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Title: MOT
Post by: m0rmh on 16 November 2013, 13:55:18
(http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc290/M0RMH/20131116_135127.jpg) so much for the car having a new MOT >:(
Title: Re: MOT
Post by: 05omegav6 on 16 November 2013, 13:59:39
Might be some recourse to be had for that... but the MoT is only good on the day it's carried out.

Any advisories :-\ how long/how many miles since you bought it :-\
Title: Re: MOT
Post by: m0rmh on 16 November 2013, 14:15:57
Not exactly a fresh break.
Title: Re: MOT
Post by: 05omegav6 on 16 November 2013, 14:42:30
Which answered none of my questions ::)

The car might have had a fresh Mot when you bought it but if that was a couple of months ago or you've done more than, say, 500 miles, then shit happens...

But if you bought the car on Wednesday last week, and have driven it ten miles home and no further, then you might have a case to argue...

There are good MoT testers and there are bad... sometimes the difference is simply your perspective...  :y
Title: Re: MOT
Post by: m0rmh on 16 November 2013, 15:00:18
Sorry didn't read your post properly,  MOTed 7th nov, driven about 30 miles home, think it done 5 miles after MOT, and I have been to work each day  about 12 mile round trip, found broken spring when looking for Possible TC  fixies last night it probably done 100 to 140 miles since MOT advisory on 2 tyres getting low on tread
Title: Re: MOT
Post by: 05omegav6 on 16 November 2013, 15:08:09
Springs best replaced in pairs, others can advise where to buy them as there are a couple of preferred choices :y

Not had a busted spring on mine, so can't help with that... 

If you paid for the MoT and know the garage, it might be worth chasing a refund, but if the car was tested prior to sale, then the tester will swear blind over his dead granny that it was fine when tested  :-\

If a front spring he might genuinely have missed it, not much excuse at the rear though :-\
Title: Re: MOT
Post by: m0rmh on 16 November 2013, 15:13:34
Its a rear spring, tested before I bought it,  just going to give it a check over to make sure everything else ok,  :y
Title: Re: MOT
Post by: zirk on 16 November 2013, 17:28:34
To be fair, its cheaper for us to find something wrong with the Car than the MOT man,  ;)
Title: Re: MOT
Post by: m0rmh on 16 November 2013, 17:37:50
To be fair, its cheaper for us to find something wrong with the Car than the MOT man,  ;)
the list gets longer :(
Title: Re: MOT
Post by: henryd on 16 November 2013, 22:40:32
To be fair, its cheaper for us to find something wrong with the Car than the MOT man,  ;)
the list gets longer :(

If the list gets longer go back to the station that issued the ticket and tell them,threaten them with an appeal and I'm sure they will fix your car foc,they won't want Vosa involved :y