as per title, im talking about front fogs/spots on the lower grill

 

Not for an MOT as far as im aware, ive certainly never had my front fogs checked as part of any MOT

 

i thought if they were fitted they had to work,
but you dont need them so if not fitted it doesnt matter

 

corect if fitted they have to work.

steve

 

Which section number for the MOT states that please mate?

 

your right chip. my bro in law's had fallen in behind the bumper on his corolla. i asked at the mot station and there not a testable item. or that's what the tester told me anyway.

 

my front fogs on my cougar kept on blowing the fuse which meant my rears didnt work so I just disconnected the wires on the fronts for its mot and it passed with no problems

 

Never had a problem at MOT time with my spots not working.

 

As far as im aware its a common misconception that they need to work, like people who think a spare wheel has to be legal.

 

Cool cheers guys

 

Yup, mot'd one of my old cars before I had a chance to wire up the front fogs, and they passed fine. May be a problem if they are smashed etc, could be seen as a hazard?

 

For MOT front fogs are not a testable item, neither are inner spots like on sapphy headlights, so long as the main light works on main the inners don't need to, and won't cause a fail.
The spare doesn't need to be "legal" for the MOT as this is not what the MOT is testing, BUT it does have to have suffecient tread etc just like the tyres on the car, taking it out is ok, so long as the mot is not started, as when it is NOTHING can be done to the car other than the test, so if tyres there it needs to be right but doesn't need to be there.
Beware if you have a sat nav on your screen it is a failure, due to obscured vision, and the tester is NOT allowed to remove it, same as any sticker/banner that is within swept area of screen.
A car can pass the MOT and still be illegal as these are seperate and different rules.
tabetha

 

Why do so many wrongly believe this to be the case?
Annoys me this, people should keep quiet if they don't know what they're on about.

Spare doesn't need legal tread either, there's another good one.
Not a clue what tab's is on about on that one, could have nothing but wire on the rim as it's not part of the test.

 

the MOT laws make strange reading lol
front fogs arent testable

other strange ones are you dont need a windscreen but must have wipers lol

 

hope not as my front fogs are now air scoops.............

 

Which bit of the "if you have...." bit of the question confused you mate?

 

........err, all of it.........???............cant wait for my next m.o.t.......what about ur fog lights......." WHAT FUCKN FOG LIGHTS"...................

 

You've rear air scoops too???

 

They don't have to work or my car would have failed it's mot 6 weeks ago..

 

.....yeh they work to get the HOT air out of my arse...........

 

oh god