MOT fail for speedo not duel marked?
26 November 2008, 12:42 PM
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That sounds barking, the speedo is not checked as a part of the MOT from what I can see in here - MOT Testers Manual
26 November 2008, 01:26 PM
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Theres a few threads about this , its a Northern Ireland thing, it must read in both because we can go over the border to the south where they use KPH . doesnt apply to the mainland UK , specific to us over here.
Some testers are more strict than others, i got away with a warning , but they are entitled to fail ya for it
lockwood do them cheap enough and are handy changed , just be careful on the needles
Some testers are more strict than others, i got away with a warning , but they are entitled to fail ya for it
lockwood do them cheap enough and are handy changed , just be careful on the needles
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Theres an evo driving mot tester over on scoobyireland might be able to shed some light on the matter
his login is mr rs
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CUSTOM white Dials To Fit Subaru Impreza facelift RARE! on eBay, also Dial, Dash Switch Custom'n, Interior Styling, Car Tuning Styling, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 27-Nov-08 14:48:42 GMT)
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If you have or can get an origional KM only one I will swop it with my MPH/KM dial as I am in France and the original one would look better anyway.
Mine is a V3 STI so the early clocks
Mine is a V3 STI so the early clocks
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Theres a few threads about this , its a Northern Ireland thing, it must read in both because we can go over the border to the south where they use KPH . doesnt apply to the mainland UK , specific to us over here.
Some testers are more strict than others, i got away with a warning , but they are entitled to fail ya for it
lockwood do them cheap enough and are handy changed , just be careful on the needles
Some testers are more strict than others, i got away with a warning , but they are entitled to fail ya for it
lockwood do them cheap enough and are handy changed , just be careful on the needles
It is European legislation that all cars in the UK, must have both mph, and kph displayed on the speedo.
Whereas everywhere else in Europe...they only require kph. Go figure. Typical Eurocrats.
11 January 2009, 09:00 PM
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comprehensive checklist on this link and dials on the dash aren't even included
MOT Test UK - Car owner's guide to the MOT Test
11 January 2009, 09:03 PM
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that's not right to the best of my knowledge mate. MOT testers manual doesn't even cover the speedometer and there is no requirement even to have one fitted. had my rally car pass its MOT twice with no speedo, and not even an issue in the UK, so can only assume its an NI thing.
comprehensive checklist on this link and dials on the dash aren't even included
MOT Test UK - Car owner's guide to the MOT Test
comprehensive checklist on this link and dials on the dash aren't even included
MOT Test UK - Car owner's guide to the MOT Test
Our MOT isnt quite as flexible as the mainland MOT's
. Ours just tend to follow the rules a bit stricter, which can be good and bad.As I said. Its European legislation. ALL cars in the UK, must have both mph, and kph displayed.
Your listing above is only a guide...not a comprehensive list. In fact..it doesnt even mention instrumentation at all. And the FIRST thing a tester asks here, is for the milage of the vehicle..
Your listing above, doesnt even mention a speedo at all.....but of course it must have one.
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It does seem that is is an NI thing after all.
The Mainland MOT is very vague, and doesnt even check to see if the speedo etc works. From what Ive read, it only has to be present.
Our local MOT is far far stricter in many respects.
Lockwood or some of them places will sell new speedo faces that you can stick on. Or I seen one car where they simply wrote on the dial face with marker lol
At the end of the day...as long as its dual marked, does it matter how its marked ?
http://www.dvlni.gov.uk/Freedom%20of...Tachogragh.pdf
The Mainland MOT is very vague, and doesnt even check to see if the speedo etc works. From what Ive read, it only has to be present.
Our local MOT is far far stricter in many respects.
Lockwood or some of them places will sell new speedo faces that you can stick on. Or I seen one car where they simply wrote on the dial face with marker lol
At the end of the day...as long as its dual marked, does it matter how its marked ?
http://www.dvlni.gov.uk/Freedom%20of...Tachogragh.pdf
03 July 2010, 05:31 PM
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sorted! just bought stickers on good olde ebay! hopefully arrive on tuesday! tryed lockwood too and they seem to have older speedo setups no problem but not the sti dash?
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03 July 2010, 08:26 PM
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You can see the MOT requirements I linked above. It isnt overly specific. But it does sounds reasonable that anything up to 120kph should be plenty ( motorways are 120kph/74 mph down south )
One solicitor a while back suggested a Sat Nav would perform in kph, and should be enough. But we know that such common sense ideas, never wash with our goverment bodies.
One solicitor a while back suggested a Sat Nav would perform in kph, and should be enough. But we know that such common sense ideas, never wash with our goverment bodies.
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I've got through the last 2 MOTs in the Scooby with no km/h markings or readout at all! It all depends on how fussy the inspector you get is....
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