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MOT Pass, no advisories on the BMW 

One thing that is mandatory ,yet I doubt ever gets tested .....
"speedometer is working correctly and gives an accurate reading"
obviously speedos are NEVER tested on AUDIs, Golf GTIs (or golfs pretending to be GTI, with Ebay badges,) etc   

A few years back ... maybe 10/13 ..... I presented an Astra G for test with a none working speedo/odometer.
The car passed without comment! (eventually  )

Going back quite a number of years now, the tester at the little village garage i used
 always got me to stay in the car when he hoisted it up. He got me to press peddles and wriggle the steering wheel about a bit.    Doubt we allowed near the test bay now are we? 

Just been watching Bangers and Cash and one of these is up for auction. Must admit I've never heard of it, but what an amazing car.

I tried to find the episode 

https://youtu.be/25v9t_XELc4?si=V3Jl3oepuBumjNt1

https://youtu.be/uzh6dpCx2_U?si=mXAYO7tbyJX7HpLq

  Thanks Allan 

Nice easy fix then 

and a nice looking car 

Indeedy

Just been watching Bangers and Cash and one of these is up for auction. Must admit I've never heard of it, but what an amazing car.

I tried to find the episode 

https://youtu.be/25v9t_XELc4?si=V3Jl3oepuBumjNt1

https://youtu.be/uzh6dpCx2_U?si=mXAYO7tbyJX7HpLq 

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A decelerometer is 'probably' used when driving the vehicle into the test bay  .....

but he 'probably' didn't if his gizmo was under a bench in his waiting area 

my previous tester had rollers that could spin in opposite directions when testing a permanent 4x4 

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Reverse lights would have activated getting the vehicle off the ramp , or are you still at the test station waiting for your car  .....

don't know about you .... but I've never seen the reverse lamps operate on my car when I'm driving it! 

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13 pin sockets are testable when fitted ,7 pin are not (there is no standard wiring configuration for 7 pin) ....

I know .... which is why I specifically said 13 pin socket .... not just trailer socket. 

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The NT (Tester) should have noted the NON readable  odometer on the certificate
what did he /she/them put as the milage ? did he/she/them look at the ECM data  just guess  or ask YOU ,the vehicle presenter to guess 
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He put down what the odometer said .... which was the same as the previous year 

High level / 3rd brake lights are apparantly not a testable item, even if fitted. The one on my wife's 2017 Honda CRV doesn't work, and Honda have MOT'd it for the last two years, and whilst pointing it out on the 'items that require repair / replacement', they stated its not an MOT fail. Genuine Honda lamps are approx. £140 **, so if they could squeeze more money out of her, then I'm sure they would have done.
**Chinese copy units are available for less than £20, but supposedly they are a 'poor' fit...surprisingly