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17 Jan 2024 14:50 #253560 by Gadget
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Had my MOT today, no advisories, however lowest tread depth on my tyres was 8.4mm, so not exactly borderline!

At this rate they'll get failed for age before tread depth.

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17 Jan 2024 15:55 #253561 by Lambert
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This is my problem and I'm not sure if I buy good expensive replacement ones or cheaper faster wearing ones more often?

Temeraire (2018 quasar grey automatic)
One of the last 200ish of the gen3s, probably.
Bellerophon (2024 grello van daily
ADOS Attention Deficit Ooooh Shiny!

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17 Jan 2024 16:20 #253562 by Roger Fairclough
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All of which comes back to my original point that testers are under pressure to conform to averages or they face consequences and therefore now more than ever they are nitpicking really minor things on otherwise sound vehicles to cover themselves.

"Consequences". Now you are sounding like the Post Office. Yes, if there is a fault they should find it, but if no fault exists, statistics or not, they must pass it.

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17 Jan 2024 18:00 #253563 by Lambert
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Apparently and this is second hand information but allegedly falling foul of an investigation can carry a custodial sentence. OK if you are being too lenient and passing stuff that shouldn't be on the road fair enough but if that's the potential outcome of getting on their radar then you can quite see that affecting how people do their work.

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One of the last 200ish of the gen3s, probably.
Bellerophon (2024 grello van daily
ADOS Attention Deficit Ooooh Shiny!

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18 Jan 2024 17:31 #253577 by Phaeton
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Apparently and this is second hand information but allegedly falling foul of an investigation can carry a custodial sentence. OK if you are being too lenient and passing stuff that shouldn't be on the road fair enough but if that's the potential outcome of getting on their radar then you can quite see that affecting how people do their work.
They do prosecute testers  movingon.blog.gov.uk/2022/05/12/mot-frau...risk-to-road-safety/ but 1300 fraudulent tests (discovered) in 30,000,000 carried out isn't a lot

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18 Jan 2024 20:42 #253578 by Pondboy
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Out here in Spainland The ITV (MOT) is performed by a government agency via a drive through test where after booking online you drive through a number of bays to have an emissions test, headlights adjustment test, then all lights test, rolling road brakes test, suspension and linkages test, along with seatbelts and tow bar lights test if not previously done.
All in all about 1/2 hour & 48 euros with a 2 week notice to correct failed items.

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