thought I would give you a heads up - there has been a lot of rumours about what is going to change - here is the official 2012 testing manual (will not come into effect until 1st Jan 2012):

 

http://www.dft.gov.uk/vosa/repository/MOT%20Inspection%20Manual.pdf

 

Changes include:

 

HID kits will now be a failure :cursing:as they need to have headlamp washers and a self levelling feature

 

removal of cats where one was fitted as standard

 

ball joint rubber boots are now a testable item & will fail if split

 

PAS fluid level testable

 

ESP warning lights on

 

SRS warning lights on

 

TPMS warning lights on

 

Engine mounts (FWD vehicles only?)

 

drivers seat adjustment works

 

Battery now testable & any visible wiring

 

tow bar electrics testable

 

 

 

No mention of testing for chip tuning - something that was discussed.

Ah well - I best make sure that my headlamp washers are working before MOT time in March then.....:lol:

 

Richard:surrender:

well i hope we dont need to match a german MOT as we best sell the zeds now! :lol:

 

In this country MOT's are not that bad. And as my brother keeps telling me his favorite phrase. MOT IS AT TIME OF TEST so if you go down the road and the car blows up then there is no come back on the garage.

 

that said some of the worst MOT's i get done are by the minstry them self!!! there a load of useless ***** they failed the bus on lose U bolts i drove round the corner cheacked them (not lose) and came back an hour later and they passed it even though i never done a thing to the bus!!! and they still write MOT's on the old paper style certificates. ministry are ****s.

so is a jan 95 import tested on cats

Ignore my reply, i reread it all and it isnt the same link

Quoted from another website;

 

 

Continuity of towbar 13 pin electrical socket

Inappropriate towbar repairs or modifications

Gas leak detection spray to confirm the existence of a leak

Rear passenger doors opening

All door hinges, catches and pillars

Catalytic converter missing

Inappropriate brake system repairs or modifications

Defective ABS or ESC components

Battery and wiring

Power steering oil level

Damaged or corroded power steering pipes or hose

Engine mountings

Front and rear lights single operation

Main beam warning light

Illumination of malfunction indicator (MIL) for electronic power

steering, electronic stability control, electronic park brake control,

brake fluid warning lamp, tyre pressure monitoring system and air bag /

pre - tensioner

Driver's seat adjustment

Speedometer

Headlamp cleaning and self - levelling if high density discharge (HID)

lamps are fitted

Products on the lens that reduce light output

Steering joint dust covers

Inappropriate steering repairs or modifications

Steering lock stops

Steering box oil leakage

Inappropriate suspension repairs or modifications

Drive shaft support bearings and coupling gaiters

 

At present these are still proposed changes therefore they are subject to

change

 

 

i was originaly quizing him about the HID's but there doesnt seem to be anything about them other than checking if the headlamp washers and self leveling work which as far as i know just requires fitment to cars registered after 2006/7.

Ok - the new testers manual has been confirmed it will come into effect on 1st Jan 2012

 

However (and oddly as have never seen this before!!) - many of the new items are subject to a "bedding in period" and will be only an advisorary NOT a failure - they have not said how long this bedding in period will be either!

 

these items include:

 

HID headlamp levelling & cleaning devices

main beam tell tale

battery

electrical wiring

trailer electrics

warning lights for systems such as SRS, traction, tyre pressure monitoring etc

engine mounts

speedo

 

A strange decision by VOSA!!

Annex A: Changes and Additional RfRs from 01 January 2012

 

Abbreviations and Definitions

 

1. Amended definitions for DGW and ULW

 

2. New definitions for a Coach and MAM (Maximum Authorised Mass)

 

Introduction - How to use this Manual

 

1. Item 5 - Guidance on assessing inappropriate repairs or modifications.

 

2. Item 9 - Updated information on Sepcial Notices and Manual amendments

 

Section 1 - Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment

 

1. New RfR for registration plate lamp(s) and the front and rear position lamps not illuminating with a single operation of the switch. Also includes end outline marker lamps on Class 5 vehicles where applicable.

 

2. Amended RfRs for all lamps, other than headlamps, where less than 50% of the light sources are illuminating.

 

3. Amended RfRs to include lamps with products on the light lens or source which adversely reduce the visibility of the lamp, or in the case of headlamps, their ability to illuminate the road ahead.

 

4. New note about front position lamps with a blue tint.

 

5. Amended RfR to include a stop lamp not working when any service brake is applied.

 

6. Amended RfR to clarify that a direction indicator must have over 50% obscurity before it should fail.

 

7. New RfRs for hazard warning lamps not fitted or inoperative.

 

8. Amended RfR for headlamp aim.

 

9. Section 1.8 on headlamp aim now includes Methods of Inspection

 

Section 2 - Steering and Suspension

 

1. New RfRs for any steering and suspension ball joint dust cover failing to prevent the ingress of dirt etc.

 

2. New RfRs for any inappropriate repair or modification to steering linkage, power steering or suspension components.

 

3. Additional RfR for a steering lock stop missing where it is fitted as standard.

 

4. New RfR for a significant oil leak from a steering box.

 

5. Additional power steering RfRs for: low fluid level (where visible); pipes and hoses in poor condition or fouling, as well as misaligned or fouling components on external power steering systems.

 

6. A change to the criteria for assessing coil springs in that if a spring is broken at an extreme end, where it locates on the spring mount, it will not necessarily fail (See Section 2.4.C). There is also clarification that the check is a visual inspection.

