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This is a copy some of the new rules, posted on another forum by a friend of mine

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/publicati ... ssion-data
 
Looks like their telling you to renew your car in stealth mode. With modern cars with the array of complex parts I can only dread those who will have to go through these changes.
 
Well I'm taking Lynn's car for MOT on Friday so I'll have a chat with my tester.

The worst I can see are the emissions levels and EGR removal. Followed by DPF removal. How long before all diesels HAVE to be retrofitted with DPFs?

So, rather than refine the petroleum byproduct that is diesel fuel to something less polluting and more like the peanut oil that dear ol' Rudolf (Diesel) ran his first engine on, they want to ban the cars that use it. I think vegetable oil needs looking at if the lubricity and O ring eating properties can be solved.
 
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My test is due late April and I normally present a couple of weeks early soI'll probably just scrape in under the old regs. The emissions for older diesels don't seem to have been tightened any under the new regs. Only issues for me would be the HID's in the inner main beam headlights, refitting of the EGR crap and possibly handbrake travel, all pretty easy to remedy. LED upgrades don't seem to have been outlawed if I've read it right.

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploa...lasses-3-4-5-and-7-from-20-may-2018-draft.pdf
 
Mine's due on June 1st so I'll pop it in a bit early. Only issue I might have is the handbrake, of course. I want to get that sorted so will talk to the garage when I get it done.

A lot of Land Rovers will have trouble, if they're not leaking oil, they're empty ;)
 
Ballix. Looks like I'll have to stump up for a new EGR on the Jimny then. It triggers the engine light since I unplugged it.
 
Cue stealth EGR blanking maybe?

On the LEDs there is nothing in this raft according to my tester, though there's rumour that they will be banned due to beam scatter though there isn't much of that on mine so a blanket ban seems crazy.

Emissions remain at 3.0 for those vehicles that are at 3.0 now, up to 2008 I believe but do correct me if I've remembered that wrong. And it's only 2014 and beyond that go to the lowest 0.3. Handbrakes must not reach the stop but this may change.

DPFs can apparently be cleaned out if removed and pressure washed.
 
If fitting a DPF is the answer to the diesel panic (when it reaches here) I’ll be happy, it seems all the banter and speculation has been about a ‘ban’ on diesels, without remorse.
 
DPF's are a huge headache, they give trouble if you don't drive the vehicle fast enough at high enough rpm for them to get hot enough to self clean, city driving, slow, causes to get blocked, which is why they need a ECU and more so that they can do what is called a regen cycle, if you interrupt this cycle often enough then you are rewarded with limp mode, reduced power such that they cant be driven (loaded HGV), and it takes a call for a tech to attend with his laptop, if that does not work then the DPF must be replaced and the ECU told it has been replaced.
They were the bane of my daily work day until I left that job, we used to get roughly 3 a day called in as a breakdown for company trucks, normally in the middle of London or another city.
 
I think you will find alot is done on vehicles after a certain age. So it is worth reading
 
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Are vehicles exempt from the MOT still after 25 years as classics or am I missing something been a long time outta the UK now...lol
 
The mrs just showed me something on facebook that suggests included in these changes is the clause -

"fails marked dangerous cannot be driven away without repair"

Talk about promoting extortion .
 
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