Unfortunately, the car is at the garage, and the MOT certificate has expired. So while I might with a few hours of cursing and cut knuckles be able to take apart the dashboard to remove the lamp, I'd have to do it down at the garage!
I'm inclined to buy one of these sensor emulator things; it's not too expensive, and it'll be the least messing around (if you don't count paying £££ to let the garage do all the work).
Daniele
So is ESC, but I passed last month with the warning light permanently on.
You're allowed to drive the car to and from prebooked MOT and repairs (assuming it's still roadworthy). So drive home from MOT fail, get the spanners out, ring up the garage and ask to book a partial retest for this one item (which they're within rights to charge for, but may not), drive back to garage to collect MOT at appointed time.
Theo
OK, thanks, I didn't know that it was OK to drive home with a failed MOT test.
Daniele
D.M. Procida put finger to keyboard:
You can, unless the car is not roadworthy. Of course, that applies to driving *to* the test as well, but if the MOT place has just told you of a dangerous fault then you're on much shakier ground driving it away.
Thank you to everyone for your replies and advice.
I bought a "seat sensor emulator", that plugs in under the passenger seat, bypassing the sensor that tells the car there's a passenger in it.
It took a moment to fit, and the car passed the MOT test this morning.
Daniele
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