Driver's seat movement check is maybe a bit excessive, but the others all seem pretty sensible. After all, I wouldn't fancy driving a car with most of those faults.
I guess the cat one is on the basis of pollution, which I always thought was a bit OTT, as I believe that most of the pollution generated by a car is during its manufacture, not during driving. What about a Coupe battery, as they aren't held down by a clamp, but can't go anywhere with the bonnet down? Maybe we'll have to see what happens on that one? Dave. On Feb 22, 10:37 am, "Jim Hearne" <j...@quantums.info> wrote: > I thought an insecure battery was also a failure already. > > Jim > > From: Mark Miles > Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2012 9:58 AM > To: quantumowners@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] MOT Reg Changes > > I have had an MOT fail previously for a split rubber on a steering > balljoint so I suspect that this is not a change. The HID thing is good news, > around here we have a lot of clios etc with aftermarket HID and they are > dazzling at best. > The insufficiently supported/protected wires is a direct concern for me. > The wiring on my car is in a dreadful state. I think this will bring forward > my project to update the electrical systems on the car. MOT in June so > something of a priority I think. I am not sure of the benefit of a drivers > seat that moves.... I am the only person that drives my car and the seat > hasn't been moved since I bought the car nearly three years ago. > > Mark Miles > > Manager > Bar Square > 8 Market Place > Wokingham > Berkshire > RG40 1AL > > 07565 110439 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > From: MattWilson(Q2-412) <wilson.m...@virgin.net> > To: Quantum Owners Group <quantumowners@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Wednesday, 22 February 2012, 9:38 > Subject: [Quantum Owners] MOT Reg Changes > > As we're all getting quite enthusiastic about legal issues and MOT > regs etc.... > Someone at work forwarded the below link to me last week: > > http://uk.autoblog.com/2012/01/04/changes-to-mot-rules-in-2012-are-yo... > > I was wondering how some of this might affect our Quantum's at MOT > time. (Not sure how much of the article is the usual scare- > mongering). > > Some highlights I thought may casue a few issues: > 1. Missing, or split/damaged dust covers on steering and suspension > ball-joints will result in failure if they will allow dirt to enter > the joint. <maybe that's always been the case and is good practice to > sort ASAP anyway but a pain if time is short in the run-up to your > MOT>. > > 2. They've essentially closed the door on after-market HID (GOOD!). > So if you've got them, you may have trouble now. > > 3. Fail for insufficiently supported or protected wires. > > 4. Driver's seat must go back and forward. 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