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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: s-l-i-x on 26 April 2012, 17:11
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I have my MOT this month, and have 'slight' tyre protrude from the rear. How anal are they about this?
Its only about 8mm or so but ive included pics.
(http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/9704/img3681xt.jpg)
(http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/5355/img3682or.jpg)
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no mate as long as the tread is under the arch.
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Cant help you with it being a failure or not
but does that not rub like a good'n???
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Cant help you with it being a failure or not
but does that not rub like a good'n???
Nope :smiley: strictly no fatties allowed in my car :grin:
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dont think it will pass mate have you got spacers on already :smiley:
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dont think it will pass mate have you got spacers on already :smiley:
Yeah 20mm on the back. Can take them off, was just wondering if I could get away with it as its only a small amount, but some mot testers are anal about things like this..
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dont think it will pass mate have you got spacers on already :smiley:
Yeah 20mm on the back. Can take them off, was just wondering if I could get away with it as its only a small amount, but some mot testers are anal about things like this..
i would just whip them off save any trouble with mot :smiley:
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i had 20mm on rear with no m.o.t problems :wink:
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as long as tread is covered then its a pass, but some can be arses and sy its a dangerous modification. for the sake of whipping a spacer off then id do it, saves the hassle of a re test
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my front wheels stick out a fair bit to clear my brakes, the mot bloke said it was fine, because they're not in contact/rubbing :grin:
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all down to testers discretion really
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Okay a bit of mixed responses, but I think i'll take them off as for the sake of £25 squid.
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all down to testers discretion really
Surely this is wrong. Surely there is a set of regulations that must be followed, like the whole tread being under the arch, if so then it should pass regardless...right?!
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all down to testers discretion really
Surely this is wrong. Surely there is a set of regulations that must be followed, like the whole tread being under the arch, if so then it should pass regardless...right?!
i know some people who will fail you on having something dangling from rear view mirror.
then again i know places where you dont need a cat...
depends on the tester.
Hell bobbarley got an advisory for being lowered
Testers should all have a set standard and follow it. This sh!t would enrage me if I failed cause of spacers when it was totally legal.
Okay a bit of mixed responses, but I think i'll take them off as for the sake of £25 squid.
Why for the sake of £25, keep em on and if he fails you tell him that they are totally legal. If he fails your car for it then you have atleast 24 for a free re test.
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bloody hell as the re test changed now as it used to be 10 days round here and its who you know not what you know in some cases :wink:
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all down to testers discretion really
Surely this is wrong. Surely there is a set of regulations that must be followed, like the whole tread being under the arch, if so then it should pass regardless...right?!
i know some people who will fail you on having something dangling from rear view mirror.
then again i know places where you dont need a cat...
depends on the tester.
Hell bobbarley got an advisory for being lowered
Testers should all have a set standard and follow it. This sh!t would enrage me if I failed cause of spacers when it was totally legal.
Okay a bit of mixed responses, but I think i'll take them off as for the sake of £25 squid.
Why for the sake of £25, keep em on and if he fails you tell him that they are totally legal. If he fails your car for it then you have atleast 24 for a free re test.
spacers may be legal but ask a copper if the ops car is legal an the answer should be no
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Ask if the origianl posters car is legal? Why? What does that have to do with tyre poke? Am I missing something?
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because a copper will always say no just to be an arse
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Ask if the origianl posters car is legal? Why? What does that have to do with tyre poke? Am I missing something?
well if its not legal the op could end up with points on his licence
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if its not fowling the body or anything and no visual tread poking out which you havent it'll be fine
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Just remove them to be on the safe side.
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It is not a fail I am a tester HOLM0095 is my I'd if u want to check with vosa there is no specific RFR on the vosa computer that u can pick for a tyre poking through the arches it falls under construction and use which is the police in fact il specifically start a thread for people that need to know more about an MOT ud be amazed with what isn't and what is illegal and this tester discretion no such thing it's a list of rules u must follow not make up urself il take a pic of the page on the vosa computer today of the rules of road wheels and Tyres And upload it asap
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Just remove them to be on the safe side.
The point I'm trying to make is why should you if you SHOULDN'T have to as there is no illegality in having wheel spacers...See where I'm coming from?
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Just remove them to be on the safe side.
The point I'm trying to make is why should you if you SHOULDN'T have to as there is no illegality in having wheel spacers...See where I'm coming from?
theres no dispute on the legality of spacers, however the wheel stick past the arch can be classed as a dangerous modification, by mot tester AND the police! if they want to be strict
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The police are a different matter. But if X MOT tester feels it unsafe compared to Y MOT tester then surely one of them wrong. If a wheel 'pokes' due to spacers it should either be dangerous or not to ANY MOT tester. :angry:
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The police are a different matter. But if X MOT tester feels it unsafe compared to Y MOT tester then surely one of them wrong. If a wheel 'pokes' due to spacers it should either be dangerous or not to ANY MOT tester. :angry:
Totally agree with you mate. It's the same for exhaust volume, what one MOT tester would fail another will happily pass
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U cannot fail a car for the wheels poking !!!!!! Listen to me there's no criteria on the computer to fail it I AM A TESTER !!! It's not classed as a sharp edge nothing the police can an MOT tester can't !!!
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U cannot fail a car for the wheels poking !!!!!! Listen to me there's no criteria on the computer to fail it I AM A TESTER !!! It's not classed as a sharp edge nothing the police can an MOT tester can't !!!
We have gotten the message. It just frustrates me that there seems to some what of a double standard...and I'm having a moan about it :angry: :grin:
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Tom, keep them on just bring vaseline just incase with tyre foam to seal your new size ass :wink: :grin: :kiss:
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same for tyres isnt it? mot wise you have to have so much of the tread? but by police any baldness and its 3 points ?
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same for tyres isnt it? mot wise you have to have so much of the tread? but by police any baldness and its 3 points ?
Legally and MOT wise its 1.6mm of tread any less and its a failure by MOT center, with police its 3points and fine per wheel. If the MOT center is allowing bald tires he should be shot.
There was an interesting article in an Australian car magazine. As I believe there's is either the same or similar of 1.6mm, but they was saying by law 3.0mm would be safer and should be changed, they did road tests between 1.6 and 3.0mm tread and the difference was huge in the wet and aquaplaning situations. Now imagine how much at risk you are with bald tires in wet conditions... hence why 1.6mm is the lowest they like to see.
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Yeah tread wise it's 1.6mm in the centre 75% so ur edges could be bald but if the centre isn't its a p/a as far as the police is concerned I think they say what they want !!!!
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Its gotta be 1.6mm over 3/4 of the Tyre :smiley:
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Well she passed :smiley:
No mention of wheels coming out of the arch so all good!
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Well she passed :smiley:
No mention of wheels coming out of the arch so all good!
So when's the nurburgring trip?
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Well she passed :smiley:
No mention of wheels coming out of the arch so all good!
Glad you didn't remove them for it! Nice one chap! :smiley:
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Told you they wouldn't fail
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+1 on the above