taylormade89

mate going for his mot soon so we were looking over the car,
his battery isnt tied down but is in its tray thing will this fail had a look at some mot test sheets online and it doesnt say anything about this?

thanks for the help

Snazy

Police would deem it unroadworthy at the roadside. I always thought MOT's DID check this.

Tee-

iTrader: (3)

ive just had to get 1 for my MOT

taylormade89

it doesnt say anything about it on here
The MOT test for your vehicle : Directgov - Motoring

Tee-

iTrader: (3)

its down to the tester at th end of the day id just get 1 or just tie it down with sum bungee cord lol

taylormade89

lol cheap and cheerfull i like it

SunnySideUp

Get the proper clamp and do it properly.

GC8

More easily you could buy a luggage tie-down strap from a pound shop and secure it with that.

SIG

anything attached has to be secure at time of test.

Brun

I've failed an mot for the batt not being secured

greenonedave

I got 3 points for an unsecure battery !

PeeVee

iTrader: (1)

Yup, has to be secure for an mot.

I would just get the proper clamp and be done with it.

webbo34

hi ya just spoken to a mate who's an mot tester he says that
an insucure battry is a fail !!! if the vehicle was in a crash it
could come lose spark and cause a fire ,,,, or he said something
like that,,,,, hope this helps

GC8

Using the original part if always preferred, but if you dont have it then a strap will certainly secure it, assuming that there is provision for securing it.

Leslie

It needs to be secure for obvious safety reasons. You need to ensure it could not fall out of the tray if the car was inverted.

Les

taylormade89

alright thanks fo the replys we will get it done today see what we can find

jef

iTrader: (13)

yep has to be secure

could arc off bonnet going over a bump, crash ect