape over it before putting it in for an MOT
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stubbsy05
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quote:
Originally posted by M666TT C
quote:
Originally posted by stubbsy05
Put some duct tape over it before putting it in for an MOT
Did the same with my arches and sills where they have rusted and the edges are sharp and it flew through
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Ben G
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i always believed that as long as 2 of your 3 rear brake lights are working (if you have 3) then you wil pass an MOT fine.
my driving instructor told me that.
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LeeM
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Registered: 26th Sep 05
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
i always believed that as long as 2 of your 3 rear brake lights are working (if you have 3) then you wil pass an MOT fine.
my driving instructor told me that.
i think after a certain age one of the 3 has the be the high level one though
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oceansoul
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Registered: 19th Jun 06
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i was told that after 1998/9 then 2 of the 3 must be working, although one of those 2 must be the high lev one 
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nathy_87
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Location: West Mids. Drives: Škoda Fabia VRS 5J
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I was told that as long as your main brake lights are working then the 3rd brake light doesn't matter
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Ste L
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Registered: 3rd Jul 06
Location: Manchester Drives: 106 16v Rallye
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quote:
Originally posted by oceansoul
i was told that after 1998/9 then 2 of the 3 must be working, although one of those 2 must be the high lev one
funny that, as not all 99+ corsa's have 3rd brake lights
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saj_123
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quote:
Originally posted by C2RL R
has it even been wired up? my mate bought a corsa b that had a gsi spoiler with brake light and the guy who fitted it never bothered connecting the light.
To be fair i have dont think its wired up.
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oceansoul
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quote:
Originally posted by Ste L
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Originally posted by oceansoul
i was told that after 1998/9 then 2 of the 3 must be working, although one of those 2 must be the high lev one
funny that, as not all 99+ corsa's have 3rd brake lights
If they have them. Its same as reverse lights. Dont HAVE to have them, but if you have them, they have to work.
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green sport
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Registered: 14th Jan 09
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you dont need the 3rd one to work because i had exactly the same problem on my 99 corsa and i asked the garage before the MOT and they said the third one is just seen as an accesorie so it went straight through the MOT
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allza
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Dont need a centre brake light, think its only an advisory if its not working. Also reverse lights are not part of the test.
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