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mackei23b

posted on 6/12/10 at 11:31 AM Reply With Quote
What mirrors do I need for an MOT

Hi there

Well I've finally crossed over to the dark side and bought a Cateringvan.

It's an ex-racer and I need to put it through an MOT. What mirrors do I need as minimum to pass?

Thanks in advance

Ian

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mangogrooveworkshop

posted on 6/12/10 at 11:39 AM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by mackei23b
Hi there

Well I've finally crossed over to the dark side and bought a Cateringvan.

It's an ex-racer and I need to put it through an MOT. What mirrors do I need as minimum to pass?

Thanks in advance

Ian



You can cross back ....I would swop you for the cec with my bec






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bigrich

posted on 6/12/10 at 11:51 AM Reply With Quote
for the MOT you need an o/s mirror and one other ,be that a centre (interior) or n/s. unless the interior mirror provides no view then 2 external mirrors are required.







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marcjagman

posted on 6/12/10 at 04:02 PM Reply With Quote
Not broken ones
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loggyboy

posted on 6/12/10 at 06:34 PM Reply With Quote
Depends on age of registration
MoT manual dicates only 1 mirror is needed for cars registered before 1 August 1978
2 of the below for those registered after, 1 of which must be drivers side.
Can also be broken, but not too badly so as to seriously impair vision.

Obligatory mirrors are:
a). an exterior mirror fitted to the offside (right-hand side when seated in the driver's seat), or
b). an exterior mirror fitted to the nearside (left-hand side when seated in the driver's seat), or
c. an interior mirror

Passenger vehicles with no more than 7 passenger seats first used before 1 August 1978 must have any one of the above options
Passenger vehicles with more than 7 passenger seats of any age, and all passenger vehicles first used on or after 1 August 1978 (not being a minibus as above), must have two mirrors, one of which must be option 'a'.

Reason to fail:

1. An obligatory mirror:
a. missing or insecure
b. so damaged or deteriorated that the view to the rear is seriously impaired
c. does not provide a view to the rear of the vehicle
d. not clearly visible from the driver's seat, or incapable of being adjusted to be clearly visible from the drivers seat


Any mirrors additional to the obligatory mirrors are not subject to this inspection.


Above taken from the MoT Manual.

http://www.motuk.com/mot_manual/6-6.asp#14

[Edited on 6/12/10 by loggyboy]

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mackei23b

posted on 7/12/10 at 12:48 PM Reply With Quote
Many thanks

Ian

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