MOT advisory question

As Adrain already said, it'll of failed on something minor (like a bulb, or headlight alignment), and the tester will of carried out a repair after having first carryed out the test. However, they still has to issue a failure certificate, before issuing the pass, but both are printed at the same time.

A bit like being arrested in error, having fingerprints and DNA taken, released without charge, but still being on the database.

I think these advisories are a very dangerous thing. Suppose a car that you sold on, which was then sold on again etc etc caused an accident that could be attributed to an advisory that you fixed before you sold the car.

Advisory: Tread on N/S front tire only 2mm. 6 months later someone down the line has a blowout resulting in a death. No way to check the tread - Tyre has exploded. Same tyre? Who knows. Might be. Might now be illegal. Might be a part-worn from a backstreet garage. Might have been inflated to the wrong pressure. Problem is, you as the then owner were warned. But you fixed it,a nd that is not recorded.

Stalin would be proud.

Al.

They still have grooves cut, but far fewer of them.

Adrian is correct, you dont say what it failed on, bulb or wiper blade perhaps, i wouldnt worry about it, its called a PRS pass & rectify at station, means you can fail & pass it at the same time & the computer issues both pass & fail and advisory sheets at the same time. saves all the hassle of having to keep logging in & out all the time.

You really are getting your knickers in a twist over this.

The people who are doing roadside checks aren't that concerned about the previous history. All they're interested in is the current condition of the vehicle. They may use advisories to highlight items to make a point of checking, but provided they're still not a failure, they won't be concerned. Although if they have detiorated to the point of being a fail, then they will be, but they would be even if no advisory had previously been issued.

If you thikn you're being hard done by with the introduction of more roadside checks, you should consider what HGV/PCV operators have to face. If a vehicle fails on more than 3 items at it's annual test, chances are you'll be up in front of the local traffic commisioner, having to explain why it just failed, and why they shouldn't restrict your operators licence. Or if a vehicle fails either it's test, or a spot check on a major item, you won't be allowed to move it, except to where the examiner says it's to be parked until the tow truck/low loader arrives to collect it.

per 100 test slots we buy you get 100 sheets of vt 20's , 100 vt 30's & for some reason only 50 vt32's advisory sheets so I always order an extra 100 vt32's.

whether the vehicle presenter acts upon the advisory I have issued, its entirely up to them, they can bin if they like, but ive done my job by issuing them one.

case & point I did an mot once, the car was later sold on but the advisory sheet wasn't passed onto the next owner, they came down to the station as they had a problem & said it should have been picked up on the mot, I had great pleasure in printing a duplicate off and giving it to them.

bloody customers !!!

================================== Are there any guidelines as to what the tester can do to 'pass & rectify'?

My recent test showed a single bad earth causing one bulb to flicker. The tester remedied it without any fail and charged me £5-00 for the job which was quite acceptable.

Some people might object to this practice if they suspected that unnecessary work was being done (or not) and being charged for it.

Cic.

as a general rule anything that can be fixed & passed within an hour, but the vehicle cannot leave the test station before a pass is issued if we use the PRS option.

normally a bulb or wiper blade or a small repair I do straight away as most of our customers appricate it, as they don't have to come back for a retest, people can get a bit arsey if they come to pick up their vehicle & its failed on just a bulb, if its brakes or tyres we would contact them before going ahead.

They're not supposed to fix anything during the test. Nothing to stop=20 them doing it after and issuing a certificate.=20

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PCPaul (PCPaul ) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying:

Bald. Tread still just about visible.

I don't mind the recording. More information is better when the car is bought and sold. A prospective new owner can see info for himself and decide to rectify or otherwise. If you are worried by insurance companies making judgenments in case of an accident, you can just keep proof that replacement/repairs have been made.

Presumably this database is not available to insurers, as it requires data from either the MOT certificate itself or the V5C?

Not like these then?

Can't recall what our MD has on his Audi - it isn't these, they are more asymmetric, but similar.

Terry ( snipped-for-privacy@googlemail.com (Terry)) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying:

Don't worry, the lizard men who rule the world will make sure the insurance know about what colour underpants you were wearing at the time.

PCPaul (PCPaul ) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying:

No.

This is apparently standard fit on a Q7...

Looks about right. But with much, much less tread depth.

I know this group will obviously have people asking about problems and those without problems don't post asking questions, but I have to wonder why my

1990 Sierra (bought on ebay for £200 2 years ago) never has had an MOT advisory, never has needed any servicing beyond an oil/filter change, has tyres with almost new tread still and nothing needs doing to brakes steering or body. Ok, so I only do 5000 miles a year and 95% of that is East Anglia to London and the rest is the car sitting on the drive for weeks on end, but it always starts first time and drives beautifully.

Graham

Yep, all the insurance companies have to do is to say that they suspect that a crime may have been committed, i.e. false information.

Graham ("Graham" ) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying:

That's quite an achievement, since they certainly never drove beautifully when they were new.

Do insurance companies have open access to the VOSA database?

Graham