It is for my son. He also got small number plate, yellow front light too weak & rear number plate light glows red not white. No wonder he sent me for the test
passed no advisories and can had no markings! its finally on the road first time in 12 months since i bought it ably assisted by @Expat Jack now its time to ride its tits off
10 minutes with a sanding drum followed by a polishing mop in my Dremel permanently got rid of the For Race Use Only markings on the full Termi system on my 1200 Mutley.......
I’ve got a 57mm Termi system (Ducati Performance) on my 749R and have just been through insurance renewal. I gave them the DP part number, they wanted to know the HP increase and their test for road legal is whether it passes the MoT - which it does, without an advisory. No problem once I’d been through that
My son's car was failed its MOT for headlamp issues plus other advisories. So today I took it to a different place, which knows me well, and it passed no problem and no advisories. It seems to be mainly who you know ...
The cynic in me finds a failure too convenient. With the set fee and imposed time, MoT ends up costing the tester, the potential funding stream from a failure seems to be an incentive too tempting for some. IMO of course as I have no evidential proof Andy
The system should be the same as HGVs. Government run testing stations, with failure rectification work carried out else where. A great many years ago I was a light vehicle mot tester. In lean times we were encouraged to look extra hard for faults. Brake pipes particularly came in for hard assessment as they were a matter of opinion and also a safety critical item. I go back to the days before duel master brake cylinders!
Totally, the opportunity for scams is just too strong. In France the system is exactly that, the MOT tester station don't do any repairs at all.
A friend does my MOT's as is ruthless, my Daughters car has a better pass rate than my van elsewhere.
I run a rather loud system on my hybrid, but rather than putting the testers mot licence at risk i pop a couple of baffles in.
I just think that when there’s a simple way to present a fully legal bike then why not! As to why there’s a risk, well isn’t there? Surely there’s always a chance of a comeback to the tester if you’re stopped by a copper who may be having a bad day and wants to follow something through. Not everyone likes noisy bikes!
