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[Andy B]

Some common sense items I E warning lamps are what they say warning so if there on its a fault,
A car thats maintained well should pass.at the end of the day i would rather mine fail an mot than something fail at 70mph on a motorway,

 

but an airbag light won't have any effect on whether your car is generally road worthy or not.   :-? Can't see a non functioning 13 pin trailer electrics socket making much difference either. 

Could easily cause a fair difference for the poor schmoe who runs into the pikey palace with non-functional brake lights/indicators/foglamp though

'course to be truly effective there should be a requirement for annual MOTs for caravans & trailers (as I think there is on the continent?)..

Agreed. But it's the car being tested, not the caravan/trailer outfit. 

[russ0205]

I think caravans should also have some type of mot, i mean gas appliances dodgy diy electrics a rolling bomb really,

  :-/ :-/

[Andy B]

I think caravans should also have some type of mot, i mean gas appliances dodgy diy electrics a rolling bomb really,

  :-/ :-/

A whole new thread of its own. 

[albitz]

I think caravans should also have some type of mot, i mean gas appliances dodgy diy electrics a rolling bomb really,

  :-/ :-/

And thats a bad thing because.......?? :-/


 

[henryd]

I see that power steering fluid will now be checked ..........if the tester can see the level through the side of the bottle,many many cars don't have a see through bottle.Silly idea as any tester can see if pas fluid is pi$$ing out under the car already and fail it  :-/

[Chris_H]

http://www.dft.gov.uk/vosa/repository/MoT%20-%20Issue%2050%20-%20May%202011.pdf

Interesting bit about "stored hydraulic pressure braking systems" there.

Does anyone remember the Citreon BX, several of which rolled away as the suspension sat-down some time after parking?

They also scared the living daylights out of cats that had gone underneath for warmth,  But that's an RSPCA problem.

[russ0205]

RSPCA cats i can see a new thread looming,

 

[2woody]

I think caravans should also have some type of mot, i mean gas appliances dodgy diy electrics a rolling bomb really,

  :-/ :-/

nothing wrong with caravans that couldn't be sorted out with a couple of pounds of C4

[sticka_v8_init]

Looks like you can still get away with a push bike bell strapped to the door mirror - MOT states "a means of warning other users/pedestrians". Still don't NEED a windscreen either

[tunnie]

I think caravans should also have some type of mot, i mean gas appliances dodgy diy electrics a rolling bomb really,

  :-/ :-/

nothing wrong with caravans that couldn't be sorted out with a couple of pounds of C4

   

[Kevin Wood]

I think caravans should also have some type of mot, i mean gas appliances dodgy diy electrics a rolling bomb really,

  :-/ :-/

nothing wrong with caravans that couldn't be sorted out with a couple of pounds of C4

   

Sounds a bit of a waste of C4 to me. A game of "caravan conkers" does the job adequately.