The glovebox lock has packed up and keep falling open. I'm having trouble getting a replacement before the MOT is up. Just now I've used a piece of duct-tape to hold it closed - but is that an MOT failure point? (Seems trivial to me but I never know about these things.) - Thanks
MOT fail on glovebox?
Aug 02, 2006
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Dave (dave@127.0.0.1) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying :
No.
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gives the tester's manual. If that doesn't say it's explicitly a fail, you can't fail on it.
To save any problems, could you remove the lid?
Thanks both - will see if the lid will come off easily.
If you can use a bit of duct tape to cover an external 'sharp edge' then I'm sure holding it shut with duct tape would be fine.
this is a wind up right ?
lol prolly not, you'd be amazed at what people think is part of the mot.
Is an MOT not a full service and inspection, telling you if it passes then the car is fine for another 12 months, 20k miles without further inspection/maintenance? ;)
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And also things which are but don't intrinsically seem so.
i had one about an hour ago, guy bought in a 1975 Tr 7, i jot down all the relevant details so i can log the thing onto the computer, no signs of a chassis number, nothing stamped onto the body, so i had to refuse to test it, he wasnt happy, but informed me the chassis plate was at home, took it off but never put it back on, didnt think he'd need it .............arrrrrrgh give me strength !!!!
I thought cars of a certain age could be presented without chassis plates?
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