The speedometer is not checked during an MOT anyway.
Where did you get that from ??
They check that the speedometer is working when they do the brake test.
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Where did you get that from ?? They check that the speedometer is working when they do the brake test.
According to the testers manual, there\'s no mention of needing a working speedo for an MOT pass.
www.motuk.co.uk/manual/contents.htm
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I had a car fail because the speedo wasn't working. I ended up taking the gearbox out and changing the diff bearing in it.
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DVD posted the regs that require a speedo to be working a while back. So even if it isn't an MOT failure(?), the motor vehicle is illegal(?).
www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?v=e&t=21...8
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It certainly WAS a requirement - I had an intermittent speedo and consequently took notice of the tick box on the tester's sheet.
If it has been removed as a requirement, perhaps this would be in the hope of clawing extra revenue from the driver via the cameras?
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Mileage is recorded on the MOT certificate. What happens next year when the mileage is the same?!
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Until you're required to show your old MOT, who is to know?
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bert-j
It doesn't matter in the slightest!
Many years ago I had to fix the speedo on my Mark 1 Cortina. I managed to successfully repair the speed indicating bit but, unfortunately, couldn't get the mileage indicator to work.
So,without the knowledge I have now, I perhaps rather unwisely set the mileage to "00,000"! When I took it for an MOT the tester was, to say the least, a bit surprised and said something like "I can only put it down on the ticket for what's being shown" but I said I wasn't bothered and the car passed.
It's possible the regs have changed since then, but I don't think so.
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Well the Mini passed its MOT on Saturday. No comment was made about the mileage reading the same as last year - although for some reason panic has now set in because they record the mileage on the certificate (and its the same as last year) so I await some sort of nasty phone call or letter.
Thanks for your help everyone
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Panic not. No call or letter will follow - you only have to have mileage recorded, nor say it's accurate. Given that a car doesn't legally have to have any mileage recorder anyway, there's absolutely nothing that can be said.
JS
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Thanks JS. Must admit I didnt know that a car doesnt legally have to have a mileage recorder.
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The only time you will get into trouble is if you sell the car claiming that the mileage is true & you are guilty of misdescription. Even then, they've got to catch you...
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I'm not an MOT tester so I have no qualified view on this, but, When I took a car to be tested the speedo cable had a habit of coming loose. As the tester lifted the bonnet I went to the car to make sure it was attached. He said Don't worry it's not part of the test.
There seems to be some confusion over this issue. Let's all ask our next MOT tester this question. Mine will be in September.
Whatever the outcome on speedo, the odometer is surely not ( I would say definately but I'm too wise for that now) part of the test nor is it required to be working, presumably.
It is not illegal to alter the miles on your odometer. It is however illegal not to tell the purchaser that the miles are not accurate.
With odometers being so easy to alter these days (especially digital ones) It is a wonder that we all still value cars according to the odometer reading.
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Zendo
It is my belief too that the speedometer, oddly perhaps, isn't MOT testable, although driving without a speedo is!
As for mileage, strictly, as long as you don't claim a false reading is true, eg by putting it in the advert, or by incorrectly answering a question on it it's not an offence. If it's never mentioned, it's not a crime. You don't have to say anything, any more than you'd have to mention the small patch of surface rust you've undersealed over, as long as the car is road worthy. Inaccurate odometer, or surface rust, don't make it unroadworthy. Caveat emptor!
JS
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JS
I would probably agree with you there, re: you don't *have* to say anything - but what you do say must be the truth.
I wonder if this *only* applies to the odometer reading, i.e. what if you say "the engines fine" but really you know there's a sticking valve or other. That's probably not a good example, but you get the idea. For retail purposes the salesman has to be careful what he claims, but surely not for private sale. And if not, is it therefore only making a false claim on the odometer that is maybe going to give you problems in a privarte sale, legally speaking.
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That applies to anything.
'1984 Allegro. No rust. FBLSH. Engine runs perfect.' - private sale.
OK, I'll have it, here's six thousand pounds.
Oh dear, it's rusted through, engine won't start. I'll see you in court & will expect to win.
'1984 Allegro' - from a trader.
'I need a car that is a driver. Does it work?'
'Yes'
Here's the money. Oh dear, it won't start. I'll see you in court.
The burden of responsibility is greater from a salesman, in that it has to be fit for the buyer's known purpose.
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