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04-01-12, 10:27 PM
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Vehicle MOTs 2012
Not sure whether many have picked up on the "new changes" to vehicle MOTs 2012, the following IS worth a read through.
http://www.theaa.com/motoring_advice...nges-2012.html In particular dash warning lights now become a fail issue and not an advisory i.e airbag/seat belt, plus others/etc |
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04-01-12, 10:36 PM
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Re: Vehicle MOTs 2012
Had the Fiesta MOT'd today. Only catch was one indicator bulb needed replacing. Broken? No, "wrong colour"! It's one of these bloomin' painted bulbs and the paint had deteriorated so it wasn't orange enough any more. It was so much easier before orange indicator lenses became uncool.
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04-01-12, 10:39 PM
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Re: Vehicle MOTs 2012
They kept it fairly sensible at least, not going to fail cars for a management information light telling you a sensor you don't even need is not even working. Depending on the criteria for 'fitted properly', I bet a few folk with home fitted towbars are going to get failures though!
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04-01-12, 10:46 PM
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Re: Vehicle MOTs 2012
Vehicles fitted with aftermarket HID systems must also be fitted with properly working washer and levelling systems.
Pleased about that. I assume 'vehicles' includes bikes |
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04-01-12, 10:55 PM
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Re: Vehicle MOTs 2012
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Have you read the official manual? RfR is A headlamp levelling or cleaning device inoperative or otherwise obviously defective, iF ITS NOT FITTED HOW CAN IT BE IN OP???? http://www.motinfo.gov.uk/htdocs/m4s01000701.htm
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04-01-12, 11:09 PM
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Re: Vehicle MOTs 2012
*HID headlights can cause dazzle if they are dirty or aimed too high so car manufacturers must fit headlamp cleaning and levelling systems. A car will fail if a mandatory headlamp cleaning or levelling system is missing, doesn't work or is obviously defective.
Vehicles fitted with aftermarket HID systems must also be fitted with properly working washer and levelling systems. In all fairness this is slightly ambiguous... *From link on AA's website about the CHANGES that are coming in (albeit I haven't read the whole thing properly) Last edited by EssexDave; 04-01-12 at 11:10 PM. |
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04-01-12, 11:11 PM
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Re: Vehicle MOTs 2012
No I havn't read the official manual.
'Vehicles fitted with aftermarket HID systems must also be fitted with properly working washer and levelling systems.' Is a statement. I'm hoping it means that just what it says, and the word vehicles includes bikes. |
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04-01-12, 11:24 PM
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Theres a heck of a lot of cars with Hid and im forever flashing them thinking they have the full beam on. Pretty chuffed about this rule now. As its proved that every time I get dazzled by these cars at night theyve been bulb replacements rather than standard to the vehicle. It'll take a year or so for these to dissapear from the roads. I just wish the police would enforce the people who constantly have the fog lights on.
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04-01-12, 11:26 PM
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Re: Vehicle MOTs 2012
They'll just swap the bulbs over for MOT time
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04-01-12, 11:27 PM
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Re: Vehicle MOTs 2012
Vehicles fitted with HID's should have self leveling suspension systems (go through the bump not over it so to speak), so that why they're limited to high end production luxury saloons and rolls etc... as standard.
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