DJT
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| posted on 21/4/16 at 11:04 AM |
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How much body damage for MOT fail?
There was a car that use to park outside our house the other year. The passenger side was pretty badly scraped, i.e. door and rear side panel caved
in a bit with big scratches/gouges.
Then this morning I saw it on the motorway. Particularly surprised to see that it is still not repaired. I wouldn't have thought it would pass
an MOT.
Have a quick look online. Since November 2012 there is an advisory: "n/s body has damage but not structual, door can still be opened and
closed". Yet in Oct 2015 there is no longer any mention. So, how much damage is an MOT fail? Or as a minimum worthy of an advisory. In the
most recent MOT, I can only assume the tester never ventured around the passenger side of the car!
Looking at the MOT history, looks like the owner does not care for the car and has continously kept the car in a state of barely legal/safe.
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britishtrident
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| posted on 21/4/16 at 11:42 AM |
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MOT is a safety and emmisions test only --- reasons for a no-structural body work fail are insecure body work or exposed sharp edges.
[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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Slimy38
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| posted on 21/4/16 at 11:59 AM |
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I bounced my car off a central reservation, after replacing suspension bits so it drove straight I took it through numerous MOT's and it was
fine. The closest it came to being questioned was when they offered to quote for the repair!!
As BT says, I've only seen failures for exposed sharp edges, so an entire side of the car could be caved in and pass, but a mint car with just a
tiny bit of metal pointing out will fail.
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motorcycle_mayhem
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| posted on 21/4/16 at 02:25 PM |
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Errr..... this is the type of car I usually buy/own. Anything with a visible scratch these days is unacceptable to most people, image is
everything.
My Transhits normally fail on the corroded wheel arches being a sharp edge, particularly in the wet when it's difficult to get the duct tape to
stick over it.
I only wished (another thread today), that it was possible to get hold of one of these environmental disaster areas (VW) that their owners no longer
want to drive, for a 'scrap value' sum. Luxury.
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adithorp
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| posted on 21/4/16 at 02:58 PM |
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As said above, only insecure parts or sharp edges (and broken lights) will cause a fail. Even then, gaffer tape over the offending bit is usually
enough to to get through.
"A witty saying proves nothing" Voltaire
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ravingfool
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| posted on 21/4/16 at 03:54 PM |
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I'm glad I read this thread, I've got to put an mx5 in for its test tomorrow and I probably need to get my gaffer tape out!
Didn't realise that the minor bodywork damage on the rear bumper (thanks to my ex) could be an issue at the test. It's only a plastic
bumper but there's a little rip with an edge sticking out and up - I'll play with it when I get home tonight and see if I can pop it back
in or hold it down with some tape as I've not had a chance to get it repaired in the last couple of months.
Really annoying to have to keep looking at but I'll be hopping mad if it fails the test as well 
[Edited on 21/4/16 by ravingfool]
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sdh2903
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| posted on 21/4/16 at 05:10 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by ravingfool
I'll play with it when I get home tonight and see if I can pop it back in or hold it down with some tape
[Edited on 21/4/16 by ravingfool]
Steady on tiger
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benchmark51
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| posted on 21/4/16 at 05:58 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by DJT
There was a car that use to park outside our house the other year. The passenger side was pretty badly scraped, i.e. door and rear side panel caved
in a bit with big scratches/gouges.
Then this morning I saw it on the motorway. Particularly surprised to see that it is still not repaired. I wouldn't have thought it would pass
an MOT.
Have a quick look online. Since November 2012 there is an advisory: "n/s body has damage but not structual, door can still be opened and
closed". Yet in Oct 2015 there is no longer any mention. So, how much damage is an MOT fail? Or as a minimum worthy of an advisory. In the
most recent MOT, I can only assume the tester never ventured around the passenger side of the car!
Looking at the MOT history, looks like the owner does not care for the car and has continously kept the car in a state of barely legal/safe.
So how was this car or owner harming you?
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DJT
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| posted on 22/4/16 at 04:04 PM |
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Thanks guys. That's clear.
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DJT
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| posted on 22/4/16 at 04:09 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by benchmark51So how was this car or owner harming you?
Not harming me per se, but while neighbours, they were not exactly courteous, e.g. dangerous parking, driving fast past our gate with two wheels on
pavement endagering family as we left our house, etc. So I just go curious. Any other damaged car, wouldn't have given it much thought. After
reading the MOT history my suspicions of their lack of consideration for others was confirmed.
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