Hello,I would like some views of MOT testers please if there are any reading.Disappointed today, having taken my Daughter's car for an MOT at a localgarage. Let me explain the story...About a month ago I purchased a car from a local vehicle auction. Thevehicle Ford Fiesta MK3 1995 with a low mileage (39,000), a two ownervehicle, which is very clean and tidy, with none of the usual 'patching up'you find on some auction vehicles. As an automotive engineer of some 20+years experience I set about ensuring the car was safe for my daughter tolearn to drive in before I even bothered to send it for an MOT. Many partswere replaced in order to ensure the car remains in use whilst my daughterhas it with no risk a component is about to wear out or become unsaferequiring replacement. Many members of Joe Public would perhaps would say itwas 'overkill' expenditure on such a car of its age. The work includedreplacement of front brake discs and pads, full service, oil, filters, sparkplugs and also including tappet adjustment. A cracked exhaust downpipe wasalso attended to and new exhaust bolts and gaskets replaced where necessary.All this work has been completed within the past two weeks.I turned up for the MOT today and said I would wait for it to be carriedout. The MOT tester's young daughter drove the car onto the MOT inspectionpit where it remained for about 10 to 15 minutes with the engine idling. TheMOT tester was in the meantime attending to another customers car outside.After coming back from the office with the log book (V5), the daughter ofthe MOT tester inputted some details into the emission analyser and sheperformed an emission test whilst the MOT tester was doing other workoutside on the other customers car. After she had completed the test sheinformed me the vehicle had failed its emission test. She told the news tothe MOT tester who told her the details she had inputted were incorrect asthe vehicle was an overhead valve model (not sure what she had inputted). Asecond...

temperature.If you're in the trade, have you not got a friendly MOT station where youcan get another view?If you're sure that you're right a call to your local VOSA centre would notseem amiss.

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Jimmy 20 years ago

Then that "procedure" is incorrect. Whether or not the result would be different if the tester had been in the vehicle is debatable. The machine dictates both the test procedure and the RESULT.

Of cause he failed them, the roller brake tester told him the brakes were not up to the required efficiency. You admit you have done no further work on them so why expect them to pass on retest.

This is never ending, in his opinion the lights were faulty, he failed, end of story

FFS why???? Do you think the elves at the bottom of your garden have been doing a bit of DIY in the middle of the night.

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Adrian 20 years ago

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

And that data was WAY outside the data that is required to pass the MOT.

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Jimmy 20 years ago

I am, you evidently are not.

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John 20 years ago

"Conor"

Actually, yes.

John

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John 20 years ago

"Conor"

Conor,

Will you explain that for me please, as you have lost me there.

John

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John 20 years ago

Conor,

Read the previous posts I have made please before posting. I said I have not made any adjustments to the emissions since the first test nor do I intend to prior to the next test.

John

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Jimmy 20 years ago

Was this station using computerisation?

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John 20 years ago

"Jimmy"

Jimmy,

How will changing the direction indicator bulb have any effect with the brake performance or emissions levels?

John

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Conor 20 years ago

I have. Your car failed. Your job as a H&S SS Officer means you're not used to people not towing the line and disagreeing with you.

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Jimmy 20 years ago

That was MY question. Really John you should try to keep up with this topic else people will think you have lost the plot.

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John 20 years ago

"Jimmy"

A vehicle presenter does not take a vehicle in order to have a debtate, he/she goes in order to obtain the necessary statutory test certificate.

I expect the performance to pass on retest as the Service brake performance is not defective.

It certainly is not the end.

I expect the correct standards to be applied when I take a vehicle for an MOT test.

John

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Conor 20 years ago

And you'll still bitch and moan when it fails again on emissions and brakes. However, I suspect you'll not admit that it did..

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John 20 years ago

"Jimmy" > >"Jimmy"

The brake test was done using manual equipment.

John

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Conor 20 years ago

Which is a fail.

John, what is your full name and the name of the company you work for? I'm sure HR will be interested to know that they've given such a stupid clown your position.

Oh dear...

He is. Apparently you're not that serious about safety yourself.

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John 20 years ago

"Adrian"

In this case, the tester has used this evidence as a means of failing a test, yes.

John

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Adrian 20 years ago

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

Fine. Waste another £44.

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Adrian 20 years ago

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

It won't. So your car will fail again.

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Jimmy 20 years ago

NO NO NO , that was NOT the question.

WAS the test station using the new computerisation. ie was the fail hand written or computer printed.

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Adrian 20 years ago

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

Exactly.

Because the emissions failed to meet the standard required to pass an MOT. By a LONG way.

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John 20 years ago

"Jimmy"

Jimmy,

Show me where you asked the question, you didn't. You actually said, "WOW that will really help the brake and emission fails".

John

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