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Saw the following on FB so not sure how valid it might be, but the link got the .gov site works and suggests it might be valid. 

Some intersting changes e.g fitting directional tyres the wrong way round will no longer be a fail? Also note that changing headlamp bulbs to HID will be a fail

Text reproduced from FB:

Major changes to the MOT test on 20th of May 2018

Some of you may have already heard that there are big changes coming to the MOT test this May. Here are just a few of the biggest changes that are most likely to affect you. Please take these with a pinch of salt as nothing will be finalised until the end of April and will probably still be subject to change after that date. Remember it will take your MOT tester time to get up to speed with these too!

So...

Advisories are being replaced with minor fails. These are all pre written & approved by DVSA. You will still get a pass but they will be noted on your test certificate. Manual advisories are still being worked out but may disappear completely.

Those of you who have changed your standard headlight bulbs for HID's will now get a major fail even if the aim is correct. It has always been an offence to fit HID bulbs to halogen headlamps so the MOT is now in line with that.

Reverse lights are now part of the MOT for any car registered from 1st September 2009 (59 plate onwards). Daytime running lamps (DRL's) & front fog lamps must work on vehicles registered from March 2018 (18 plate onwards).

Engine Management Light is now a major fail. It must come on with the ignition and then turn off when the engine is started.

Brake pad warning lights are a major fail

Handbrake with excessive travel is now a major fail. Before it would only a fail if there was no reserve travel.

Contaminated (dirty) brake fluid is a major fail. Not sure how that will work as the MOT tester isn't allowed to remove the fluid cap.

Oil leaks (engine, gearbox etc.) can be a major failure if they are deemed large enough.

It seems they have removed the failure for tyres not being fitted according to sidewall instructions. Inner/outer or rotation incorrect.

Any modifications/removal to emissions related devices, this includes DPF'S and EGR's is now a major fail.

Where a DPF canister has clearly been cut open and re-welded, it will now fail.

A vehicle fitted with a DPF that emits any kind of visible smoke during the metered test will now fail

Emissions limits for diesels registered on or after 1st of January 2014 have been reduced. All diesels will now need to pass the limit that was set by the manufacturer when the car was new. This can be found on the VIN plate. For example the current limit for your diesel car may be 1.50. That could change to as low as 0.30 with the new rules. 

These are just some of the bigger changes to the MOT test the average motorist is likely to be affected by. There are dozens, perhaps even over 100 changes to the actual MOT test and to the way testers record tests on the MOT computer. Please remember these are all subject to change in the coming months and remember spare a thought for your MOT tester before you say...

"Well it passed like that last year!"

Source - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mot-special-notice-01-18-inspection-manual-and-in-service-emission-data

 

 

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Wonder if certain things are applicable with our cars, such as egr etc. PLG might have some exceptions as well as Q plate cars. So, tht means that all new Westfields being tested after April for IVA will need running lights ?

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1 minute ago, XTR2Turbo said:

I don't think I have ever seen a Westfield with front fog lights 

Only says must work. can't work if you don't have any

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2 minutes ago, Arm said:

Can see some engine management lights wired up to the alternator or oil warning circuit !

Sneaky!

one of the sparkies on a job I worked on not long after the change to check light thing came in a few years ago, had his wired to an interior light delay relay he'd fitted, behind the dash.it was only a short delay after ignition on, but it then flipped another relay that turned off the lights. He was really pleased with his ingenuity. He'd be gutted if someone had mentioned using the oil or alternator circuits!

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The MOT fun police strike again, they must be bored or more likely a jobsworth in an office with no windows or friends, thinking of how to make life miserable for car owners.

wan**r

 

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