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Re: What is the most bizarre MOT Failure you've had
« Reply #15 on: 13 February 2009, 10:36:49 »
I remember a mates Mk3 escort failing on rot.....we went to weld it up and the under side of the floor pan was covered in yellow chalk.

I had to weld 9 plates on the bloody thing to get a ticket on it!
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Re: What is the most bizarre MOT Failure you've had
« Reply #16 on: 13 February 2009, 10:38:36 »
old corsa failed on rear wheel bearing... they wanted 130 to replace it (just one)...

not bad considering i changed them prior to the mot & when i confronted them over it & mentioned vosa... it suddenly passed!

if the air freshner is in the window, if its obstructing any of the wiped view from  the drivers pov, it will fail... i guess the tester is being anal then and not giving leway about it... (mine just passed with a dangler from the rear view mirror)
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Re: What is the most bizarre MOT Failure you've had
« Reply #17 on: 13 February 2009, 10:40:47 »
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In the late seventies I had a Dolomite Sprint .
The MOT tester failed it after counting the flash rate of the indicators against a stop watch . I would add that there was no obvious problem with the indicators and the replacement flasher module made no real  visible difference to the rate . I returned with the car and he again stood with the stopwatch and passed it as " within tolerance "


IIRC the flash rate is between 60 & 120 flashes per minute.
Quite a margin.
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Re: What is the most bizarre MOT Failure you've had
« Reply #18 on: 13 February 2009, 10:46:46 »
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old corsa failed on rear wheel bearing... they wanted 130 to replace it (just one)...

not bad considering i changed them prior to the mot & when i confronted them over it & mentioned vosa... it suddenly passed!

if the air freshner is in the window, if its obstructing any of the wiped view from  the drivers pov, it will fail... i guess the tester is being anal then and not giving leway about it... (mine just passed with a dangler from the rear view mirror)

Only take about 20 mins to do a rear bearing on the older Corsas.

The common fault was in-correct tightening of the hub nut (fit the road wheel and nip the castleated nut up until there is no detectable play).

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Re: What is the most bizarre MOT Failure you've had
« Reply #19 on: 13 February 2009, 10:49:09 »
'vehicle failed the test due to being too dirty to examine'

Should have jet washed the bottom the day before i suppose,all the road dirt was dripping off it......

That was in N.I. there MOT's were murder! was like taking a PSV/HGV for a test......couldn't just go into your local garage over there for a MOT....
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Re: What is the most bizarre MOT Failure you've had
« Reply #20 on: 13 February 2009, 11:07:29 »
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old corsa failed on rear wheel bearing... they wanted 130 to replace it (just one)...

not bad considering i changed them prior to the mot & when i confronted them over it & mentioned vosa... it suddenly passed!

if the air freshner is in the window, if its obstructing any of the wiped view from  the drivers pov, it will fail... i guess the tester is being anal then and not giving leway about it... (mine just passed with a dangler from the rear view mirror)

Only take about 20 mins to do a rear bearing on the older Corsas.

The common fault was in-correct tightening of the hub nut (fit the road wheel and nip the castleated nut up until there is no detectable play).


exactly! only reason i took it to that garage was i had a track day next day so needed it sorting! i'd done all the bearings, brakes, everything! i guess they just thought, ooooh, modofied corsa, lets make some money...

ad a good chuckle afterwards, but was a bit peeved when they tried fob me off...
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Re: What is the most bizarre MOT Failure you've had
« Reply #21 on: 13 February 2009, 11:39:03 »
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old corsa failed on rear wheel bearing... they wanted 130 to replace it (just one)...

not bad considering i changed them prior to the mot & when i confronted them over it & mentioned vosa... it suddenly passed!

if the air freshner is in the window, if its obstructing any of the wiped view from  the drivers pov, it will fail... i guess the tester is being anal then and not giving leway about it... (mine just passed with a dangler from the rear view mirror)

Only take about 20 mins to do a rear bearing on the older Corsas.

The common fault was in-correct tightening of the hub nut (fit the road wheel and nip the castleated nut up until there is no detectable play).


exactly! only reason i took it to that garage was i had a track day next day so needed it sorting! i'd done all the bearings, brakes, everything! i guess they just thought, ooooh, modofied corsa, lets make some money...

ad a good chuckle afterwards, but was a bit peeved when they tried fob me off...

Another reason to take your cars to an MOT station that doesn't do repairs. SWMBO's car had slight play in a rear bearing (FWD) that the tester just pointed out needed looking at. He passed the car & I sorted the bearing (read the manual to see how I should have preloaded the new bearing earlier in the year, in the first place!  ::))
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Re: What is the most bizarre MOT Failure you've had
« Reply #22 on: 13 February 2009, 22:27:11 »
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I'll start the ball rolling.

Failed on the air freshener

just seen this are you taking the p@ss
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Re: What is the most bizarre MOT Failure you've had
« Reply #23 on: 13 February 2009, 22:38:04 »
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I'll start the ball rolling.

Failed on the air freshener

just seen this are you taking the p@ss

Nope... But everyone else has been ::) ::) ::)
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Re: What is the most bizarre MOT Failure you've had
« Reply #24 on: 13 February 2009, 22:41:04 »
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I'll start the ball rolling.

Failed on the air freshener

does that mean youve got smelly balls hanging  down  ;D ;D

thankfully it wasnt fluffy dice they would have got it towed away !! :-X
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Re: What is the most bizarre MOT Failure you've had
« Reply #25 on: 13 February 2009, 22:41:10 »
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I'll start the ball rolling.

Failed on the air freshener

just seen this are you taking the p@ss

Nope... But everyone else has been ::) ::) ::)

 :y :y :y
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Re: What is the most bizarre MOT Failure you've had
« Reply #26 on: 13 February 2009, 23:27:13 »
.........and to think my first car passed two MOT's with completely rotten chassis cross members along with sills full of newspaper and filler!! ::) ::) ::) 8-) 8-)

How times have changed..............!! :o :o

Air freshener indeed!...............obscuring the vision through the windscreen no doubt!! ::) ::) :D ;)
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Re: What is the most bizarre MOT Failure you've had
« Reply #27 on: 14 February 2009, 18:43:35 »
hehe beleive it or not, a mate here has just failed the spanish ITV (MOT)  here on nothing but ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- an incorrect oil level!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! stations are government run and do not do repairs so no axe to grind but part of the test is the oil level and the car was failed!!!! good grief!! it was just above the mnimum when tested!! now if that isnt the stupidest reason to fail an mot i dont know what it is!!!
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