MOT negligence

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Breakdown personnel are not mot testers.
The mot test is carried out on the day of test under strict regulations and guidelines which means components that are to be examined are accessible and visible to the tester.


The defect may or may not of been obvious to the tester as it depends if the defect on the component is clearly visible,if it’s a case where it’s been missed by the tester then he has a problem

I’m glad you are ok and such a serious incident such as this you may be in a positon to get something done about it .

You can appeal to the dvsa ,regards your vehicle being issued with a pass ,but the appeal would need to be within 3 months of the date of issue,but bear in mind that No repairs have been carried out to your vehicle ,from date of issue of your vehicles pass certification.

Can you tell us the date of the mot test please ;
And ;
Have you had any work done since the mot in question.?

You can always return to the repairer and seek there views since they have serviced the vehicle as well and not mentioned the defect

Hi Nitros, thank you 🙂
Thank you for replying to my post so thoroughly. I will try to provide as much information as I can.

MOT took place on 20.11.2020, slightly over 3 months ago. The incident happened on Friday 26.02.2021.
Car is not the newest one it's a Suzuki Alto Sz3 2009, however when I go to the garage I expect them to look after the car and advise me if anything's wrong. At least if I knew the faults I could do something about it.
The garage isn't giving me an email address, I will be sending a letter to them in regards of this situation. They told me to explain the issue over the phone, but I am sceptical about, I need to have something in writing.
Car wasn't fixed by anyone since the incident as it is so costly.

I am adding some pictures via post images website:

Let it go.

If those mounts lasted 3 months, there was no way they would have succumbed to finger and thumb pressure or the corrosion assessment tool 3 months ago.

Thank you all for your replies. I will still try and contact the garage to see what they say.

Thank you nitros, I understand that my car is quite old and maybe not worth much, but I blindly trusted the garage and expected them to make me aware of any serious issues.
I will be sending a letter today with the visual evidence. Let's see what happens.