 

7. The checks previously at Section 2.4.G.1 and 2 have been merged.

 

8. Checks of drive shafts now also include the condition of all coupling gaiters and any drive shaft support bearings

 

9. Amended RfR relating to suspension wishbone bearings (2.5.B.1a).

 

Section 3 - Brakes

 

1. New RfR for a parking brake control missing or insecure, (excluding electronic parking brake controls that are not testable until April - see Annex B).

 

2. New RfRs for inappropriate repair or modification to a parking or service brake control as well as all mechanical brake components.

 

3. New RfRs for ABS systems:

 

Any ABS component obviously missing or excessively damaged.

Wiring excessively damaged.

Any ABS component inappropriately repaired or modified.

 

4. New RfRs for a brake cable, rod or clevis joint insecure and a slack adjuster incorrectly installed or defective under mechanical braking components.

 

5. There has been some rearrangement of Section 3.6 so that sub-section 'A' applies to all braking systems and includes leaks, inappropriate repairs or modifications, as well as the security, condition and operation of all braking system components.

 

6. Checks of load sensing valves have been extended to include operation of the valve itself rather than just the linkage.

 

7. Dust covers on air brake actuators become testable and must be checked for presence, security and condition.

 

8. New RfRs for decelerometer parking brake checks if the vehicle deviates excessively from a straight line.

 

9. Class 5 brake performance now needs to be calculated against the Maximum Authorised Mass (MAM) rather than the DGW.

 

Section 4 - Tyres

 

1. Specific mention of a failure for a tyre marked 'not for highway use' or similar.

 

Section 5 - Seat Belts and Supplementary Restraint Systems (SRS)

 

1. New definition of 'Coach'

 

2. Table for seat belt requirements simplified.

 

3. Information about lifting folding seats to be check seat belts.

 

4. RfRs for cut and damaged seat belts has been combined.

 

Section 6 - Vehicle Structure, Body and General Items

 

1. Definition of what constitutes as a 'body' in relation to body condition checks.

 

2. The driver's seat adjustment mechanism is now testable and the seat must be able to be adjusted forward and backwards and secured in the selected position.

 

3. New RfR for any passenger door unable to be opened from outside the vehicle using the relevant control.

 

4. Door hinges, catches and pillars can now be rejected if they are missing, insecure or deteriorated to the extend that a door cannot be readily opened or closed.

 

5. Amended information regarding some aspects of registration plates.

 

6. Vehicle Identification Numbers can now be rejected if they are incomplete.

 

7. New requirement to remove access panels, unless this requires the use of tools or specialist equipment, to facilitate the inspection of towbar components.

 

8. A towbar assembly can now be rejected for any inappropriate repair or modification.

 

9. Amended RfRs for Class 5 glazing to include rejection for a window, screen or partition missing.

 

Section 7 - Exhaust, Fuel and Emissions

 

1. Exhaust system checks amended and RfRs removed, for a part of the exhaust system missing or excessively deteriorated.

 

2. New RfR where a catalytic converters are not fitted to vehicles subject to a full cat test.

 

3. For Class 5 vehicles, there is now a check to ensure that the exhaust tailpipe is not positioned so that the fumes are likely to enter the driver's or passenger area.

 

4. New RfR for excessive chafing or damage to fuel pipes and hoses.

 

5. The presence of a leak on gas powered vehicles must now be confirmed with the use of a leak detection product.

 

6. Diesel engine vehicles with a dual exhaust system fitted must now have the smoke assessed from both tailpipes and the readings averaged.

 

7. Addition of 1.5m(-1) smoke limit for vehicles first used on or after 1 July 2008.

 

8. Information about the action necessary when a vehicle cannot be revved to maximum RPM and also where the DSM cannot record a smoke reading.

 

Section 8 - Driver's View of the Road

 

1. Testers are now permitted to remove items from the driver's view that would lead to rejection at their own discretion.

 

Section 9 - Tricycle and Quadricycle Testing

 

1. New information about the operation of hazard warning lamps.

 

2. New RfRs for handlebars or fork yokes excessively deformed or inappropriately repaired or modified.

 

3. New RfRs for a service brake control missing or its mounting retaining or locking device missing or insecure.

 

4. New information about various types of parking brake control.

 

Annex B: List of New Testable Components

 

Headlamp levelling and cleaning devices when fitted for HID or LED headlamps

Main beam 'tell-tale'

Battery (including batteries for electric or hybrid vehicles)

Electrical wiring and connectors

Trailer electrical socket security and damage

Operation of 13-pin trailer electrical sockets using an approved trailer socket tester

Operation of the steering lock (where fitted) including that malfunction warning is not displayed for an electronic steering lock

Electronic power steering malfunction warning indicator indicating a fault

Electronic parking brake control and malfunction indicator lamp

Electronic Stability Control (ESC) components, including the switch (if fitted) and malfunction warning

Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated or inoperative

Tyre PRessure Monitoring Systems (TPMS)

SRS componenents including airbags, seat belt pre-tensioners, seat belt load limiters and SRS malfunction warning lamp

Engine mountings

Speedometer

Indirect vision devices (where they replace obligatory mirrors)

 

For Class 5 vehicles, there are also the following new components:

 

Electronic Braking System warning device

Entrance/exit steps and doors

Door remote and emergency controls

Door open warning devices

Stairs

Emergency exit signs, windows and 'break glass' hammers

what main beam tell tale...

The light you get on the dash afaik

Now that the new rules are in force, do we know for sure how screwed we are in terms of HIDs, Decats, etc? Has anyone actually failed on these yet?