My Car Failed Its MOT....

[Bootie]

Boooooo....

My VW Bora failed its MOT today. List of things to fix....

Brake Pipes need replacing...

Near side sill seat belt anchorage needs minor welding...

Near side rear suspension component mounting needs minor welding....

Not too bad for a 15 year old car in my opinion. Saying that the MOT and full service cost the guts of £200. Complete oil change and all pipes replaced cost £160.

The saving grace is my best mates dad is a welder and is going to take a look at the welding tomorrow night or Saturday morning. Fingers crossed he can get it done sharp-ish and I can get it back to the test centre within 10 days so I dont have to pay £30 for a full MOT test again.

Bloody cars eh!!

 

[Hedgehog]

Bitter Blow.....Also my worst nightmare when the MOT time arrives it fingers crossed as it goes through the Test...Mine is due at the end of May ....as you say Bloody cars....they are a necessary Evil they just spend your money .....Good Sir

 

[Nort]

For those of us Yank's on the other side of the pond, what is MOT?

 

[Bootie]

Ministry of Transport test. Basically checking every year that your car is roadworthy.

 

[mTk]

That would simply be impossible in the U.S. given the number of vehicles involved. We are cursed with frequently having to get a "smog test" annually (based on some secret formula no one knows about) for registration purposes.

 

[Hedgehog]

For those of us Yank's on the other side of the pond, what is MOT?

Yes it is pain the MOT ......But it does make for Safe and Happy motoring ......Apart from the Stupid Drivers

 

[Corsaire31]

My camping van is 23 years old (has travelled to many places like Spain, Morocco, Turkey, the North Cape) and the inspection is scheduled in July. I'm also worried...

 

[mTk]

Passes the inspection if all they check is the exterior!

 

[Facman]

Unbelievably the state I live in, California, with the highest per capita of vehicles in the US, has no yearly inspection of the mechanical reliability of these vehicles.

 

[2054172]

We in Ontario have the Drive Clean Ontario test for Emission Controls. Safety tests only if selling a vehicle.
The emission control test start about an Hour south of where I live Central to Northern Ontario do not have to do them yet. I believe there are two possibilities why we don't yet have to do them. 1} There are so many trees that there is no way any smog will hurt us up here LOL
2} If they did the test all our cars and trucks would fail because there is no money for us to fix them...not enough jobs and poorer pay. We would have to go back to the Horse and sleigh again.

 

[Louis]

Here is the RTO (Revisión Técnica Obligatoria or mandatory technical review)
It is an annual checkup, brakes, lights, exhaust, suspension, turn signals, security systems are reviewed ...
A label adheres to the windshield to be visible from the authorities.

 

[Corsaire31]

For us in France it's only every two years, and it starts only once the vehicle is 5 years old. We also get a sticker on the windshield. Nice Clio, Swmbo has the same in light blue.

 

[Combat Wombat]

Here is the RTO (Revisión Técnica Obligatoria or mandatory technical review)
It is an annual checkup, brakes, lights, exhaust, suspension, turn signals, security systems are reviewed ...
A label adheres to the windshield to be visible from the authorities.

yep here is Aus we have the 'Registration check' every year .. only cost $40 but tyres are $300 each .,... yeeesh

we used to have windshield stickers , but now police have autos-canners and when you get passed by a police care they are immediately informed if you are 'out of rego' via their number plate recognition system and you are in the clink !

 

[Bert Blitzkrieg]

Very expensive tyres!! Just got 4 new ones (225/45R17) for € 380,00.

Here it is the annual APK for cars older then 5 years. Doesn't cost as much as in GB. Often it is included in the cost for the servicing of the car if you let it coincide. Of course, they do tend to fnd some issues during the APK...

 

[Combat Wombat]

Very expensive tyres!! Just got 4 new ones (225/45R17) for € 380,00.

Here it is the annual APK for cars older then 5 years. Doesn't cost as much as in GB. Often it is included in the cost for the servicing of the car if you let it coincide. Of course, they do tend to fnd some issues during the APK...

4 ???!! four ... for 380 euros ... strewth ... what the , checked them out at they are $211 each on sale ...

http://www.tyresales.com.au/search?search=size&width=225&aspect=45&rim=17

 

[2054172]

@Combat Wombat OUCH! $211 each here in the Great White North only $92.00 each same tires, I just goggled it here. Not that many are sold here because there is no information on how they are in the snow.

 

[Bert Blitzkrieg]

4 ???!! four ... for 380 euros ... strewth ... what the , checked them out at they are $211 each on sale ...

http://www.tyresales.com.au/search?search=size&width=225&aspect=45&rim=17

Yes, four. So that is € 85,-- (including fitting etc) for each tyre. That is about AUD 120 for each tyre, USD 91 and CAD 112.

 

[Ithikial]

My last service cost $600. You got off easy Bootie. But yeah we don't have the Govt going over our cars every year.

 

[Bootie]

Ummm.... $600. There is $0.52 to the £.

So if mine cost £204 for service and MOT and £172 for oil and brake pipes that equates too $725.

Unless of course you mean because your car is newer than my 15 year old brum brum.

 

[Ithikial]

Yeah 2009 model. And you get paid in Pounds Stirling not Aussie dollars.