MOT changes May 2018

[Justme]

7 minutes ago, eggsarascal said:

It's as clear as mud! Have a look on the .gov forum. Mot tester are up in the air because some ofthe changes don't make sense. Take brake pads for example: 1.5mm fail, 1.6mm pass, brake pad light on fail. Most modern cars the brake light comes on when they are down to 5mm. How's that work?

 

Engine management light on fail. How many motors are about with no dangerous parts that have the engine management light on?

 

 

I was replying re the not being allowed to remove your car not the full changes. 

 

PS Engine management lights can be a safety issue as the car can suddenly go into limp mode.

 

You do not want that to happen on the mway.

 

Thats why the light comes on at the first sign of an issue.

[matelot]

[eggsarascal]

13 minutes ago, Justme said:

I was replying re the not being allowed to remove your car not the full changes. 

 

PS Engine management lights can be a safety issue as the car can suddenly go into limp mode.

 

You do not want that to happen on the mway.

 

Thats why the light comes on at the first sign of an issue.

Missed a bit. I'm I right in thinking that at the moment I could drive my vehicle back home if it failed its mot on something dangerous?

[eggsarascal]

11 minutes ago, matelot said:

Haven't you got any leftie bashing to do you idiot.

[Justme]

21 minutes ago, eggsarascal said:

Missed a bit. I'm I right in thinking that at the moment I could drive my vehicle back home if it failed its mot on something dangerous?

No & you never have been allowed to. It was just that people thought you could as the lack of an MOT was not a legal issue going to or from the test. However you still had to comply with C&U & the vehicle be safe.

 

 

[eggsarascal]

5 minutes ago, Justme said:

No & you never have been allowed to. It was just that people thought you could as the lack of an MOT was not a legal issue going to or from the test. However you still had to comply with C&U & the vehicle be safe.

 

 

Am I reading this wrong?

 

https://www.gov.uk/getting-an-mot/after-the-test

[GardenKit]

7 minutes ago, eggsarascal said:

Am I reading this wrong?

 

https://www.gov.uk/getting-an-mot/after-the-test

All depends how you are reading it Eggs.

Looks straightforward enough, and its the present rules, not the new ones.

 

The new rulesdon't seem much different to the old rules, just a little more stringent, which is a great thing.

 

I like to know that the car in front, the car behind, and the one coming the other way are fit to be on the road.

 

I agree with Matelot on this one, a load of fuss about nothing IMO.

 

 

[matelot]

38 minutes ago, eggsarascal said:

Haven't you got any leftie bashing to do you idiot.

I just don't know why you're concerned about this... It seems sensible not allowing dangerous vehicles on the roads.... I bet deep down you know it makes sense.

[eggsarascal]

1 minute ago, GardenKit said:

All depends how you are reading it Eggs.

Looks straightforward enough, and its the present rules, not the new ones.

 

The new rulesdon't seem much different to the old rules, just a little more stringent, which is a great thing.

 

I like to know that the car in front, the car behind, and the one coming the other way are fit to be on the road.

 

I agree with Matelot on this one, a load of fuss about nothing IMO.

 

 

I'm reading that at the moment I could drive a vehicle with defective brake pads (1.5mm) I could drive home and replace. If what the motoring websites are saying is correct this will change on the 20th May.

[eggsarascal]

3 minutes ago, matelot said:

I just don't know why you're concerned about this... It seems sensible not allowing dangerous vehicles on the roads.... I bet deep down you know it makes sense.

 

3 minutes ago, matelot said:

I just don't know why you're concerned about this... It seems sensible not allowing dangerous vehicles on the roads.... I bet deep down you know it makes sense.

If MOT testers can't get their head around the changes how the feck is joe public supposed to know what's, what?