MOT queations, help please

[Mr Sam]

do the fronts NEED to work?

 

 

i.e. is it like the reverse lamp, if its there its got to work?

 

 

 

 

thankyouplease

[Trevmk3]

i dont think they do, as my escort passed with only one actually in place

[Mr Sam]

might just disconect something so at least both of them dont work

 

the retaining screw is rusted solid and ive rounded it off

[Trevmk3]

dont worry about it, if they had told me it needed to be fitted properly then i would of ripped the other one out

[Mr Sam]

the old fiesta one of the numberplate lights wasnt working so the doris helping gave it a thump and it came on

 

 

 

 

 

now then NEXT QUESTION.......my old man seems to think i dont need to insure it to get to the MOT station??? is this right

[Trevmk3]

it may be right but i cannot be sure, there is something in my head that says it has to be the nearest one to you and booked in, although that might be for no tax

[Mr Sam]

i know you can go with no tax as long as its booked in and you go straight there

 

because you cant tax without an MOT cert

[Pipster007]

1. I believe that if a light is fitted, then it has to work

 

2. You can go to and from an MOT with no tax (as long as it is pre-booked), but it must be insured

[Trevmk3]

1. I believe that if a light is fitted, then it has to work

 

2. You can go to and from an MOT with no tax (as long as it is pre-booked), but it must be insured

 

thought you must have to be insured but wasnt sure

[aden]

front fog lights are not part of the test at all mate

[aden]

oh and yes you HAVE to have insurance

[Tom]

either i've missed something or you haven't said what front lights you are talking about??

[Mr Sam]

sorry the title earlier was fog lights but theni had a query about the insurance

 

i WILL insure it

 

and i might try drill the retaining screw out the damn fog light

[FredTransit]

Yes, you need insurance but don't need tax or MOT as long as the test is booked.

If a light is fitted it needs to work, except the reversing lights, as they are not part of the test.

[Mr Sam]

i spray them black then or smooth them off with filler

[aden]

front fogs aint part of the test

[Mr Sam]

car is now insured,,,,well will be as of monday

 

ill phone up or nip in to the garage and get it booked and just check with them about the fogs

[ALL4SHOW]

i've been told this is a VERY grey area over the insurance as it is upto the officer who pulls you to decide as a car without tax & mot is not in a road worthy condition so your insurance CAN be invalid so i would make it clear to your insurance company what you are doing i got away with no insurance (many many years ago) when i bought a car & drove it home with no t&t or insurance cos i had it booked in to a mates garage for mot work & was told that you can drive a car to & from a place to have mot work done or an mot as long as its pre booked at a garage (not on the road outside your mates house ). the thing is if you get pulled on the way home from an mot & you have failed then your car should not be on the road yet they used to give you upto a month overlap on an old mot to put it right

[Mr Sam]

im going to try and get to the garage to book it in and have it in writing that its booked in to play it safe, luckily all country roads though althouh last time i took the fiesta after numerous re-tests (so it wasnt MOT'd) i got followed by a copper i was just waiting for the blue lights, soon as i turned into the road the MOT station was on he stopped