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Just wondering, had my car MOT’d and the video the garage sends me shows the front disc brakes pads being measured for thickness, but my car has rear drum brakes, do they check them as well?
I haven’t had a car with rear drum brakes for along time, and haven’t thought about it before.
I haven’t had a car with rear drum brakes for along time, and haven’t thought about it before.
stevieturbo said:
No, MOT is a meaningless piece of paper, and a very quick and brief safety inspection valid only at that time. Nothing more.
It's up to you and your garage/mechanic to ensure your vehicle is safe and roadworthy at all times, and will last a year, or whatever time between services.
How can a random MOT tester know what you'll do to the vehicle in a year, to make any wild assumptions as to what might last or not ?
You could to 10 miles to the shop and back like Miss Daisy, or 100,000 miles of serious abuse, or anything in between
Interesting, without an MOT, how many motorists would have their car checked by a garage, apart from none. Yes it only means it is roadworth the day/time it is examined, but from my recent MOT I would say its well worth it, first time mine failed on three things, none of which I would have been ware off.It's up to you and your garage/mechanic to ensure your vehicle is safe and roadworthy at all times, and will last a year, or whatever time between services.
How can a random MOT tester know what you'll do to the vehicle in a year, to make any wild assumptions as to what might last or not ?
You could to 10 miles to the shop and back like Miss Daisy, or 100,000 miles of serious abuse, or anything in between
Anti roll bar link broken, Steering rack gaiter missing, and OSF coil spring broken. Of course when I drive out all fixed, the other spring could brake, one last thing how many bother to check where they can, things they have paid for?, I had a cracked tyre and advisory to change it, paid around £80 for it, on cleaning the car the following week, noticed they had fogotton to change it, main dealer as well, wont use them again, could be a genuine mistake, but not good.
Like all good motorises I regularily wash and wax the car, keep the fluids topped up and tyres checked, and check lights, the amount of cars with defective brake lights is alarming. Thanks for all the comments guys, much appreciated.
Smint, thanks you for your commen Checking the remaining friction material of drum brake shoes usually entails removing the little rubber sight bung in the backplate, not easy to judge how much is left through that slot..
GreenV8S said:
In my experience the vast majority of owners service their cars regularly, typically annually.
I am sure quite a few do, but to be honest would the average driver had picked up what my MOT failed on, do you see your neighbours scrambling under their cars at weekends?How many neighbours do you see doing their own oil change, not doubting some enthusiasts do right enough.
E-bmw said:
The oil filter had completely collapsed amongst other issues, owner really dodged a bullet, his words to me when I asked were "but it is MOT'd every year!" He had owned it for 6 years & done nothing!
Sadly my daughters response when I asked her if she ever checked the oil!GreenV8S said:
Vipers said:
I am sure quite a few do, but to be honest would the average driver had picked up what my MOT failed on, do you see your neighbours scrambling under their cars at weekends?
How many neighbours do you see doing their own oil change, not doubting some enthusiasts do right enough.
I didn't mean the owners did the work with their own hands. It's completely routine to drop the car into a local garage for servicing and an MOT.How many neighbours do you see doing their own oil change, not doubting some enthusiasts do right enough.
The idea of a car owner doing nothing but MOT the car every year and assuming the MOT would warn them if any work were needed is bizzare.
Some years ago, doing a three point turn at the end of a very narrow road in Raynes Park, the other one did the same, I pulled forward, went into reverse, and the near side rear woldnt move, another RAC call out.
Further to some doing nothing to their cars, speaking to our eldest daughter, she has been driving over 20 years now, mentioned the oil light kept coming on, and she keeps telling her husband, I asked her if she ever checked the oil level, blank stare……..
I mentioned the dip stick, where is that she said, explained it and said if the oil is low, add some, how do I do that she said, same daughter who called her husband as it was raining and she couldn’t find the rear window wiper, he told her it didn’t have one, it was on the old car they changed four years ago.
I dispair at times.
I mentioned the dip stick, where is that she said, explained it and said if the oil is low, add some, how do I do that she said, same daughter who called her husband as it was raining and she couldn’t find the rear window wiper, he told her it didn’t have one, it was on the old car they changed four years ago.
I dispair at times.
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