Originally Posted by
turbotrev
I know they are fitted with them as standard.
they may not be visible, it could of just passed its emissions and mot without them, I honestly don’t see what the big fuss is.
Even if a tester has passed it knowing it doesn’t have cats on it’s not the end of the world is it!
Your comments about dodgy back street mot testers cracks me up lol.
Best way is go look at a car and judge it for yourself instead of thinking the worst just based off the amount of owners it’s had and it having the cats removed.
modded cars are sometimes in better condition than standard ‘normal’ cars....
Cheers Paul
Sorry Paul but I don't get your thinking on this, VOSA make the rules for MOT tests and they may be a pain to some people but they are in place to make sure cars are not driving around with any potential faults which could be serious.When you are a registered MOT tester and you want to stay one, if you start turning a blind eye to known failures you are asking for trouble.If you buy a car which has had parts removed which should be on it, do you just hope that the next time it needs an MOT the tester will still pass it ? The car can be in really good condition but if the MOT is not right it would still put me off buying it.