Fog Light Smashed Is It An MOT Failure

adam03031980 · Post by **adam03031980** » Tue Dec 22, 2009 6:50 pm

My passenger side fog light on my HDI 110 got cracked badly somehow today i dont have enough to get a new one before my MOT next tuesday is it an MOT failure and does anyone know where i can get a new one cheap tried local scrappers but theyre either already broke pr the wrong side.

jasper5 · Post by **jasper5** » Tue Dec 22, 2009 6:53 pm

You only need a working drivers side rear fog lamp.Take out the bulb on the broken one and tell them it isn't meant to work as it has no bulb.Front fogs don't matter.

adam03031980 · Post by **adam03031980** » Tue Dec 22, 2009 6:54 pm

Ahhh right i didnt realise that so would they fail it with the bulb in then as the light works just lens is smashed

jasper5 · Post by **jasper5** » Tue Dec 22, 2009 6:57 pm

I assume it is a rear one? You only need a working drivers side rear.Best to remove the bulb if it's a rear, I don't think it would fail anyway, but if it has no bulb, they can't complain, however, if it is showing a white light to the rear it is a fail.

adam03031980 · Post by **adam03031980** » Tue Dec 22, 2009 7:02 pm

No sorry front passenger side forgot to mention that part.

jasper5 · Post by **jasper5** » Tue Dec 22, 2009 7:09 pm

Read this....note "optional lamps".......http://www.motuk.co.uk/manual_110.htm

nigelw · Post by **nigelw** » Tue Dec 22, 2009 7:38 pm

with regards to front fog light for MOT purposes they are not a requirement as some cars dont have front fog lights at all so they are not required to be tested at all if the only time they can become a fail is if a member of the public brushes past the car and can catch them selves on the loose or broken pieces.

jasper5 · Post by **jasper5** » Tue Dec 22, 2009 7:41 pm

I give up

nimike · Post by **nimike** » Tue Dec 22, 2009 9:27 pm

if any lense is cracked or broken, it is a MOT failure. thats what I was told by dva over here in NI.

mjb · Post by **mjb** » Tue Dec 22, 2009 11:29 pm

My smashed n/s/f fog has gotten through a few MOTs surprisingly.

406silverhdi · Post by **406silverhdi** » Wed Dec 23, 2009 12:29 am

mine has been totally smashed for years, no problems

musso2010 · Post by **musso2010** » Wed Dec 23, 2009 4:44 pm

If its sharp and can cut people then its a failure. Just remove it for the MOT if its that bad...

Post by **steve_earwig** » Wed Dec 23, 2009 4:51 pm

Or put some gaffer tape over it. Or both of them. Or over the tester's eyes...

Post by **teamster1975** » Wed Dec 23, 2009 7:46 pm

jasper5 wrote:I give up

Well I read it jasper

adam03031980 · Post by **adam03031980** » Tue Dec 29, 2009 4:46 pm

Took it for the MOT today and it passed left the fog light as it is and just put some of that brown cellotape on beforehand, guess i will have to get a new fog light which i have found for £20 not sure if thats cheap or expensive though.

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