exhaust tailpipe

Yes but advise to cover your self

Check that the vehicle is in a suitable condition to conduct an instrumented smoke check. Note: This includes aspects such as: tail pipe missing; probe could not be inserted etc.

So it's a no then

I would pass and advise. Your note does exist nitros44, however it does not say that if you find it IS missing you should fail it.

I've had one in like that before ivor but it was towards the offside and easy enough to get to. Think it was a SWB sprinter?

I've also had a 4x4 in with the backbox missing. Going to say it was a shotgun? The exhaust finished just above te axle/subframe and was very difficult to get to. I abandoned the test at that point.

I was told never to use the items not tested section & I didn't. Then the SN was issued. With the exception of brake performance they haven't changed anything in the manual. Given the SN specifically mentions the emmisions not being carried out then i don't see an issue using the items not tested section. I'm assuming they will remove it when they've updated the relevant sections of the manual just like the SN said they would.

Must of missed those two nitros44. Are they available to be selected as RfR's on the VTS? Wouldn't be the first time there's a failure but no RfR.

If the probe can be inserted into what's remaining of the tailpipe Test can be done, if not Fail under the new RfR.

My question, why did the tailpipe fail originally?