Light sources ?

you cant find it cos it aint there...can you see it working?no-fail,yes-pass

Yep missing

Aylesburyjock ,Why was the shock absorber bounce test removed from the MOT test?

DVSA answer: We’ve tested a vehicle with no damping on the rear shock absorbers. Why isn’t this now an MOT failure and we considered the following when deciding to remove it from the test:

the relatively low failure rate for 'negligible damping effect’  
many vehicles couldn’t have an effective bounce test; eg Land Rovers and similar large vehicles, and vehicles with rubber or hydraulic suspension. 
such dampers are likely to show signs of leaking. 
some vehicles had their bodywork damaged by the bounce test




brake hose ferrules and shock absorber bushes, Tyre valves, light sources, light interference, locking devices,corroded brake drum back plates, inappropriate brake pipe connections , the list goes on , there is no sense it's nonsense.

The person or persons in charge and making these decisions don't have a sodding clue. They should be quality controlled and found to be defective.

We are right to complain if we are being set up to ignore serious deficiencies that we recognise as being a danger to road safety, we are not sheep, we have a voice.
reverse light is a fail , what's that about ?
Nearly empty brake fluid with a warning light is a pass ?
DVSA are out of control , someone needs to go.

This says it all

Light output reduced is a minor failure which I thought covered it?

Light output reduced is a minor failure which I thought covered it?

It is not relevant to us as testers why the bounce test was removed. it was removed. Several other things have now been removed. reasons irrelevant to us as testers. we now test with those items removed



Absolutely, and lets face it, the position lamps are hardly important in the first place( in my opinion, feel free to differ). I was referring to the mindset that many testers have that ' it always used to fail, I must find a way to make sure in still does, whatever DVSA think about it, so maybe in hindsight this wasn't the ideal place to highlight this,.

One reason it was removed was complaints to DVSA due to damage to plastic and thin gauge steel wings and quarter panels.

Another reason was it served no real purpose