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Since I work in this area, albeit on the legislative side I'll post some thoughts that might be useful.
The annual MOT is only a snapshot of a vehicle's condition at the absolute moment it is presented for test. You could drive it out of the lane, have a bulb fail that was working when inspected, and potentially leave the garage with an unroadworthy vehicle unless they spot it. Likewise a part that it marginal in terms of wear may pass the MOT but any sensible person would accept that the level of wear present may warrant early replacement, not waiting till it potentially fails a future MOT, or makes the car unroadworthy (i.e. dangerous and/or in breach of Construction and Use Regs). On your specific points: Quote:
My view - that's a very low standard to be running a tyre down to to be marginal at MOT - in wet weather the available braking and steering effort will be much reduced as the tyre is wide enough to struggle to clear the water. Change tyres at 3mm unless heavy wear in one area dictates earlier. If they're not wearing despite use, look at the age of them (4 digit code 01-52 for week followed by short year so 0510 = week 5 of 2010). They're probably hard as nails and offer little grip. Quote:
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I agree with comments above that the best form of pre-MOT is take it in 1 month before it expires and get a 13 month ticket if it passes. Treat any advisories as potential work items to be done at leisure, depending on severity. There's a lot on a car that isn't even looked at at MOT, though. Be aware that a vehicle can be unroadworthy at any point after an MOT and it will potentially be an offence if stopped even with a 'valid' MOT, which ceases to be valid.
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Fantastic response, Adrian.
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Misread on the MOT station, they DO fail anything that should fail. Belts, yeah, difficult to call, of course changing is safest. Advice always appreciated! Robert
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Buying bits for others to fit
Hi all,
Good learning for me, especially Adrian E (thanks for the roof bars!). I won't be like MikiJayne and become the mechanic they couldn't find, haven't got a garage now, never had the skills. What about "leveraging" contacts and knowledge to buy bits for others to fit? In the past I've bought wood / electrical components / etc cheaply for craftsmen (sorry, no women yet!) to fit on jobs. I have had to understand that the margin earned on the bits by the tradesman has to be compensated for in a higher hourly rate ( cross subsidisation not possible). Will a garage worth using let me do this?? Robert
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Sorry Robert,
This scenario has been discussed in the past in another thread. Sorry don't have time now to lcate it. Resolved to an insurance/warranty/guarantee thing that would put any mechanic doing this down a very deep financial pit.
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