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| ian series 1 Member Since: 17 Nov 2014 Location: south Posts: 3127   
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If you poke it around can you feel the cords?
If you can then it can be an issue. It doesn't look deep enough to me. I certainly wouldn't have failed it for that. Main dealers for you!...  80" 80" 86" 88" 90"
Wanted, Forward Control Anything considered. |
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20th Oct 2016 4:43pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20588
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Well they said they can, I personally can't see it being the case these tyre's are tough!
The way they were talking I thought I had a 2" gash on the inner tyre wall or tread edge.  Play Stupid Games, Win Stupid Prizes.
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20th Oct 2016 4:51pm |
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| ken Member Since: 18 Aug 2009 Location: Banging Birds with my bitches !! Posts: 4328
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Not a fail if no cords visible however you are in the hands of the tester (Probably hates 4x4 and is a common issue)
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20th Oct 2016 4:55pm |
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| BuckBlu110 Member Since: 19 Apr 2014 Location: in the pub Posts: 719 
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I would sent it for MOT else where, I really can't see as that's a fail. They're probably trying to eek a bit more doe out of you!
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20th Oct 2016 4:59pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20588
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Well the retest is free but I've been inconvenienced for two days all day along with changing wheels. Play Stupid Games, Win Stupid Prizes.
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20th Oct 2016 5:03pm |
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| Birdy Member Since: 07 Oct 2011 Location: Cรดte d'Azur Posts: 871  
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I've had two days wasted for an MOT fail 'cos a carpark permit was within the sweep of the wipers. "Couldn't you have moved it?" "Not our job, Sir, come back tomorrow for a freebie".
They do have a quota of fails/retests they have to maintain! Peter |
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20th Oct 2016 5:10pm |
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| Maris Widgeon Member Since: 11 Dec 2013 Location: Cotswolds Posts: 216  
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I would stick the small flap down with super glue and then do what Birt Monroe did to his land speed record bike in the film "The worlds fastest Indian " and cover it up with boot polish.
Maybe swap it over to throw them off a bit.  |
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20th Oct 2016 5:30pm |
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| ian series 1 Member Since: 17 Nov 2014 Location: south Posts: 3127
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They obviously were looking to fail it on something?
If it was me I would appeal! I know it's hastle for you, but I think that's just being dam right petty. 80" 80" 86" 88" 90" Wanted, Forward Control Anything considered. |
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20th Oct 2016 5:39pm |
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| Cupboard Member Since: 21 Mar 2014 Location: Suffolk Posts: 2971 
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That's mad.
We've had the farm one come back with the spare swapped in for one of the wheels because it was dodgy, but they did that rather than having to faff around taking it back. Some places do seem a bit tricky though, we've had a previous one fail an MOT at a local independent specialist (who have a deservedly interesting reputation) because it had a completely rotten chassis. They offered to change it for us but it passed future tests at a different station absolutely fine because there was nothing wrong with the chassis. |
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20th Oct 2016 6:05pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17556 
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Put the spare on for the MOT, once it has passed put that back and plan to take it somewhere else next year.
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20th Oct 2016 6:12pm |
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| xtr2turbo Member Since: 30 Apr 2016 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 71 
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If you do swap with the spare don't put the failed wheel on as a spare. You don't need a spare legally but if you do it must pass.
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20th Oct 2016 6:26pm |
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| YOLO110 Member Since: 14 Feb 2015 Location: Perth Oz and Stansted UK Posts: 1646 
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FFS Steve!
This is crazy! Pity that you had not taken your Defender in with the tyres etc muddy, they would never have seen that... in any event I find it astounding that it should fail an MOT for a tiny cut in the rubber! If I had time I would just now go to my local spit and polish MOT garage... it would be in/out with a pass without all of this hassle for you and you could give the main dealer a big finger. I do think the MOT is a good system that undoubtedly keeps a lot of dodgy vehicles off the road... and with testers who also have commonsense (unlike yours!) this would never have been an issue! YOLO... You Only Live Once... |
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20th Oct 2016 6:44pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20588
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Tell me about it, straight passes I've had there for about the last 4 years, permanently in fact. (Since new)
New Tester and...... KM2's have a 4ply reinforced sidewall and steel banding written on the sidewall. Shouldn't have bothered to use some tyre shine. Thanks for the tip with the spare, I'll leave it off, but nuts on the carrier bolts or the tosser will find a problem with that or something! I think he's a 4x4 hater as suggested above, I thought that too, I won't be going back, this after doing so for about 4 or 5 years straight. Very hacked off as I have many other things to actually be getting on with.. I think one word sums it up: Petty. Play Stupid Games, Win Stupid Prizes. Big Brother is Watching. ๐ฌ๐ง๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ๐ฎ๐ช๐บ๐ธโฝ๏ธ๐ข๏ธโ๏ธ๐งฐ๐ช |
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20th Oct 2016 6:54pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20588
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Sorted out this morning, rest assured I said my piece and you guys here gave me a lot more extra detail to use.
So thank-you for that to everyone. All she kept banging on about was 'oh I don't know, it's the testers job.' Off road this off road that, I said I'd had a full service done 6 weeks ago at a good place. (Was D44) And checked everything myself, nothing. "Oh he uses a probe" I said yes, and so did I yesterday afternoon right away, and I said it's quad ply reinforced sidewall etc. I also said I put it online. (Not naming here and 86+% agree it shouldn't be a fail) No comment... Happily for me my mother was with me too so I had extra back up too and two extra customers or three came in at the same time.
Needless to say, won't be going back and a 1* review for them. They also kept me waiting, yet again until I said I want it done now I have work to do! Anyone interested in where this was 'PM' me directly. Thank-you once again to you all for replying so fast. Play Stupid Games, Win Stupid Prizes. Big Brother is Watching. ๐ฌ๐ง๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ๐ฎ๐ช๐บ๐ธโฝ๏ธ๐ข๏ธโ๏ธ๐งฐ๐ช |
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