rstubby15

Self employed mate. On the railway, hardly any work, no money, hence me trying to pull the wool over the testers eyes. I,ll put my violin down now shall i? lol

TOMMY_RS

quality thread lol

rstubby15

Is it true this is the most popular thread i've ever started...although not a very friendly one. My next post will be on how to win friends and influence people! lol

Less.

well the tester was doing his job as when u just swapped them over one was still not up to required standard.

well if you not use the rear seats take em out and the belts no problems then

rstubby15

would that work? The way i understand it is if its fitted with them as standard they've gotta work

Less.

dont know but track day cars seem to pass mots

rstubby15

eeeerrrrmmmm? You might be onto something there mate. Anyone know if i can do this?

studabear

I could tell you the answer, as I'm a tester,

But i won't, have a look for the mot manual online, you will find the answer there

rstubby15

Is that coz i called one of your own a c**t. lol. I wouldnt tell me either.

polly_x

iTrader: (2)

HAHA. What a great read whilst I eat my dinner.

Funniest thing is go back to the first 5 words you wrote on your original post. Says it all I think.

studabear

If a seatbelt is fitted but there is no corresponding seat the seatbelt is not tested. This is common on people carriers

rstubby15

Just looked at mot testers manual and apperantly if i take the rear seats out it will pass. Happy fucking days. All that abuse was worth it. Gotta love the internet!

rstubby15

Point taken, but i need the motor for my job and having just paid mr darling his pound of fleesh i am proper skint and cannot afford a new motor.

studabear

Your still a chancer mind.

rstubby15

Ta fella. Your a life saver. A bit of constructive info, what i needed all along. Its nicer to help people out rather than slag em off surely. Mind being nice never got anyone anywhere and you lot have clearly had fun! lol

studabear

all depends how its asked for, bet the tester will be really pleased to see you using this loop hole, have you got to pay for another mot now?

rstubby15

Got to pay for another £20 re test. I can only assume mr tester will be spitting feathers. But seriously thanks for the tip. I am proper skinted and the rear seats are honestly never used.

S1rst

I hope for your sake mate that the tester doesnt go through the car again with an even finer tooth comb!

mechanic28

iTrader: (5)

he will advise on the mot that u have taken the seats out etc

clarke5700

how do we no that when you swaped them over you dident damage it/drop it. or fit the trim back to tight so that it dosent retract to a good standard?

clarke5700

but if it dosent keep its self pulled tight to the passanger then?? ie does not rectract then you might as well not wair one!!! hes a tester for a reason mate you think he needs the ag of retesting you car time and time over??

rstubby15

He can crack on, there aint nowt more wrong with it, thats all it failed on

STEVEST24

Understand your frustration, wasn't a Mk3 Fiesta by any chance, my sisters had fault on hers years ago wouldn't retract, IIRC there was a fault with some Mk3 Fiesta seat belts? Just bought a new one and found out about problem with them after paid up, but glad just get safely working belt again.

rstubby15

Mark 4 as it goes. Hate the little thing anyway but cant afford nowt else

tabetha

If it retracts with being "fed" the belt is passes end of, it does NOT have to retract all on it's own, as a lot of older cars don't, if it does after being helped this is permissible.
tabetha

ajamesc

a retractable seat belt has to retract on its own or it will not fit correctly say when u move forward and loosen it then it will be useless quote from vosa manual reasons for fail a retracting mechanism dose not retract the webbing sufficiently to remove all slack from the belt with the locking mechanism fastened and the seat unoccupied

cjwood555

Without trying to be cocky,

If you never carry passengers, remove the rear seats before the test. If the seats aren't in the belts don't need testing. Simples.

Had my focus MOT'd with only a drivers seat in it and the belts flapping all over the place - passed no probs and didn't even get a raised eyebrow!

Chris

dojj

iTrader: (3)

if it's fitted it's tested

and if it's your works motor why don't you get your work to sort it?

Glenn_

iTrader: (1)

i hate mot,s.

rstubby15

Amen to that. Should of seen the abuse i was getting last night on this subject. lol

sir nose

iTrader: (3)

if your rear seat is surplus to requirements remove the seat and seatbelt and it will pass if there are no other failable items.

10/10 to the tester