"""Electrical""" wiring????

The method of inspection is...



So it doesn't matter if it's a starter motor cable or wiring to a set of LED's - as any of them could cause a short they all fail if insecure.

we open the boot during inspection, so now wiring can be seen, same when loose inside car, I inspect pedal box so wiring there can be seen, looks like loads of fails going to happen till M.O.I.explained by VE's or Vosa or refreshers,
have fun

Since the introduction of this testable item ,i aint come across any issues yet where i had to consider failing any electrical wiring problems to get advice for.
My gut instinct is to say that wiring assosiciciated with hi fi installs in the luggage compartment or other areas of the interior would not be testable.
I understand what the inspection manual says-
Check the condition and security of all visible electrical wiring

But in my opinion it only deals with the electrical wiring which is part of the vehicle original design and once again this is just my opinion any issues resulting of a bad insatll with loose and bare wires would be a pass/advise.

That's not how VOSA were playing it at the seminars I went to. They actually made a point of failing a power amp lead (the big red ones run off the battery) if insecure or, in the worst cases, running outside the vehicle. I can double check this at the council meeting later this month.

VOSA had in their old matters of testing an example of a car with very think red wire from under bonnet outside behind outer wing through A post along floor into boot for some type of boom box setup, VOSA in their example said it was a refuse to test the vehicle.

I have had two examples very similar to VOSA in time past and taken into consideration what VOSA said and illustrated in their example I looked very carefully at the way the red wire had been routed down the side of the A post and into the car and along the floor into the boot, and in my experience on those vehicles I checked the wire the full length and could find no physical damage to the wire, no chafing, no cuts, the wire was in no way physically trapped when doors closed and opened, this was checked by me to confirm from a safety point of view. I felt that VOSA was a bit over the top to refuse to test the vehicle when no hard evidence was available to justify the wire being a fire risk. I also wondered whether the vehicles I tested with this red wire installed was from VOSA back at the time because I had seen the very same experience in their magazine.