Jamiegreen
Well-Known Member
Better find yourself a friendly MOT'er
swatts70
Active Member
Mines due end of month. No cat, egr or centre box. Gonna extend the front edge of the engine cover so the egr blank can't be seen as testers not allowed to remove anything to check. Gonna argue that the car never had a cat fitted from factory new and hope he doesn't enter the vin onto some dot database and find out it did, lol.
Friendly tester who knows how well maintained my car is, and always says he has an easy mot with mine, hopefully might help too.
I keep this thread updated when the time finally arrives
Friendly tester who knows how well maintained my car is, and always says he has an easy mot with mine, hopefully might help too.
I keep this thread updated when the time finally arrives
Bantam1
Well-Known Member
Ahh forgot you have a D1, the D2 is well concealed.
Shippers
Well-Known Member
Oh yes they can remove now if it's emmisions related as from may this year
swatts70
Active Member
Not according to the Dot testers manual issued this year incorporating the May revisions.
Clearly states " test to be carried out with no dismantling"
Hi
I had mine motd in July at my local Land Rover dealer and was chatting with the examiner about all the new rules
He advised me that under no circumstances are they alllowed to remove any covers , emissions related or not
I blanked both my egrs but left the pipes and egr in situ , used a thin blanking plate where it can’t be seen
He said that if an egr has been removed or blanked it will be an instant fail
Along with he mentioned that if the vehicle is suppose to have the relevant emission parts fitted they can double check using the vin number of the vehicle and also cross reference it with a picture of its location, think that might be a bit of BS though, lol
Always suprising though where you’ve been told one thing and myself another , lol
Plus 1, that’s what I was also told by an mot examiner in just , no cover can be removed under any circumstances
Or if anything looks modified in any way to try and cover the egrs etc where they originally weren’t
I remember I posted the new regs up and indeed subject has been done to death
So the conclusion was , will fail if egrs can be seen to have been removed or blanked and covers can’t be removed
Alas though , by the sounds of it some garages are stricter than others
Shippers
Well-Known Member
But that's not the point if emmisions are out does the new rules allow them to remove covers to inspect if they need to...that's different to just having a look...
swatts70
Active Member
Go to Gov.co.uk and download the mot testers handbook and have a read. They write the rules mot tester have to follow when testing a vehicle. It's interesting and says in black and white what's allowed or not. You can't argue with what's written in it as its what is required on mot test.
A "friendly" mot tester is the best hope for a pass with a non compliant vehicle.
A "friendly" mot tester is the best hope for a pass with a non compliant vehicle.
Don’t get me wrong as I agree what ur saying , it’s only what the examiner told me
Also as a point my master brake cylinder is under a cover, I always thought they had to look at brake fluid
Another thing is towing sockets on mine is behind a cover, there not a 13 pin so doesn’t req testing but surely they had to remove the cover to check
Think if we can find the actual reg that will make the question finally resolved
To remove the cover or not that is the question, lol
So I assume they removed the cover to look at my brake fluid
Blowed if I can find the regs about the covers within the mot regs
Came across this ref covers etc
http://www.ukmot.com/mot-manual-introduction.asp#14
The MOT test must be carried out without dismantling, so it isn't always possible to inspect some testable items. Bonnets, engine covers, luggage compartments, access flaps and passenger compartment doors must be opened when it's necessary to inspect testable items. If for example a bonnet, door or access panel designed to be easily opened can't be opened, so preventing access to a testable item, you must either abandon or refuse to carry out the test.
http://www.ukmot.com/mot-manual-introduction.asp#14
The MOT test must be carried out without dismantling, so it isn't always possible to inspect some testable items. Bonnets, engine covers, luggage compartments, access flaps and passenger compartment doors must be opened when it's necessary to inspect testable items. If for example a bonnet, door or access panel designed to be easily opened can't be opened, so preventing access to a testable item, you must either abandon or refuse to carry out the test.
