Dieselconvert
Member Since: 07 May 2018
Location: Devon
Posts: 19
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Was just wondering if anyone else has had joke advisories on a Discovery 3?
On the last MOT advisories were issued stating that rear offside seatbelt was twisted (6 year old daughter had left it facing the wrong way round. I turned it back so it was pointing the right way)
Rear seats were missing.(I showed the mechanic how to pop them up)
I have had other silly advisories along these lines, but the point is that these ridiculous pieces of advice are printed on the MOT for all to see if it were to come to selling.
I haven't had such daft advisories on any other make of vehicle I have owned so it makes me wonder if the average MOT guy just doesn't really understand Land rovers or the the disco?
Sorry, rant over
Last edited by Dieselconvert on 8th Jun 2018 12:08 am. Edited 4 times in total
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31st May 2018 1:34 am |
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gareth71
Member Since: 10 Apr 2016
Location: North-east Wales
Posts: 595
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If I got one saying "rear seats missing", I'd be doing three things - refusing to pay for it ; asking for a new one to be issued by an MOT tester who *hadn't* been blinded by some unfortunate accident ; and reporting the testing station to the DfT, as they clearly aren't competent.
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31st May 2018 1:53 am |
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Dieselconvert
Member Since: 07 May 2018
Location: Devon
Posts: 19
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Suffice to say I wont be going near there again!
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31st May 2018 2:25 am |
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Dieselconvert
Member Since: 07 May 2018
Location: Devon
Posts: 19
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My favourite 'Advisory' was on my much loved Freelander.
It said 'loud knocking and rattle from nearside front suspension/steering'
This was after a road test following a brake pipe replacement.
I don't know where she got it from, but my daughter had placed a golf ball in the (empty) glove box. Sure enough, it knocked and rattled. I don't even play golf and wouldn't have dreamed of checking the glovebox before an MOT lol
You got to wonder about these 'Professionals'
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31st May 2018 4:26 am |
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ratrunner
Member Since: 20 Nov 2015
Location: cotswolds
Posts: 195
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On my other car : rubber mount at the top of the mc phearson strut worn,I replaced it and there was nothing wrong with the mount, however the drop links were worn and I replaced these,no mention of this on the advisories.Over the years I have come to the opinion that some testers have an eye on the extra work they can obtain when doing the test.
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31st May 2018 6:34 am |
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lynalldiscovery
Member Since: 22 Dec 2009
Location: Maidstone
Posts: 7274
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The one and only thing that matters is did it pass? if so move and on and dont worry about such trivial things.
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31st May 2018 7:00 am |
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kajtzu
Member Since: 11 Aug 2017
Location: Helsinki
Posts: 6715
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We have pretty much the same here. I used to have a (naive) view that mandatory annual car inspection is a good thing and they’re there for road safety.
Things they’ve missed so far (last December) on my D3:
- seized caliper piston. The guy said “left side brakes with a little less force than the right, still well within guidelines”
- rear lower carrier arms bushes shot, clunking
Things they noticed:
- one of the rear license plate lights dark
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31st May 2018 7:02 am |
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astonbuilder
Member Since: 29 Sep 2006
Location: MIDLANDS
Posts: 8112
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I've had it a few times now whereby clear lenses over orange bulb indicators have been marked as 'faded'
On my son's Mondeo this moved between sides over the years, despite no bulb changes or work on the lamps
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31st May 2018 7:14 am |
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ratrunner
Member Since: 20 Nov 2015
Location: cotswolds
Posts: 195
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lynalldiscovery wrote:The one and only thing that matters is did it pass? if so move and on and dont worry about such trivial things. Replacing parts that are not worn are hardly trivial,all wasted time and money in my opinion.
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31st May 2018 8:04 am |
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J@mes
Member Since: 10 Nov 2008
Location: Bomber County
Posts: 4547
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I think they love putting as much as they can down to justify the annual test.
"look how many faults we found, can't possibly go out to 4-2-2" as was discussed a few years back
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31st May 2018 9:46 am |
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wizbongre
Member Since: 26 Oct 2013
Location: Liverpool
Posts: 695
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My latest one shows "rust on sills" when in reality it's rust on the tree/rock sliders which are protecting the sills... Cheers,
Gareth
'57 D3 2.7 TDV6 HSE gone and soon to be forgotten!
‘15 D4 3.0 SDV6 HSE Luxury
'64 Audi A6 3.0BiTDi Quattro S-Line Black Edition with lots of toys
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31st May 2018 11:17 am |
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Pete K
Member Since: 15 Jan 2016
Location: GL
Posts: 10641
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astonbuilder wrote:I've had it a few times now whereby clear lenses over orange bulb indicators have been marked as 'faded'
Yeah they were getting fussy with the rear ones, if they started to get near white.
Worried about blinding/dazzling people.
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31st May 2018 12:08 pm |
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astonbuilder
Member Since: 29 Sep 2006
Location: MIDLANDS
Posts: 8112
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These are standard fit OE items fitted to a million cars............
it's like an updated version of the old joke;
switch your indicators on
they're orange
no they're not
they're orange
no they're not.....
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31st May 2018 1:13 pm |
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Pete K
Member Since: 15 Jan 2016
Location: GL
Posts: 10641
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problem is on certain brands of bulbs, when they are 10 years old, the orange paint cracks and then the bits start to flake off.
It's then no longer orange and if disturbed will be white!
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31st May 2018 6:24 pm |
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astonbuilder
Member Since: 29 Sep 2006
Location: MIDLANDS
Posts: 8112
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Yeah, paint must grow back on the years the bulb was ok but disappear now and again the years it was deemed an advisory
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31st May 2018 7:29 pm |
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