is it illegal?

[Delotus]

is right !

 

best of luck with it matey.

Tim

[antz]

cheers matey.

[Jay_harrier]

As Orange Whizz said, if the brakes work correctly there shouldn't be an issue.

 

If you do a right lash up when fitting it then you may fail. I have an electric line lock and a bias pedalbox, an MOT tester will have to be quite cute to spot it as all the pipework is inside the car tucked high on the bulkhead.

[texr2000]

if i fitted it on mine it would be in the line that goes from the master on the bias box to join where it goes through the bulk head. so if it was on/under the dash (say near on the small parcel shelf thing) or on the trans tunel why would the tester look at it? What about them electrial ones mite not even spot them....

 

I have to say i never thought about it TBH.

 

I got one but never got round to fitting it or working out where to but it.

[oliwally]

Listen to me folks!! The test involves checking the mechanical brake components and if all is fitted correctly then no fail is possible.As to brake performance the vehicle must meet the minimum efficiency for front rear and overall.If the vehicle achieves this then the line lock is NOT a testable item.

 

I asked this question when i was taking my test,the guy said yes it would fail,he wouldnt hesistate.

Got cut off asking my question when someone asked about fitting different engines and that went on for half hour.

Forgot to ask by then.

 

I'll flick through manual tomorrow but i'm sure i've seen something about line locks,might just be that they're NOT a reason for refusal.

[Rick]

would a brake bias valve be a fail then?

 

either way i dont care cuz i do know a good MOT tester

[ratman]

My tina has a biast box and a line lock and its past 2 mots

[V8ian]

I have had my electric line loc fitted fot the last 5 years, never had a problem with the MOT in any form. and it sits on the bulkhead in plain sight.

Ian

[antz]

bloody MOT

 

people say police are bent but its really the MOT testers who just like to fail cars on anything i can find!

[Rick]

bloody MOT

 

people say police are bent but its really the MOT testers who just like to fail cars on anything i can find!

 

some MOT testers are the biggest crooks around.

 

fleecing elderly and women...

[flyingbanana]

place i go to...they love old cars...they even race cars with x flow engines......he like to pass cars ...but only if its not got a major problem.....my dad now takes his there has because where he went for years started to become a a pain saying things are faulty where they wernt

[Mr Sam]

whats wrong with your heel and toes

[Muttley MK2]

The point I was trying to put yesterday was that the mot test is a survey of the TESTABLE items ON THE DAY OF TEST.It does not matter what you have fitted to the car so long as it does not affect the car on the day of test.Whether an item is illegal or COULD be used to affect the operation of the brakes is not part of the test!!! The most the tester could do would be to advise that he had noted the fitment of the line lock.If he was to fail on the line lock being fitted then he would have no reference for a line lock as it is NOT a testable item.Nor can you fail things that MIGHT be used to affect the brakes.I would appeal any failure for this reason.Hope this answers the question.You could of course bring the car to me for its mot

[duttnut]

You MIGHT feel like cutting through a brake pipe with a pair of side cutters, but if you havent done it when he tests the car he can't fail it on the posibility that you MIGHT do it tomorrow, Can he?

Surely the same goes for the line lock.

[Muttley MK2]

Thank god someone has got my point.Please mate spread the word.Testers are not gods who can fail what they like!!

[KJ 1320]

You could of course bring the car to me for its mot

 

nice and local to me m8

could you pm me where you are cheeRS