None of this crap means anything when you get it MOT'd by a mate. 
This is a shame, as an MOT is a basic set of safety tests. Feeling that it's OK not to comply with them is pretty disgusting.
Shame the MOT document is such a sh!t guide for ensuring an homologous, quantifiable level of safety.
Words like 'excessive' and 'loose' or 'play' wouldn't appear in a document.
I agree with the sentiment though, but I don't think anyone is suggesting that their mate would pass a deathtrap for a favour.
But as the MOt requires the testers judgement, it's mostly grey area anyway.