My charade GTti recently failed it's MOT. All easy fixes which I've done. On the failure sheet it just says "screen" written in
pen after all the other failure points, no other details (not like the computer printed writing on the rest of the sheet) I have a few more days when
they'll just retest the failure points but I can't afford a new windscreen at the moment.
Because it's written in pen will it be on the computer system? It's a small crack on the screen which I will replace as soon as I have the
money, i'm not planning to use the car until then anyway. Is it down to the individual MOT tester/does it have to be on the computer system to be
official? Probably clutching at straws but thought I'd ask 
is it easy to remove the screen, take it back with no windscreen and refix when you have the mot.
Cracks and chips on the screen have to be bigger than 40mm in the swept (by the wipers) area or 10mm in the swept area in front of the steering wheel.
Anything less than that should be a pass (with an advise notice).
adrian
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Originally posted by Aboardman
is it easy to remove the screen, take it back with no windscreen and refix when you have the mot.
No screen = no screen failures + no washers & no wipers
It's all in the manual
sounds like the tester forgot to put it on the list of failure items so won''t be recorded on the system although it won,t stop him from
failing it this time round if he spots it. if you dont take your fail sheet he will have to reprint a copy of the originals which won't have any
reference to the screen defect manually written in or as said if its so obvious a defect you can remove the screen etc and present it without. if it
aint there he can't test it, just part of the game
You can get screen repair kits (from Halfords? ) which inject resin into the crack which magically disappears.
Or as a temporary bodge, you could try running a little light oil or gel into the crack just before the test.
Must remember not to accidently spray the washer jets if I take the screen out ^__^
Odds on that the crack will grow or even shatter the window if you try to take it out.
My Donor Sierra had a front heated screen which still worked so I tried to remove it to sell on ebay. Unfortunately a tiny stone chip on the
passengers side grew into a crack that extended from the edge to the middle bottom of the screen rendering it useless.