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Old 21st May 2018, 09:47 AM
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Default Major Changes to the MOT Test are now Live!

Major changes to the MOT test are now live!

On Sunday 20th of May 2018 the new MOT rules we heard about at the beginning of the year came into effect. For most MOT stations the first day of the new rules starts on Monday 21st.

Most of the new rules we read about haven't changed but there are some differences and clarifications we'd like to address.

So, as of now this is all official...

Advisories are NOT being replaced with minor fails. Minor fails are in addition to advisories. Minor fails are all pre written by DVSA and advisories are the professional opinion of the tester. With either you will still get a pass with minor fails being noted as "Repair as soon as possible"

Fails are being put into two classes, Major & Dangerous. THIS HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE CASE. However, previously it was up to the tester to decide if the failure warranted a dangerous marker. Now the nature of the failure is pre determined, much like the minor fails. If your vehicle fails the MOT you should not drive it from the test center. If your vehicle fails the MOT with a dangerous fail driving it is a much more serious offence. Again, this has always been the case.

The biggest change to how the tester will carry out your MOT is the way they test the emissions.

Fisrtly the engine management light (EML) being illuminated is a major fail for both petrols and diesels. It must come on with the ignition and then turn off when the engine is started. Any obvious tapering or removal with emissions devices such as the EGR or DPF is now also a major fail. A DPF that has been cut open and welded will now fail. Any vehicle that is fitted with a DPF must not produce visible smoke during the emissions test. A vehicle fitted with a correctly functioning DPF will NOT produce CLEARLY VISIBLE smoke.

Emissions limits for diesels registered on or after 1st of January 2014 have been reduced from 1.5 to 0.7. In addition to this ALL diesels will now need to pass the limit that was set by the manufacturer when the car was new. Even if this is lower than the default limits set by the vehicles age. This limit can be found on the VIN plate. For example the current limit for your diesel car may be 1.50. That could change to as low as 0.30 with the new rules.

If you have changed your standard headlight bulbs for HID's you will now get a major fail even if the aim is correct. It has ALWAYS been a road traffic offence to fit HID bulbs to halogen headlamps. Reverse lights are now part of the MOT for any car registered from 1st September 2009 (59 plate onwards). Daytime running lamps (DRL's) & front fog lamps must work on vehicles registered from 1st March 2018 (18 plate onwards).

All fluid leaks (engine, gearbox oil etc.) can be a major failure if they are deemed to pose an environmental risk.

Brake pad warning lights, excessive handbrake travel and contaminated brake fluid is now a major fail.

One final one to note is that obviously under inflated tyres are now a major fail.

There is a little good news however as some failures are now going to be classed as minor. That means you will still get a pass. These include,

A number plate light not working when there is more than one. Brake and power steering fluid levels below the minimum. Corroded brake pipe ferrules, trailer sockets being insecure, and the flashing rate of indicators.

It's not much but we suppose it's better than nothing

http://www.gov.uk/dvsa

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Old 21st May 2018, 10:02 AM
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All sounds entirely sensible, and about time for HIDs in halogen housings. We'll be testing Mike's Murple on Friday - I'm not expecting this to have any significant impact.
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Old 21st May 2018, 10:16 AM
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I think people (maybe more the media) are getting hyped up about the changes with warnings of £2.k fines etc. If your car is well maintained I'd imagine you'd be aware that it's likely to fail with a 'dangerous fail'.

I've also read media reports that suggest people may now get fined for driving away after failing when getting the MOT done early when it's always been the case that if it fails then the previous one is invalid even if there is a month left to go.
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Old 21st May 2018, 10:25 AM
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The EML light is a bit of a tricky one as when/how that stays on varies by manufacturer and in many cases it's just a notification of something minor.
But you need the relevant diagnostics systems to get in and find what it really is.

I did read the details and apparently a welded DPF (or Catalyst IIRC) is acceptable if you can produce documentation that shows it was opened for a valid reason, such as repair/cleaning, that does not impair its function.
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Old 21st May 2018, 10:52 AM
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I've just got my beloved Fiat Coupe back from the MOT tester (done on Friday, not today ).

If that's anything to go by, then test stations seem to want to be seen to be being tighter: lots of "minor" notifications which wouldn't previously have been classed as advisories. Or it may just be that the car is just getting old
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Old 22nd May 2018, 12:20 PM
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Once an Engine and Cat has a few miles on it, I could imagine it might be difficult for it to pass emissions with the requirement it pass at manufacturers spec.
May be some early rebuilds or scrapings as a result of this legislation.

There'd be nearly no early EA888 engines VW's left! (Oil consumption issues)

I see plenty of late model DPF equipped diesels around here puffing smoke too... Though I wonder if they've had a DPF delete!
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Old 22nd May 2018, 04:22 PM
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I guess more work for re-mappers, no smoke map before MOT, power map after.
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Old 22nd May 2018, 07:17 PM
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I wonder if I can claim to be the first here to have failed the new MOT?

My car went in for a service and MOT on Monday - it’s still there!
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