to go to my regular station where he would have fitted the globe and passed it .

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I've used the same local garage for MOT's for several years to test both the RRC & our daily driver, at a cost of £40.
I normally have them tested up to a month early is case of a failure but todays VOSA system I believe makes it an offence to drive a 'failed' vehicle even if the original certificate is still valid - can anyone clarify that point?
 
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I've used the same local garage for MOT's for several years to test both the RRC & our daily driver, at a cost of £40.
I normally have them tested up to a month early is case of a failure but todays VOSA system I believe makes it an offence to drive a 'failed' vehicle even if the original certificate is still valid - can anyone clarify that point?

That is correct.
 
Yes a good thrashing now and again does a lot of good, specially if your daily driving is short distance low speed. Also same for diesels. ;);)[/QUOTE
The driving for the defender is about 3-4K a year mix of prob 25% of journeys more than an hour and the rest under.

Good to hear thrashing it is worthwhile!
 
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I've used the same local garage for MOT's for several years to test both the RRC & our daily driver, at a cost of £40.
I normally have them tested up to a month early is case of a failure but todays VOSA system I believe makes it an offence to drive a 'failed' vehicle even if the original certificate is still valid - can anyone clarify that point?

That's what my mot man told me - you can take it early but if it fails it overwrites the existing ticket
 
Mot station attaches copy of emissions test result to his paperwork and types in pass / fail on the vosa site.

As Adam says, this guy is having a laugh prescribing a new exhaust, and if he was half decent he would advised you to take it for a blast and try again
 
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I've used the same local garage for MOT's for several years to test both the RRC & our daily driver, at a cost of £40.
I normally have them tested up to a month early is case of a failure but todays VOSA system I believe makes it an offence to drive a 'failed' vehicle even if the original certificate is still valid - can anyone clarify that point?

https://www.gov.uk/getting-an-mot/after-the-test
that’s failed
You can take your vehicle away if your MOT certificate is still valid.

If your MOT has run out you can take your vehicle to:

  • have the failed defects fixed
  • a pre-arranged MOT test appointment
In both cases, your vehicle still needs to meet the minimum standards of roadworthiness at all times or you can be fined.
 
Thanks for all the advice guys. The car totally failed on emissions - so badly I simply don't understand how it passed the year before. I had the whole system replaced with new (non OEM) including 2 replacement manifolds from a breakers as the old ones were so warped. A costly pre Christmas venture. the old system was the original and leaking like a sieve. The new system has a slightly increased woofle which is welcome. Had I known all of this would have happened in advance I would probably have had an entire system built up by SS. Ho hum.
 
When you say it failed on emissions what were the readings ? if you have replaced the manifolds are there leaks from the gasket face or down pipe ? If so leaks will screw the emissions readings. also if there are leaks before the O2 sensors then they will mis read resulting in adjusted fuel/air mix. which will also screw the emissions readings.

My Porsche failed earlier this year following a clamp not torqued up which allowed the gasses to escape, resulting in an emissions failure due to the escaping gasses giving a too lean mixture reading.

you should have an emissions print out. what are the results on it ?
 
My Porsche failed earlier this year following a clamp not torqued up which allowed the gasses to escape, resulting in an emissions failure due to the escaping gasses giving a too lean mixture reading.
what a coincidence, same thing happened with my fezza ;)
 

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