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[Varche]

Did what prep and checking work I could (Oh and cleaned/polished it well as suggested by a fellow OOFer) took it down and it passed. I was pleasantly surprised. Got two advisories including drops of oil on those two Torx nuts on bottom of gearbox bellhousing.

Still have quite a few things I would like to fix but now can do them in my own time rather than within a fortnight.  

I can now get putting the car to work dragging loads of olives to the Co Operative after we have harvested them.

El Varche

[richardirv]

Nice one!! Good Job!!  

[benbrunt]

Did what prep and checking work I could (Oh and cleaned/polished it well as suggested by a fellow OOFer) took it down and it passed. I was pleasantly surprised. Got two advisories including drops of oil on those two Torx nuts on bottom of gearbox bellhousing.

Still have quite a few things I would like to fix but now can do them in my own time rather than within a fortnight.  

I can now get putting the car to work dragging loads of olives to the Co Operative after we have harvested them.

El Varche

 

How does the Spanish M.O.T compare with ours Varche?

[Richie London]

well done m8. mines due in 3 weeks but im positive it wont pass. it will be off the rd the way things are going. there is alwasy euromillions tonight  

[HolyCount]

Cool -- another pass -- nice one  

[Varche]

Well it is government run only so no axe to grind as it were. You make appointments on the Internet and each County has about three or four testing stations. You choose which one and when. 35 euros for the annual test and no retest fee if represented within 14 days.

Lovely clean heated/air conned waiting room with clean toilets, drinks and food vending machines.

Your reg is tannoyed and lane number and you drive round to one of two lanes in a spotless large facility.

The checks are very similar to the UK. Fisrst they do lights, dip, main spots, fogs,indicators,hazards,wipers, horn. Didn't check headlight wash. Visual inspection of car interior, dash, seats, belts and under bonnet security of battery, throttle return spring. I guess if your car is unmodded then that check is fairly straightforward.

Headlight beam aim on same kit as the UK.

Then emissions. The tester sits in car and revs up to 2500 constant for a few mins.

Then it is on to brake test. I sit in car and press pedal lightly and then floor it. for front wheels and then rear. Same with handbrake. The tester doesn't see how many clicks on handbrake lever.

Then on to undercar check. You are given a walkie talkie and the tester goes down some nice clean stairs and into the well lit pit. Then he tells you to tyurn the steering wheel, apply brakes while he has a good look. I watched another car while my paperwork was processed and my windscreen sticker prepared with its expiry date. There is a clever "platform" that you drive the cars wheels onto and in turn it forces the individual wheel sideways and forwards/backwards to presumably show up knackered bushes. It is wierd inside the car while it does that a side at a time.

Oh and they check anything none factory fitted e.g. towbar.

Think that is it.

varche

[V6 Gix]

My MOT is due at the end of the month. Fingers crossed.....

[benbrunt]

Sounds like Gordon and his cronies should take a leaf out of the Spanish book when it comes to mot time

[Lizzie_Zoom]

Well done Varche; over for another year then!

[Lizzie_Zoom]

Well it is government run only so no axe to grind as it were. You make appointments on the Internet and each County has about three or four testing stations. You choose which one and when. 35 euros for the annual test and no retest fee if represented within 14 days.

Lovely clean heated/air conned waiting room with clean toilets, drinks and food vending machines.

Your reg is tannoyed and lane number and you drive round to one of two lanes in a spotless large facility.

The checks are very similar to the UK. Fisrst they do lights, dip, main spots, fogs,indicators,hazards,wipers, horn. Didn't check headlight wash. Visual inspection of car interior, dash, seats, belts and under bonnet security of battery, throttle return spring. I guess if your car is unmodded then that check is fairly straightforward.

Headlight beam aim on same kit as the UK.

Then emissions. The tester sits in car and revs up to 2500 constant for a few mins.

Then it is on to brake test. I sit in car and press pedal lightly and then floor it. for front wheels and then rear. Same with handbrake. The tester doesn't see how many clicks on handbrake lever.

Then on to undercar check. You are given a walkie talkie and the tester goes down some nice clean stairs and into the well lit pit. Then he tells you to tyurn the steering wheel, apply brakes while he has a good look. I watched another car while my paperwork was processed and my windscreen sticker prepared with its expiry date. There is a clever "platform" that you drive the cars wheels onto and in turn it forces the individual wheel sideways and forwards/backwards to presumably show up knackered bushes. It is wierd inside the car while it does that a side at a time.

Oh and they check anything none factory fitted e.g. towbar.

Think that is it.

varche

 

Now that sound like a brilliant system and facility 8-) 8-) that the Uk should introduce rather than the inconsistent commercially motivated testers we have!

[Elite Pete]

Well it is government run only so no axe to grind as it were. You make appointments on the Internet and each County has about three or four testing stations. You choose which one and when. 35 euros for the annual test and no retest fee if represented within 14 days.

Lovely clean heated/air conned waiting room with clean toilets, drinks and food vending machines.

Your reg is tannoyed and lane number and you drive round to one of two lanes in a spotless large facility.

The checks are very similar to the UK. Fisrst they do lights, dip, main spots, fogs,indicators,hazards,wipers, horn. Didn't check headlight wash. Visual inspection of car interior, dash, seats, belts and under bonnet security of battery, throttle return spring. I guess if your car is unmodded then that check is fairly straightforward.

Headlight beam aim on same kit as the UK.

Then emissions. The tester sits in car and revs up to 2500 constant for a few mins.

Then it is on to brake test. I sit in car and press pedal lightly and then floor it. for front wheels and then rear. Same with handbrake. The tester doesn't see how many clicks on handbrake lever.

Then on to undercar check. You are given a walkie talkie and the tester goes down some nice clean stairs and into the well lit pit. Then he tells you to tyurn the steering wheel, apply brakes while he has a good look. I watched another car while my paperwork was processed and my windscreen sticker prepared with its expiry date. There is a clever "platform" that you drive the cars wheels onto and in turn it forces the individual wheel sideways and forwards/backwards to presumably show up knackered bushes. It is wierd inside the car while it does that a side at a time.

Oh and they check anything none factory fitted e.g. towbar.

Think that is it.

varche

 

Now that sound like a brilliant system and facility 8-) 8-) that the Uk should introduce rather than the inconsistent commercially motivated testers we have!

No they shouldn't

[Andy B]

.....
 rather than the inconsistent commercially motivated testers we have!

That depends on where you take your car for test. Your local council will have a test station that it uses for its own vehicles and Taxidriver will likely take his car there. They couldn't give a monkies left .... financially, whether it passes or fails.
I take mine to A N Other garage that doesn't do repairs either so has no financial gain if it fails.

[benbrunt]

If possible I try and take mine to somewhere that doesn't do repairs so that there's no 'motivation' for them to find faults!

Our council have a test centre but you need to book about a month in advance which didn't help me this year, but next time will deffo be giving em a try

[Omegatoy]

you can also take it for a proper mot at a place with no axe to grind, but you can be absolutely certain the car is in proper condition to be on the road!! this place is believe it or not......................................................................................................................

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your local police  force workshop!!!!! you have to book it and there is a chance that you wont be allowed to drive it out if they consider the fault bad enough that the car cannot be driven, but it is the most stringent MOT you will ever have the pleasure of failing/passing!!!!  

[bobbertbear]

my mot due the 24,i know i need front wheel bearings but apart from that everything else seems ok