what would/could you do

Oh this isn't a bait car and its knocking its tits off when you drive it and dangerous!
But a car with an engine management light on even though it passes emissions is a major fail.

Good job they have their priority's right.

It's not the inner joint but the rack that's fcuked.   

Non at all 

Dangerous advisory is perfect.

You will have done all you can, but for goodness sake don't do nothing!

Something like..........

"MoT Testing Service does not currently provide for this defect as a 'fail' item. DANGEROUS."

(but of course someone will still have to wipe his botty and actually TELL HIM he should not be driving it)!

I'm pretty sure there was a case where someone was killed because of this/similar defect

"MoT Testing Service does not currently provide for this defect as a 'fail' item. DANGEROUS."

I like that, nice one.

Surely if you have 50mm of play in the rack the steering wheel will move more than 13mm before it moves the wheel?

It came back for a retest so I used Hooters wording with my own on an advisory.

Nearside STEERING RACK WORN EXCESSIVELY AND KNOCKING. "The MOT Testing Service does not currently provide for this defect as a 'failure' item. DANGEROUS."

Perfect. Think outside the box. Any Judge will absolve you from responsibility. You did everything you could.

The fact that the MTS and Inspection Manual, change regularly without recording (all the) the alterations is what makes it 'Dangerous' for testers.
With no traceable record of the standards WE applied AT THE TIME OF THE TEST, bothers me.

If we get that ingrained into our thought process with every DVSA short-coming, we should be OK.

I make no apologies for being Chairman of the Eternal Pessimists Club.

(if it can go wrong, it will go wrong)


Have a good weekend guys!

Which is about normal for advisories/minor defects!