From: JNugent on
Conor wrote:
> In article <bsedna_zhLwJtMzUnZ2dnUVZ8radnZ2d(a)bt.com>, Brimstone says...
>> Adrian wrote:
>>> "Brimstone" <brimstone520-ng03(a)yahoo.co.uk> gurgled happily, sounding
>>> much like they were saying:
>>>
>>>> As long as the Tester hasn't issued a notice prohibiting the vehicle
>>>> from the road you can still drive it.
>>> ...is the wrong answer...
>> So the correct answer is?
>>
> It is a defective vehicle. Regardless of the MOT status, it does not
> meet the minimum legal requirements for roadworthiness.

Not necessarily.

The legal roadworthiness requirements for the driver/keeper of the vehicle
may not be the same as they are for a MOT tester (and for the isue of a new
12 month certificate).
From: Corporal Jones on

Adrian wrote:
> Corporal Jones <corporaljones(a)thentlworld.com> gurgled happily, sounding
> much like they were saying:
>
>>>> Is it not the job of an MOT tester to fail before the problems can
>>>> occur?
>
>>> No, not really. The MOT is designed to remove inadequately maintained
>>> and already significantly defective vehicles from the road - not to
>>> pick up potential future problems...
>
>> Depends on what you mean by adequately maintained vehicles, I follow the
>> manufactures recommendations, I would not expect to find life
>> threatening problems between services apart from the obvious
>
> Umm, what's the manufacturer's recommended intervals for changing brake
> flexis, anti-roll bar bushes and ball joints...?
>
> Those all _should_ have been noticed at a service _before_ they got to
> the point at which they were bad enough to fail an MOT.

Twas a bit suspicious about my previous garage who has now closed, the
new one I use seems to be a bit more switched on

--
Corporal Jones
"I don't like it up me"
From: Adrian on
JNugent <JN(a)noparticularplacetogo.com> gurgled happily, sounding much like
they were saying:

> It'd be different if it was the brakes, lights, steering or tyres.

Umm, it IS the brakes and steering - and he's got two shagged tyres as
well...
From: Corporal Jones on

Adrian wrote:
> JNugent <JN(a)noparticularplacetogo.com> gurgled happily, sounding much like
> they were saying:
>
>> It'd be different if it was the brakes, lights, steering or tyres.
>
> Umm, it IS the brakes and steering - and he's got two shagged tyres as
> well...

Tyres aren't shagged, still legal but below my own standards.

--
Corporal Jones
"I don't like it up me"
From: JNugent on
Adrian wrote:
> JNugent <JN(a)noparticularplacetogo.com> gurgled happily, sounding much like
> they were saying:
>
>> It'd be different if it was the brakes, lights, steering or tyres.
>
> Umm, it IS the brakes and steering - and he's got two shagged tyres as
> well...

The tyres were something he mentioned for himself.

The steering seemed to come as a surprise, which suggests to me that he
hadn't (and probably still hasn't) detected a "fault" in the everyday sense.