boot brake lights, mot fail?

1. user_37194 Established Member Joined: Sep 2009 rotherham Posts: 1832 Be scirocco, full on 03plate track spec Saxo

   #1 2nd September 2010, 12:27

   basicali my cars off to bodie shop to mora for the new roof and we need to take boot off, am going to be getting a fiberglass boot aswell, but is it a mot fail if i dont have a brake light on the boot? as i wont to just cut the cables out?
2. Reechard Established Member Joined: Oct 2009 Cirencester Posts: 2286 2x Mazda Mx5s, Volvo s80, Citroen DS4

   #2 2nd September 2010, 12:36

   No as long as the whole thing comes out. If you disconnect it and leave it in then it can fail I believe.
3. user_37194 Established Member Joined: Sep 2009 rotherham Posts: 1832 Be scirocco, full on 03plate track spec Saxo

   #3 2nd September 2010, 12:40

   yer its like, if you have fog lights, they must work but if you hav them and dont work its a fail, so is it same with the brake ligh on he boot?
4. paulwoodford Infrequent Poster Joined: Jan 2010 East Yorkshire Posts: 219 Mk1 VTS Rally car Mk2 VTS road car

   #4 2nd September 2010, 12:45

   I'm sure there will be some testers that will disagree, and will argue that the rule is 'if the car had a high level light it must work' but I'm pretty sure it's as above, and if it's there it must work. Same doesn't apply to foglights though - fronts aren't tested at all and rears must work.
5. thenice Regular Poster Joined: Feb 2010 Enfield north London Posts: 473 Corsa 1.7 diesel

   #5 2nd September 2010, 13:29

   I'm sure the requirements are for two brake lights that must both work.........
6. user_39821 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Dec 2009 Uckfield, East Sussex Posts: 3362 Citroen saxo 1.4 furio

   #6 2nd September 2010, 13:32

   The high level brake light is required by law on any car made after (i think) 1992. So yes it is needed unless the tester doesn't know. Most don't know every rule etc
7. user_37194 Established Member Joined: Sep 2009 rotherham Posts: 1832 Be scirocco, full on 03plate track spec Saxo

   #7 2nd September 2010, 23:07

   hmm, well my mot tester is friendly, it passed with no cat and straight though so will see nearer the time, hope you dont as i ripped all wireing out when i took boot off.
8. dt_ Regular Poster Joined: Sep 2006 Huddersfield Posts: 393 Zx volcane td Peugeot 205 1600 auto

   #8 3rd September 2010, 10:59

   the requirement is that a car must have at least 2 brake lights, one at each corner, so you should be ok
9. laberridge Established Member Joined: Mar 2009 rotherham Posts: 1369 saxo westcoast

   #9 4th September 2010, 23:54

   not every car has one, so aslong as its removed, they cant fault you.