wipers and m.o.t

1. modedsaxo Frequent Poster Joined: Jun 2010 abingdon, oxfordshire Posts: 633 sold 306,vtr,106 other 306, honda civic..sold, typ

   #1 4th July 2010, 10:13

   hi can anyone clear this up for me, ive been told by some people that the car must have a minimum of two wipers to pass an mot but how does this work if you have a de-wiper boot and want to put a single conversion on your windscreen? i have asked lots of people and ive had pretty mixed answers!, also ,i read that its illegal to take the side repeaters of a car but ive never had a problem with this, this passes an m.ot? or do they just have to have indicators on the side either from repeaters or on the mirrors?
2. user_34090 Established Member Joined: May 2009 Devizes Posts: 2280 Blue Clio 172 Cup

   #2 4th July 2010, 10:17

   I've read people have passed with one wiper
   I've dewipered- It's as long as the part has been fully removed- i've also taken out my 3rd brake light and don't think i'd fail because it "isn't there in the first place"
   
   ALso you do need side repeaters in the UK, places like america you don't i beilive
3. modedsaxo Frequent Poster Joined: Jun 2010 abingdon, oxfordshire Posts: 633 sold 306,vtr,106 other 306, honda civic..sold, typ

   #3 4th July 2010, 11:01

   i have no side repeaters! guessing im going to have to get thre indicators on the mirrors wired up then!
4. pepper953 Established Member Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 1280

   #4 4th July 2010, 19:13

   ax has single wiper as long as it doesnt
   park in the middle of screen should pass

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5. user_38238 Infrequent Poster Joined: Oct 2009 Gillingham or Coventry Posts: 188 Mk2 VTR Suzuki Bandit 600 Alfa Romeo 156 2.4 JTD

   #5 4th July 2010, 19:20

   as pepper said I'm pretty sure it's alright as long as the front wiper clears the whole screen and not just where the drivers side one did when there were two.
6. mirrorblanks Established Member Joined: Apr 2010 liverpool Posts: 1737

   #6 4th July 2010, 20:02

   my mates euro corsa c has no wipers at all and passes mot every year
   
   you don't need a minimum number of wipers
   
   
   for side repeaters its a kind of grey area with moters, by the laws you need them but again my mates corsa c has none and none on mirrors and my old fiesta had them smoothed aswell and passed mot everytime

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7. modedsaxo Frequent Poster Joined: Jun 2010 abingdon, oxfordshire Posts: 633 sold 306,vtr,106 other 306, honda civic..sold, typ

   #7 4th July 2010, 20:09

   okay thanks guys really helpful!
8. user_38238 Infrequent Poster Joined: Oct 2009 Gillingham or Coventry Posts: 188 Mk2 VTR Suzuki Bandit 600 Alfa Romeo 156 2.4 JTD

   #8 5th July 2010, 13:16

   I'm sure that many places would let you off having no side repeaters but (as I know from working in a garage that did MOT's) a car can fail it's mot even if it has both front wipers that don't work very well - so having none at all should definately fail an MOT.
9. mirrorblanks Established Member Joined: Apr 2010 liverpool Posts: 1737

   #9 5th July 2010, 15:20

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by gazbrownvtr I'm sure that many places would let you off having no side repeaters but (as I know from working in a garage that did MOT's) a car can fail it's mot even if it has both front wipers that don't work very well - so having none at all should definately fail an MOT.

   not really, its like you don't need a windscreen to pass mot but when ones fitted it needs to be free from cracks/chips, spare wheels aswell, if no spare wheel it doesn't fail but if there is a spare wheel tyre needs to be legal tread, no wipers can't fail on it but if there are wipers they need to work and the blades be in good condition
10. user_38238 Infrequent Poster Joined: Oct 2009 Gillingham or Coventry Posts: 188 Mk2 VTR Suzuki Bandit 600 Alfa Romeo 156 2.4 JTD

    #10 7th July 2010, 01:20

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by mirrorblanks not really, its like you don't need a windscreen to pass mot but when ones fitted it needs to be free from cracks/chips, spare wheels aswell, if no spare wheel it doesn't fail but if there is a spare wheel tyre needs to be legal tread, no wipers can't fail on it but if there are wipers they need to work and the blades be in good condition

    If that's the case then fair enough. Still think that u'd be lucky to get away with it either way, and they're ultimately the ppl saying whether u can drive or not lol. Depends if u get an arse or not
11. temple1489 Newbie Joined: May 2010 Posts: 12

    #11 7th July 2010, 18:54

    if you hav a wiper linkage fitted t the car you must be able to clear the screan without linkage there are no restritions and it can stop anywhere on screen also you do need side repeaters either side or wingmirrors