Will it fail the MOT ?
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MOT today
Problem is. my hazard light switch has desided to play up.
At times it only flashes the front and back driver side lights.
But then works normal when it whats to.
I Cleaned it up etc, but still plays up with it's mind of it's own.
What i want to know is. if it desided to do that while coming Through MOT, would they fail it ? or shall i just tell them i just need to get a new switch just incase it desides to play up on me ?

Cheers lads..
Fingers Crossed :)

Shit Happen's

Simple answer, yes, it must work.
http://www.motuk.co.uk/manual_150.htm
Even if the vehicle is old enough not for it to be required, if it is fitted, it must work !!!

Schrödinger's cat - so which one am I ???

have you disassembled it and cleaned it?

Ive just disassembled and cant think how it goes back.. lol cant work it out..
Can someone please do me a favour and undo an old switch if they have one and take a pic of how it goes back.. its the white part with the spring on it ?

Please :)

Shit Happen's

Think ive worked it out lol he hopes :)

Shit Happen's

cant you borrow one from another member, or perhaps a local mini?

Nope.. not poss :( bugger ive tried different ways. cant get it to funtion bugger bugger............... bugger

Shit Happen's

Im fucked .. no mot for me... cant for the life of me fix it... mot is at 3pm...

Shit Happen's

Phone the MOT station and check with them first, but I'm pretty sure it's on the list of things that can fail but you get a free retest of just that item if you bring it back by 4pm the next day.
At least you'll see if anything else is wrong that way.

Schrödinger's cat - so which one am I ???

nip down to halfords and hardwire any type of swith too it. get a move on, stop posting on here, report back at 1600 hours!!!

Yes Halfords do relays that plug straight in, at least they did last time I bought one.

Had to cancel :( have to get another switch... might of been a omen.

Cheers anyway.

Shit Happen's

Shit Happen's

damn it

My mate had a crx turbo that we were taking for an mot, that morning the horn packed up

so in a rush i took the horn off my mini, bolted it in, ran a wiredown the wing through the door seal and with a crappy switch inside the car

The assistant at the mot station went to drive it in and was messing around, he drove at the tester and honked the usual horn button at him----amazingly it worked!!!

You could of been lucky with your hazzards

My hazzards haven't worked since 2003 and I've passed every MOT since. Plus I finaly got failed for my arch-less reverse rims after about 6 years.

As ive got my other oil leak to fix, where i forgot to put the detent O ring in.
That wouldn't fail on that leak would it.. just checking. also, u dont get a FREE RETEST anymore do you ?

Cheers

Shit Happen's

it can fail on an excessive oil leak, and yes you do get a free retest if brought back within 10 days. says on the bottom of the failure sheet.

9.85 @ 145mph
202mph standing mile
speed didn't kill me, but taxation probably will

Hi,
Front fogs or spots are not an MOT requirement, in the UK at least
Cheers,
Gavin :)

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nor are reverse lights which i was quite surprised at

Schrödinger's cat - so which one am I ???

My MOT station are really good, they still let me fix any fault on the car and will give me a free retest within the week

On 2nd Apr, 2008 Bat said:
Hi,
Front fogs or spots are not an MOT requirement, in the UK at least
Cheers,
Gavin :)

9.85 @ 145mph
202mph standing mile
speed didn't kill me, but taxation probably will