Random MOT question

[Jack]

This may sound a bit daft, but I've had a search through the manual and can't find anything about it.

Would my car fail an MOT if the speedometer didn't work (for "didn't work", read: "wasn't connected")? If I draw a blank finding a new speedo cable in the next few days it could put a proverbial spanner in the works of getting the Nova to PVS.

[Lee]

Feck that, ill whoop the one out of the SR mate. Problem solved :)

[Welsh Dan]

Corsa B speedo cables fit.

[Adam]

No you dont need a working speedo

[staggy_gsi]

as far as im aware (i work in a test station), the speedo isnt a testable item, therefore it wont fail. the tester doesnt exactly drive the car, well, not fast enough to register anyway so chances are they wouldnt even notice it doesnt work....

[brucer]

dont think.considering all they should be doing is driving the car on the ramp etc,shouldny involve over 10mph.

[Nova_Tek]

^^ My thoughts aswell, the car only sits running for 10 mins and they dont drive during the test.

[Jack]

Cool :D Handy info on the speedo cable Dan, I think the local scrappy has a few corsas in as well as the odd nova. Lee, if I can't find one it might be wise to bring the SR cable - I can guess speed in the Celica but I don't trust myself in the Nova. And if I tried to use the sat nav on my phone, it would probably only just have picked up satellites by the time I arrived at the test station lol

Car gets driven on an MOT if its 4WD btw :p

[Lee]

lmfao, you still wont have a clue with a Nova speedo :p

Ill bring it anyway as the bolt that holds it down is obscure as feck so we'll need that as it is!

[brucer]

Car gets driven on an MOT if its 4WD btw :p

yeh because you use a tapley meter.:thumb:

[Saloony]

Come on lads think about it.. in theory a 2.0l nova would get tapley tested, as there is no recorded brake testing weights for a 2.0l nova as there wasn't one made, come on play the white man.

[L33 LEG]

you def dont need a speedo, my corsa didnt fail on it and the tester even drove the car and didnt say anything.

getting it mot'd next week, the mileage hasnt changed in 3 years lol