MOT question. paying and failure
karlak - 5/1/12 at 08:43 PM
Non-Kitcar
Had my sons car MOT'd today, which failed on a couple of items 
Anyway, got the failure sheet when he went an dpicked it up, but they did not charge him anything. Is this Normal ? We have 10 days for a
re-test.
It failed on a Split "flexi" pipe on the exhaust after the Cat and also a failed Emissions test.
I have found somewhere to replace the exhaust section for me tomorrow, but am hoping that the failed emissions test is also due to the split. I have
not seen the "split", but they have said it has a "major leak of exhaust gas" - Thing is I cant hear the exhaust blowing ???
NigeEss - 5/1/12 at 08:50 PM
Cost of the test and retest is at the discretion of the testing station hence the variation
in test prices. They can also choose wether to charge for retests or not.
However, I've not yet come across a station that didn't charge for the initial test.
monck - 5/1/12 at 08:52 PM
I wouldn't moan 
I have always been charged the Mot fee and given 7 or 10 days for a free retest...
bobthebuilder - 5/1/12 at 09:49 PM
my vosa mot spot doesnt charge till the retest which is included in the price.
also if it has failed on emisions then a quick oil change and a new air filter can help.
mad4x4 - 6/1/12 at 09:49 AM
quote:
Originally posted by karlak
Non-Kitcar
Had my sons car MOT'd today, which failed on a couple of items
Anyway, got the failure sheet when he went an dpicked it up, but they did not charge him anything. Is this Normal ? We have 10 days for a
re-test.
It failed on a Split "flexi" pipe on the exhaust after the Cat and also a failed Emissions test.
I have found somewhere to replace the exhaust section for me tomorrow, but am hoping that the failed emissions test is also due to the split. I have
not seen the "split", but they have said it has a "major leak of exhaust gas" - Thing is I cant hear the exhaust blowing ???
They will do a visible inception of the exhaust while on the ramp with engine running if it is leaking badly they won't test the emissions = FAIL
just because it doesn' t sound loud doesn't mean that is can't be burst.
rusty nuts - 6/1/12 at 08:30 PM
Do you have the emmisions failure print out? if it failed on high lambda reading then even a very small leak can make a huge difference
karlak - 6/1/12 at 11:22 PM
Thanks all,
We had the flexi joint section replaced today and it flew through the emissions test 
(so it is MOt'd). The old flexi joint was actually quite
badly worn.
However, since the new section has been fitted it has struggled to start a couple of times, with a fairly strong smell of fuel. Ever since we have
owned the car it has started on the button with no throttle required.
I did wonder if the ECU will now have to "re-learn" the fueling without the leaking section. Maybe a good idea to disconnect the battery
for a while and see if that resets something ?
Ninehigh - 7/1/12 at 12:41 AM
I remember something about switching the ignition on 40 times resets the fault codes... If nothing's changed after a month...