jacko
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| posted on 20/3/12 at 07:05 PM |
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Battery and MOT Question
In the new MOT i believe the terminal / s have to be covered is it both or just the pos + terminal
The Wife's car is up for test on Friday
Thanks
Jacko
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jacko
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| posted on 20/3/12 at 09:38 PM |
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Any MOT people know this about batteries please the wife's battery dose not have a cover at all
will it fail its mot because of this
Thanks
Jacko
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Andybarbet
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| posted on 20/3/12 at 09:42 PM |
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Hi Jacko,
My dads SEAT Cordoba has no covers on the terminals, it never has from new (it's 14 year old now), it passed MOT last month without a hitch so
fingers crossed you should be fine.
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adithorp
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| posted on 20/3/12 at 10:13 PM |
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First I've heard of it. The battery now has to be secure but not heard any mention of trerminal covers. Loads of cars are built without them.
Like a lot of the new test bits, battery insecure used to be a fail then was dropped.
"A witty saying proves nothing" Voltaire
http://jpsc.org.uk/forum/
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nickw2000
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| posted on 20/3/12 at 10:34 PM |
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Abit of duck tape over each terminal and job done if it does need for an mot lol
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Macbeast
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| posted on 20/3/12 at 11:40 PM |
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You certainly need both terminals covered for IVA
I'm addicted to brake fluid, but I can stop anytime.
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mark w
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| posted on 21/3/12 at 12:41 AM |
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I'm an MOT tester & as far as I'm aware the only new part of the test (comes in as of the 1st April) to do with the battery is
security of it, as before now all you could do was advise on battery insecure. Eml & airbag lights on will now fail the test from April
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britishtrident
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| posted on 21/3/12 at 07:47 AM |
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No mentioned in the new regs of terminnal covers, however it is a good idea to have the positive covered.
re battery security while now a testable item in it own right battery security always was the most common reason for issuing a a VT30 Refusal
to Test Notification the grounds are:
"The tester considers insecurity of a load or other items would prevent a proper test being carried out - unless the load is secured or
removed."
[Edited on 21/3/12 by britishtrident]
[I] “ What use our work, Bennet, if we cannot care for those we love? .”
― From BBC TV/Amazon's Ripper Street.
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jacko
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| posted on 21/3/12 at 06:33 PM |
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Thank You all for the info this has cleared it up for me
Jacko
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