Kwik Fit say no-no to MoTs on classic?

Ratten · 2024-11-28T11:36:26+0000

Not a thread about Kwik Fit and their service (my local is quite good!), but their ability to MoT a classic ('88 3.5 efi).

I did the landcruiser MoT last week and no problems. This week i tried to book the classic in for the MoT and the website said they weren't equipped to handle it!

I asked the Customer Services is this was right and they just shrugged and said i should call the local centre. I will get onto it, but wondered if anyone else had this problem?

Montyjohn · 2024-11-28T11:52:17+0000

I MOT my P38 at Kwik Fit

Ratten · 2024-11-28T11:56:03+0000

ooooh, Mr Modern! I bet you have those new fangled anti-roll bars too!

Ratten · 2024-11-28T12:05:33+0000

i just intrigued what vehicle they think they're testing!

kermit_rr · 2024-11-28T12:14:42+0000

Not sure how it's different than any other car, other than looks

Ratae · 2024-11-28T12:15:05+0000

They probably think that they need to use a decelerometer (Tapley meter) to do the brake test to avoid something horrendous to the transmission.
Tester's manual S1.2.1 "The primary brake tester must be used unless the vehicle is unsuitable due to its drive configuration, transmission type or braking system. If this is the case, a full or partial decelerometer test may be appropriate. You should consider any additional information from the vehicle manufacturer."

MOT inspection manual: cars and passenger vehicles - 1. Brakes - Guidance - GOV.UK

Brake condition and operation, service brakes, secondary brakes, parking brakes, anti-lock braking system (ABS), electronic braking system (EBS) and brake fluid rules and inspection for car and passenger vehicle MOT tests.

www.gov.uk

The 'primary brake tester' is the rolling road.

Ratten · 2024-11-28T12:16:14+0000

i wonder if they've lost their Tapley....they managed to MoT it last year!

Ratae · 2024-11-28T12:18:04+0000

Perhaps they're frightened of the snarling beast. (Or the Range Rover

)

kermit_rr · 2024-11-28T12:18:42+0000

Maybe they don't know how to test the transmission brake

GRATCH · 2024-11-28T12:42:56+0000

Perhaps it may be because modern Range Rovers are too heavy for class 4 carlifts and need to be tested at a class 7 equipped MOT centre.
I expect classic RR's are lumped into the same band.

kermit_rr · 2024-11-28T12:46:36+0000

GRATCH said:
Perhaps it may be because modern Range Rovers are too heavy for class 4 carlifts and need to be tested at a class 7 equipped MOT centre.
I expect classic RR's are lumped into the same band.

An 88 isn't an RR

Ratten · 2024-11-28T14:15:13+0000

kermit_rr said:
An 88 isn't an RR

Correct. It is THE RR

Ratten · 2024-11-28T14:17:35+0000

It's managed to transport my plutocratic backside across fields, into the Queen's representative car park at Ascot and into London so it must be a RR. It also has a special cloaking device which means it doesn't offend people as much as modern ones...

RangeRoller dt · 2024-11-28T14:31:12+0000

Did the Kwik fit place mot it last year?

Ratten · 2024-11-28T14:33:04+0000

RangeRoller dt said:
Did the Kwik fit place mot it last year?

yep! and the website let me book it too

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