The bonnett release cable has snapped on my motor (although it can be opened from outside without much fuss). Does anybody know if this is an MOT failure?
Many thanks
Rob
MOT failure??
Oct 04, 2004
3 Replies
Rob ( snipped-for-privacy@scara.freeserve.co.uk) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying :
It's not.
Although if they can't access bits they need to test, they can refuse the test, can't they?
Stuffed ( snipped-for-privacy@rse.non) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying :
Absolutely. However, he did say that the bonnet can be opened from outside. It may piss the tester off and cause him to look more closely at things he may otherwise let by, and it's going to have the effect of making it less likely that anybody's ever going to check the oil...
FWIW, one of mine's been missing half the interior bonnet release since before I bought it four or five years ago, and there's been no MOT probs yet. The release is via a bit of wire cunningly hidden in a wheelarch - which is *lovely* - this is how I *know* that oil levels get neglected...
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