bent mot's

[henryandlesley]

I think that my disco has had bent mot's for the last 2 yrs as when i done the check history on my disco and what it was failing on was a lot of welding and the bits i am doing now was on the list and it has never had any plates put on them spots why do people do it if it needs welding then get it done dont just ignore it and put bent mot's on it is puting peoples lives in danger

[MudRat]

if you think its dodgy contact Vosa/dvla they can do something about it.

[bobtail 2 6]

THAT OLD TRUCK IS NOT A LUCKY MOTOR FOR YOU MATE IT SOUNDS LIKE IF IT ANT ONE THING IT ANOTHER

[crazymac]

Where did you get it from? did you know the previous owner?

[carracarra13]

thanks to you I found ours is all a ok thanks, but am disapointed for you m8 never good to see any one riped off espicaly a m8

[crazymac]

me and the last owner have falling out due to having a bent tax on and now doing more checks on the truck it is showing for the last few years it has not been totally above board and other things and he is a mc member aswell which makes things worse for him  all i am doing is advising people to be carefull with who they deal with and do checks like i will be from now on

So is this the same one that there was a bit of discussion on a few months ago? I said something about bad maintenance and got ripped into by the previous owner and yourself?? (can't remember if it was both of you or wether I'm talking about another vehicle entirely?)

[sv130]

  It could always be a ringer, that way the previous mot info wouldn,t match up with the repairs.





 I,m not helping much am I.. :oops:

 Gaz 

[hairyasswelder]

Where was it mot'd ???
Take it back to them and show them,,,,
You know the previous owner, how long did they have it?

[stuntman]

Personally mate, I'd strip ALL of your off road gear off the truck and swap the wheels for some [!Expletive Deleted!] ones, THEN approach VOSA and the DVLA.

If your car turns out to be a ringer then you'll probably lose it, that's why you need to get the good stuff of it.

I'm sorry to be the bearer of bad news but you have to be prepared for it, at least you have the previous owners info and address to pass on.

Of course you could always have a 'quiet' word with the previous owner and ask him to replace your vehicle and to compensate you for your lost time in repairing said dodgy vehicle, then you could scrap the dodgy car knowing you've taken a questionable motor of the road.

Or go and speak to a solicitor, they aren't as expensive as people make out and if you have a solid case then the costs will be charged to the opposite side.

[Drift]

I might be a bit thick here, I thought with the new computerised system you couldnt falsify an MOT  :?

[Disco Matt]

I might be a bit thick here, I thought with the new computerised system you couldnt falsify an MOT  :?

The computer is only as good as what it's being fed though - as someone said above, the numberplates and chassis plate could easily be swapped onto another identical car. I realise that the axles, engine, etc are all stamped but how many garages would bother to go chasing around them all?

There are also likely to be places that let a few questionable vehicles through the MOT. If VOSA catch them then they're in deep brown stuff, but until that happens...

[Gordo]

I might be a bit thick here, I thought with the new computerised system you couldnt falsify an MOT  :?

As I understand it, it isn't the MOT that's false, but the vehicle itself. When the MOT tester does the computer bit he puts in the chassis number as well as the Index Mark (registration).

If the numbers have been switched from one vehicle to another then the tester will have entered the numbers in good faith, conducted the test on that vehicle and issued a pass certificate.

If the previous owner than transferred the identity to another vehicle then the MOT would show correctly, but wouldn't be for that actual vehicle (IYSWIM!).

All decidedly dodgy if you ask me  :|

[Drift]

Ahha gotcha, I though it was like a bung of £70 and the car details then a day later your handed an MOT in the pub, so its not easy then, good.

[stuntman]

The thing is mate yes it is, normally it's a £100, that covers the test and the rest to dodgey character.

Theye get round it by using emision tests carried out on other vehicles, and other dodgy info. Sad but it does happen, and I know a few testers that have been known to do this.

[Gordo]

that is it you can even take the car and if it dails the mot tester say bung me a few quid and you have a ticket that is why i always go to the same mot place every year he is very fair and lets  things like a wiper or a light not working go which is ok

No, it's not OK. Failing to carry out the test properly is likely to earn him a visit from the men from the Ministry, and loss of his ticket.

If he said that the bulb or wiper is faulty, and gave you the opportunity to buy and fit a replacement part before leaving the test centre then that's different. Letting an unroadworthy vehicle leave the centre with a pass certificate is indefensible.