Recently the rear wiper arm on my care was snapped off by local asbo yobs. It's going in for it's MOT tomorrow, will this cause it to fail?
2006-07-06 04:19:19 · 17 answers · asked by Dan P 4 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
btw, this is in the UK - didn't realise they called it an MOT in the US, so wasn't expecting to get any non-UK answers
2006-07-06 04:42:45 · update #1
thanks Andrew S - i've not been had, as i've not taken the car in for the test yet, so not really sure what you're talking about.
2006-07-06 04:53:17 · update #2
Ignore those answers! They are rubbish - not based on fact. VOSA - the official agency that runs MOT testing says that rear wiper blades are NOT part of the test. I had the same concern last month and called for their advice.
2006-07-06 04:30:22 · answer #1 · answered by happyschopper 1 · 6⤊ 1⤋
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2016-12-12 09:57:05 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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Recently the rear wiper arm on my care was snapped off by local asbo yobs. It's going in for it's MOT tomorrow, will this cause it to fail?
2015-08-16 20:43:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rear washers and wipers are not required to be fitted under the Construction & Use Regulations, and they are not included in the list of testable items for the MoT inspection, so a faulty rear washer will NOT be a fail. Whether a rear wiper/washer is fitted, or was fitted originally, is immaterial.
2016-03-14 23:03:08 · answer #4 · answered by Heather 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i had a nova with a flush tailgate and took the wiper off and filled in the hole,i know a car will pass an mot if any sharp objects i.e snapped wiper arms,are covered with some tape
2006-07-06 08:32:23 · answer #5 · answered by joyenergizeruk 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your best to get a mot with a free re test,leave the wiper and take a bulb out of ur indicators,theyl fail it on that then wnt bother looking for other things,and after a 10 pound wiper your on your way.sorted
2006-07-06 07:27:16 · answer #6 · answered by romancer 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes I'm afraid so as it will fail on MOT safety standards.
2006-07-06 04:28:08 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
if you took the back window out it wouldnt fail the mot. and if its failed ask for an mot appeal form. you've been had
2006-07-06 04:50:49 · answer #8 · answered by Pound Shop Price List 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it has to work if you have one.
If you just rip the whole lot off it might pass. Some older cars don't have them so how do they pass their mot's?
2006-07-06 04:26:53 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It depends usually if it was originally equipped safety item, it must be there. But some models probably didn't have one as an option. I would just take the arm off completely.
2006-07-06 04:25:51 · answer #10 · answered by RICH 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