VOSA opinion of what type of MOT failure's MAJOR 🤔

[trevskoda]

There is more meat on a KFC chicken drumstick than on those pads.

 

[marchie]

A couple of weeks ago I had advisories for front tyres. Should I start a tyre thread.

Depends whether the tyres are worn down that far ...

Steve

 

[BOTCANU]

Just to be pedantic it’s DVSA not VOSA , the plate issue is more about big brother and the cash cow that is speed cameras and ANPR. Pads need to be below 1.6mm lining thickness to fail

 

[Fisherman]

Just to be pedantic it’s DVSA not VOSA , the plate issue is more about big brother and the cash cow that is speed cameras and ANPR. Pads need to be below 1.6mm lining thickness to fail

Or possibly identifying crime, or someone leaving the scene of an accident.

 

[BOTCANU]

Don’t be silly , they wouldn’t track criminals it might infringe their human rights…..,,

 

[mistericeman]

Just to be pedantic it’s DVSA not VOSA , the plate issue is more about big brother and the cash cow that is speed cameras and ANPR. Pads need to be below 1.6mm lining thickness to fail

Easy way to not contribute to "speed camera Cash cow"

Is don't speed .....

 

[r4dent]

Under no circumstances should you ever ever start a tyre thread!!!!!!

Can I start a gassing thread instead ?

 

[yeoblade]

Just to be pedantic it’s DVSA not VOSA , the plate issue is more about big brother and the cash cow that is speed cameras and ANPR. Pads need to be below 1.6mm lining thickness to fail

I thought that too, hardly a safety issue, but if a advisory were to be issued then no one would do anything about it. Just to be more pedantic it's 1.5mm for pads and 1.6 for tyres? Measured my old ones and 1.8mm at worst point so well in tolerance .

Tester was pleased to see I had proper van 'C' tyres on it with a high load rating

 

[SimonM]

A couple of weeks ago I had advisories for front tyres. Should I start a tyre thread.

On the car I had advisories for 2 years about ‘cracking’ tyres, and they’ve not been mentioned the past 2 years - same MOT station and same tyres.

 

[trevskoda]

Any fail here meens a part retest at half price, even a bulb out, i do beleave in things being up to scratch but silly things are taking the p-ss.

 

[Tezza33]

Any fail here meens a part retest at half price, even a bulb out, i do beleave in things being up to scratch but silly things are taking the p-ss.

I pay £38 and it is a free retest if it is taken back within two weeks, if it fails on a bulb or something minor he fixes it without charge, he has to fail it first and remove it from the ramp to keep to the the rules though.

 

[GeoffL]

I wonder if this is a 'thing' with Ducatos? FWIW, we'd been using a coach company to service and MOT our van for our first three years of ownership. Then we got a 'minor' at MOT for the front brakes but the coach company couldn't fit us in before our next planned trip. We got another garage to check the brakes and replace as required: turns out there was almost no lining remaining on the pads and most of the braking effort came from steel-to-steel friction To be fair, the second garage said it was impossible to check lining thickness without removing the road wheels (although I suspect it would be possible using an endoscope).

 

[wildebus]

I pay £38 and it is a free retest if it is taken back within two weeks, if it fails on a bulb or something minor he fixes it without charge, he has to fail it first and remove it from the ramp to keep to the the rules though.

I've had that a couple of times with tailgate lights (I always forget to check those before hand). Fail recorded than immediate pass with a bulb swap. First time asked the guy why that way and he said those are the rules and you never know who is watching!!

 

[trevskoda]

I pay £38 and it is a free retest if it is taken back within two weeks, if it fails on a bulb or something minor he fixes it without charge, he has to fail it first and remove it from the ramp to keep to the the rules though.

Testers here are not allowed to touch you veh, simple fail or pass, they dont even talk to you and you have to stand outside under what looks like a bus shelter, even in winter, you leave you car/van in the que with the keys in ign, when it comes out the other side the tester leaves you a cert on pass seat fail or pass and he jumps into the next wagon, this is to stop them getting threatened by the boys.

 

[yeoblade]

I wonder if this is a 'thing' with Ducatos? FWIW, we'd been using a coach company to service and MOT our van for our first three years of ownership. Then we got a 'minor' at MOT for the front brakes but the coach company couldn't fit us in before our next planned trip. We got another garage to check the brakes and replace as required: turns out there was almost no lining remaining on the pads and most of the braking effort came from steel-to-steel friction To be fair, the second garage said it was impossible to check lining thickness without removing the road wheels (although I suspect it would be possible using an endoscope).

It must , just, be possible to see the amount of pad left without removing the wheels as my MOT station proved, but not easy on the Ducato.
This is all I could see with the wheel off:

Blue - Cylinder
Green-pad backing
Yellow- Pad Friction material
Red- Disc
Purple- Outer pad which is dam hard to see

 

[trevskoda]

My iveco had a warning pad wire connected, since i have removed most or the warning lights due to most never worked from day one i now cut the cable of pads, some makers dont have them from new.

 

[yeoblade]

My iveco had a warning pad wire connected, since i have removed most or the warning lights due to most never worked from day one i now cut the cable of pads, some makers dont have them from new.

Warning wear pad indicator on one side front pads only. When I did the fronts last year the pad with the indicator on had the most meat on it too!!!

 

[TerryD]

Who says he didn't (well he maybe didn't), an advisory for 'thin' brake pads means they are still legal and able to function perfectly correctly, but they will need replacing at some time soon. I had the same advisory a couple of weeks back and was well aware that the brakes where fine, but they will be replaced soon.

I had my Vehicle serviced by my Regular mechanic before he took it for an MOT, Advisory on front Brakes wearing thin and pitted, My Mechanic said I do not know why they have done that because the brakes are fine.
I did nothing but continue to drive it for another year, Service before MOT again and he took it to the same MOT station and the same tester, NO advisories on the front brakes and a full pass.
It all depends on the day, they have to give VOSA some thing if every vehicle is 100% pass it looks like they are not doing the job.

 

[trevskoda]

Weare getting a new test centre in Mallusk this year, looks nice, think they say 10 lanes with 2 of them for trucks or large campers like mine.