ok bob...........i done the work for you ...(about this spare wheel thing) ....had to leave a message on brians phone (ministry guy) coz he wasnt in........but anyway.......i phoned about 8 garages on Saturday.......(youll like this).......3 out of the 8 garages said that the spare tyre WAS part of the MOT........the other 5 said NO....its is not a testable item.......then this morning (sunday) Brian phoned (the ministry guy).....& told me that the spare wheel is NOT part of the MOT..........so Bob.......your right....im sorry.....but jesus......i find it had to belive that 3 garages told me that it was....& i was getting failure sheets with spare tyre failed on them......all i can say is......bob...im sorry...& wow i cant wait till i get me next failure sheet with a spare thats failed on it !!.......I think the MOT is definatly out of date & needs tightening up...................right.....wheres my serving of humble pie ?????