MOT check for Speedo?
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Does any one know if the speedo is actually checked in an MOT?

as i'm sure my car passed last gear with the speedo not working.

doesn't need a speedo for an mot as far as im aware.

mine hasn't worked the last 2 years and passed

yeah mine too, its not part of the test iirc.

Mines out by 10mph at 30 and passes every time.

In the 13's at last!.. Just

Mine under reads by 10mph and I've had no problems.

Nope not checked. They like to look for the mileage tho, my bike speedo confused him a bit :)

Yeah I thought about the milage, which will not have moved since last year....

it used to be that if you didn't take the old mot then they wouldn't know tha last milage.. but now with mot's on database i'm guessing they could look it up.

Well sounds like it should be alright, which is nice as i don't fancy pulling out the speedo drive.

IIRC you legally need to have a speedo, and the testers may rightly cause a fuss if one is missing, that said the speedo is not tested during an MoT nor is the car driven during an MoT, so in theory there is no way that an MoT centre will know if it is working or not.

The wheels turn when its on the brake rollers so the will know if it works or not but its not part of the MOT so it cant fail for a speedo.
Allan

http://www.rabdunn.co.uk/

I dont even have a speedo drive in the gearbox or a cable and the tester took it for a spin down the road - it still passed 2 years in a row.
Although he might have been too busy with the torque steer to have noticed the speedo. (He said its the worst torque steer he'd ever known of)

Paul

I seriously doubt it!

Mines past the last couple of years, it has a speedo for looks but it doesnt work as the cables not attached! cant beat a road angel!

Car should have one fitted but there is no actual test for it. I'm sure is there isn't one in the car at all you will fail. Don't think the rollers spin the wheels fast enough to register a speed - I may be wrong though!

LOL, it sounds like theres quite a few other people with fucked speedos on here,

Well MOT in the morning so i'll let you know if it passes (wing and a prayer job...)

[quote=mini13,12th of Dec, 2007 at 07:48pm]LOL, it sounds like theres quite a few other people with fucked speedos on here,
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theres a quote ready to be taken out of contexts if ever i saw one!

my speedo cable snapped the day before my MOT, like any one would belive that!

but i asked and as said before its not needed!

On the subject of speedos, is there anywhere available to calibrate them???

speedy cables?

haven't had a speedo in mine for the past few years, MOT chappie doesn't really notice though as i usually end up sitting in the car doing the lights and putting it on the brake rollers etc.