leecalcars

iTrader: (37)

I've been working on my daily driver over the last couple of days getting it ready for its retest... Anyway to cut a long story short its always crossed my mind whether my track car would pass an MOT.
I had a word with my local tester today on his advice and was told under no circumstances would it pass an MOT without the cat fitted ,his words exactly even if it passed its emissions test with a can of beans removing all the nasty gasses if it didn't have a cat then no it wouldn't pass!

Another point raised he mentioned about warning lights ie ABS ,airbag etc, if they were on the dash and light up it would fail!

Now I know the WRC rally cars are all Mot'd .

I'm going to put it in for a test when my 6 speed is fitted end of Jan to see how we get on.

I've explained to him it has a full cage fitted extinguishers etc etc just curious to see if it will pass.

prodriverules

iTrader: (52)

You obviously don't know you mot er well enough lee lol

leecalcars

iTrader: (37)

No Ryan but I know his manager !!!

dukeoffenland

All my cars have with no cat ... just slip him a extra pint

blackpoolrock

sounds like a hard work mot guy. the mot goes in HIS name not the garage so knowing his manager will do nothing. just the fact he has said what he has said tells me you will get know where

stockcar

the potential prison sentence and huuuge fine put most off suprisingly............

super_ted

iTrader: (30)

You need to find a more interested MOT tester to start with.

leecalcars

iTrader: (37)

Just curious how all the WRC cars can get tested

Crosstalk

They have Cats!

blackvenom

New vosa rules say that if a car was fitted with a cat it needs to have a cat for the mot. Regardless of the readings. As its been said, if they are found to be doing dodgy mot's then the bloke will loose his liceance for life, garage and mot'er will get taken to court.

Henrik

iTrader: (5)

Regarding the airbag lights and fixed seats etc (this is a worry for me as well), I thought if the car was "purpose built", i.e. not only modified on a whim, it'd pass? I.e. something like rally cars etc, but I don't know if this means built to blue book standards with a real log book, or if it means "stripped out, cage, bucket seats, different steering wheel" etc etc.

leecalcars

iTrader: (37)

The registration is still used to identify the car even though it's sorn, so if it was on the car when
Manufactured It has to have the tests applied to it ie cat, airbag etc...

Saalro

iTrader: (8)

The airbag light is currently still only an advisory, i asked my MOT tester the other day.

Thanks

dexster81

iTrader: (1)

WRC cars have the cat fitted, iirc they're fitted in the backbox

scooby800

iTrader: (1)

correct and remove a seat means u dont test the seat belt lol..... so if it fails on seat belt take it back for retest with that seat removed will it pass or fail????

gazzawrx

iTrader: (11)

Correct, if you whip the seat out youll be fine, as with most things on a car if its fitted it has to work, however if you completely remove the system i.e abs, power steering etc etc then you test it as if this system wasnt fitted to the car.
With the cat you do need one fitted but most half descent testers will pass the car if the emissions are within limits without a cat fitted.